#96 Willie "Say hey" Mays, Centerfield, 25 yrs, Los Angeles Angels
Saturday, 10/11/1956 |
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| Willie Mays
Say hey
5/6/1931
25
USA,AL,WESTFIELD
5"11
180
Centerfield
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4.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 6,542,857
1956 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days)
172 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days)
5 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
| Versus RHP | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| Talent | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
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| Fielding Ratings
CF : 9 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 7
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/12 | @ATL | L 1-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 9/13 | HOL | L 0-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/14 | HOL | L 0-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/15 | @PIT | W 5-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/16 | @PIT | W 5-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 9/17 | KC | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/18 | HOM | L 8-9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/19 | BRO | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 9/20 | @CHC | L 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 9/21 | CHC | W 4-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 140 | 506 | 138 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 80 | 92 | 72 | 61 | .273 | .363 | .492 | .855 | .925 | .219 |
| Projected | 140 | 506 | 138 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 80 | 92 | 72 | 61 | .273 | .363 | .492 | .855 | .925 | .219 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 133 | 582 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 249 | 52 | 46 | 10 | 82.1 | 93.7 | 6.3 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 125 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .331 | .464 | .795 |
| vs. RHP | 381 | 108 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 62 | 70 | 55 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .373 | .501 | .874 |
| Close/Late | 55 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .338 | .236 | .575 |
| Scoring Position | 98 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .398 | .508 | .714 | 1.222 |
| Pinch Hitting | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 69 | 237 | 64 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 38 | 43 | 39 | 26 | .270 | .371 | .473 | .843 |
| Road | 71 | 269 | 74 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 49 | 33 | 35 | .275 | .355 | .509 | .865 |
| March/April | 27 | 96 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 8 | .333 | .421 | .573 | .994 |
| May | 22 | 83 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 10 | .325 | .398 | .627 | 1.024 |
| June | 19 | 65 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | .169 | .250 | .215 | .465 |
| July | 28 | 106 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 13 | .302 | .393 | .481 | .875 |
| August | 25 | 90 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 15 | .267 | .356 | .600 | .956 |
| Sept/Oct | 19 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 8 | .182 | .299 | .348 | .647 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1952 | 130 | 442 | 154 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 72 | 99 | 76 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 39 | 12 | .348 | .443 | .622 | 1.065 | CHC,LL |
| 1953 | 148 | 523 | 171 | 29 | 6 | 30 | 98 | 112 | 95 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 52 | 15 | .327 | .430 | .577 | 1.007 | CHC LA,LL |
| 1954 | 150 | 555 | 159 | 20 | 6 | 30 | 91 | 96 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 33 | 15 | .286 | .356 | .506 | .862 | LA |
| 1955 | 148 | 544 | 168 | 26 | 13 | 41 | 105 | 94 | 57 | 2 | 5 | 75 | 41 | 14 | .309 | .373 | .631 | 1.004 | LA,LL |
| 1956 | 140 | 506 | 138 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 80 | 92 | 72 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 46 | 10 | .273 | .363 | .492 | .855 | LA |
| Total | 716 | 2570 | 790 | 117 | 48 | 149 | 446 | 493 | 359 | 9 | 18 | 262 | 211 | 66 | .307 | .392 | .564 | .956 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1951, AAA | 131 | 481 | 165 | 33 | 5 | 55 | 147 | 133 | 86 | 37 | 24 | 11 | .343 | .440 | .775 | 1.215 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| First Base | 6 | 6 | 65 | 5 | 7 | 71 | 1 | .986 | 54.0 | 11.83 | | | | |
| Second Base | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 4.00 | | | | |
| Leftfield | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .750 | 18.0 | 2.00 | | | | |
| Centerfield | 127 | 123 | 250 | 10 | 3 | 271 | 11 | .959 | 1083.0 | 2.25 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Chicago (L) in 1951...
Injured on 4/23/1951 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 8/5/1951 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
Had first career hit on 4/1/1952, off Bob Lemon (SEA)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/3/1952, off George Dockins (SEA)...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1952, hitting .433 with 5 HR, 8 RBI...
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1952, hitting .405 with 7 HR, 18 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/7/1952, hitting .522 with 4 HR, 9 RBI...
Injured on 8/26/1952 with a Pulled Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 9/8/1952 with a Fractured Hip, out for 3-4 weeks...
Won Rookie of the Year in 1952, hitting .348 with 22 HR, 72 RBI...
Traded from Chicago (L) to Los Angeles on 4/11/1953 (Going to LA: P Joe Black, CF Willie Mays. Going to CHC: 3B Billy Cox, P Carlos Pascual, LF Ed Sauer)...
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1953, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Slick Fielder Award at Centerfield in 1953...
Won Slick Fielder Award at Centerfield in 1954...
1/31/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,228,571 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Homestead on 5/23/1955...
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game...
Won Slick Fielder Award at Centerfield in 1955...
1/31/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,542,857 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 5/27/1956 with a Jammed Finger, out for 1-2 weeks...
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AVG
1952 - .348 - 1st
1953 - .327 - 7th
| OBP
1952 - .443 - 4th
1953 - .430 - 2nd
| SLG
1952 - .622 - 1st
1953 - .577 - 5th
1954 - .506 - 8th
1955 - .631 - 3rd
| OPS
1952 - 1.065 - 1st
1953 - 1.007 - 4th
1955 - 1.004 - 6th
| Hits
1953 - 171 - 9th
1955 - 168 - 10th
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Triples
1952 - 16 - 2nd
1955 - 13 - 3rd
| Homeruns
1953 - 30 - 4th
1954 - 30 - 4th
1955 - 41 - 3rd
| RBI
1955 - 105 - 10th
| Runs
1953 - 112 - 4th
| BB
1953 - 95 - 7th
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SB
1952 - 39 - 5th
1953 - 52 - 3rd
1954 - 33 - 5th
1955 - 41 - 4th
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