The Day Private Willie Mays Threw Out My Dad
Get all our news and commentary in your inbox at 6 a.m. ET. email The Day Private Willie Mays Threw Out My Dad Two lives intersect in a story of baseball, military service, and American society in the Korean War era. February 21, 2021 On May 29, 1952, Army draftee Willie Mays reported for duty at Fort Eustis in Newport News, Virginia. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year would see no action during his nearly two years of service—except on the baseball diamond, as the center fielder for the Fort Eustis Wheels. Mays later estimated he played in about 180 gam...
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