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Willie Mays joins Hall of Fame with grand speech
Willie Mays was inducted as the 138th Hall of Fame member at Cooperstown. The ceremony featured remarks from peers like Eddie Mathews Stan Musial Bob Feller Roy Campanella Satchel Paige Monte Irvin and Warren Spahn and highlighted Mays 660 home runs 3 283 hits and other career totals. The event honored Hack Wilson and Warren Giles as well with special writing and broadcasting awards. Mays recalled his Birmingham beginnings and his ascent from 0 for 22 to baseball legend amid cheers from fans and fellow Hall of Famers.
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Joseph Durso
New York Times
Cooperstown
N.Y
Willie Mays
Hall of Fame
National Baseball Library
Eddie Mathews
Stan Musual
Bob Feller
Roy Campanella
Satchel Paige
Monte Irvin
Warren Spahn
Willie
Bowie Kuhn
Lake Otsego
Baseball
Mohicans
Kuhn
Alabama
Birmingham
Birmingham Black Barons, Far From the Polo Grounds
Durocher
Leo
Mays
Polo Grounds
Pete Reiser
Pittsburgh
Forbes Field
Ball Park
Irvin
Stan Musial
Giants
Wrigley Field
Ernie Banks
Hack Wilson
Warren Giles
National League
California
Canada
Dick Young
Tim Murnane
Bob Elson
Our Lady of the Lake Church