On This Date in Minnesota History: May 1

May 1, 1951 – The debut of now baseball legend Willie Mays with the Minneapolis Millers happened on this date. “Just a year out of high school, 19-year-old Willie Mays took the field [on] opening day at Nicollet Park. More than 6,000 fans watched the rookie notch three hits and make a ‘sparkling catch’ against the flagpole.”

“Two weeks later, the New York Giants called up the hot-hitting Mays and made him their center fielder.”

http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/119570269.html

Willie Mays

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