Shown in 1964, Willie Mays, one of the all-time great baseball players, died Tuesday night. He was 93.
In this Sept. 29, 1954, file photo, New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays, running at top speed with his back to the plate, gets under a 450-foot blast off the bat of Cleveland Indians first baseman Vic Wertz to pull the ball down in front of the bleachers wall in the eighth inning of Game 1 of the World Series at the Polo Grounds in New York.
Willie Mays smiles prior to a game between the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, on Aug. 19, 2016.
Former San Francisco Giants star and Hall of Famer Willie Mays began his career with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues.
New York Mets right fielder Joe Christopher, left, crosses bats with San Francisco Giants center fielder Willie Mays at Shea Stadium on May 29, 1964, in New York.
Former Negro League baseball players, from left, Willie Mays, Charley Pride and Bill Greason throw out first pitches for ESPN Classic's vintage baseball game between the Bristol Barnstormers and the Birmingham Black Barons at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala. Sunday, Feb. 22, 2006.
Willie Mays, right, listens as Pittsburgh's Frank Thomas, left, discusses hitting prior to their baseball game June 17, 1958, in Pittsburgh.
San Francisco Giants baseball great Willie Mays, center, celebrates his 92nd birthday with family and friends at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., Saturday, May 6, 2023.
Willie Mays, right, stands with Hank Aaron during Old timers Day festivities at Dodger Stadium on July 6, 1980.
Russ Hodges, right, who has broadcast Giants games in New York and San Francisco for 18 years, interviews center fielder Willie Mays on Aug. 30,1966.
Sports 
