Willie Mays: A Biography

by Mary Kay Linge

Book Overview

Willie Mays' career bridged eras in baseball history, from the Negro Leagues to expansion to free agency. Through it all, his all-around ability and his love of the game set him apart. His career accomplishments include 660 home runs, 2 MVPs, Rookie of the Year, and the first 30-30 season. No other player is cited by so many of his peers as the best they have ever seen.

From his childhood growing up in segregated Birmingham, Alabama to becoming...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313334013
• ISBN13: 9780313334016
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.5"