One of the worst MVP results, not so much because Maury Wills didn't have a good season but because Mays had a monster year -- maybe his best -- and the Giants beat the Dodgers in a playoff to win ...

Mays was truly a player before his time, and the numbers we value in today's game would only have enhanced his all-time place.

Not only did Wills break Ty Cobb’s stolen-base record and win MVP, but he also beat out the great Willie Mays, who had an incredible season of his own, batting .304 with 49 home runs and 141 ...

Maury Wills, who revolutionized baseball with his ability to steal bases and was the MVP of the National League in 1962 for the Dodgers, has died.

Mays’ focus on baseball was no less necessary than the ones needed by Larry Doby, Hank Aaron, Maury Wills, and others. If one is ever in the company of Dusty Baker, ask Dusty what it was like to ...

Willie Mays, the “Say Hey Kid”—who was considered by many to have been the greatest centerfielder, if not the greatest all-around ballplayer of all time—has died at age 93.

That ′65 All-Star Game — Mays, Henry Aaron, Willie Stargell, Dick Allen, Ernie Banks and Maury Wills were among eight NL starters; Frank Robinson and Billy Williams were backups; and Bob ...

Willie Mays, the baseball superstar who played for 22 years with the Giants and Mets, died on June 18, 2024. He was 93. With his death, the era of the living, mythic baseball hero is over.

Wills also batted .299, hit 13 doubles, 10 triples, six long balls and scored 130 runs. He was voted the National League Most Valuable Player that year, just ahead of Willie Mays.

That ′65 All-Star Game — Mays, Henry Aaron, Willie Stargell, Dick Allen, Ernie Banks and Maury Wills were among eight NL starters; Frank Robinson and Billy Williams were backups; and Bob ...