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The Catch was a baseball play made by New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays on September 29, 1954, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, New York City. In the eighth inning , with the score tied 2–2, Cleveland Indians batter Vic Wertz hit a deep fly ball to center field that had the runners on ...
1954 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com; The 1954 Post-Season Games (box scores and play-by-play) at Retrosheet; History of the World Series - 1954 at The Sporting News. Archived from the original in May 2006. Baseball's Best: 1954 World Series ; Kodak Presents – Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments, Willie Mays' Catch
The Catch: Mays hauls in Vic Wertz's drive near the wall in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series. Mays began the 1954 season on Opening Day with a home run of over 414 feet (126 m) against Carl Erskine . [ 55 ]
Mays, who roamed center field for over 20 seasons, went back more than 400 feet and made a difficult, over-the-shoulder catch seem easy. He then fired the ball back into the infield to ensure that ...
Willie Mays did both, and he did them at the highest level. ... Mays’ over-the-shoulder catch more than 500 feet from home plate in the 1954 World Series, robbing Vic Wertz of a potential game ...
Willie Mays, the dynamic baseball Hall of Famer who shined in all facets of the game and made a dramatic catch in the 1954 World Series, passed away Tuesday at the age of 93, the San Francisco ...
The Catch (baseball), a defensive play by Willie Mays in the 1954 World Series; The Catch, a defensive play by Endy Chávez in Major League Baseball's 2006 National ...
Willie Mays, the "Say Hey Kid" of 1950s and 1960s Giants fame, a home run slugger and center field star for most of his 23-year Major League Baseball career, died Tuesday at 93 after a short ...