Remembering San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays

San Francisco Giants great Willie Mays extends his hand after scoring the Giants fourth run while St. Louis Cardinals catcher Johnson Edward (right), pats him on the back during their Old Timers game in candlestick Park on Sunday, August 21, 1988 in San Francisco. Mays singled twice and drove is two runs in the Giants win. The teams both featured players from the 1968 season.

Fly Ball Science

FILE- In this Sept. 29, 1954 file photo, New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays, running at top speed with his back to the plate, gets under a 450-foot blast off the bat of Cleveland Indians first baseman Vic Wertz to pull the ball down in front of the bleachers wall in the eighth inning of Game 1 of the World Series at the Polo Grounds in New York. In making the miraculous catch with two runners on base, Mays came within a step of crashing into the wall. The Giants won 5-2. (AP Photo, File)

Big Boppers Baseball

FILE - In this Aptil 30, 1961, file photo, San Francisco Giants star outfielder, Willie Mays, proudly displays the four baseballs in the clubhouse representing the four homers which he hit against the Milwaukee Braves in Milwaukee. The four homers tied the record of four homers in a single game held by nine other major league players at the time. The Giants won 14-4. Willie's homers accounted for eight runs batted in.

Old Timers

Two living legends from New York sports history make their entrance from Shea Stadium's centerfield area in New York, June 29, 1975 during the Mets Old Timers' Day ceremonies. The numbers, of course, belong to Willie Mays (24), of the Giants and Mets, and Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio (5) of the Yankees.

Willie Mays 1969

Willie Mays (24) of the San Francisco Giants connects for his 600th lifetime home run, Sept. 23, 1969, San Diego, Calif. (AP Photo)

World Series MVP Award-Mays Baseball

FILE - In this March 2, 1964, file photo, San Francisco Giants' Willie Mays is all set for workout at the baseball club's training camp at Casa Grande, Ariz. Baseball announced on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, they have named its World Series Most Valuable Player award after Mays.

World Series Mets Oakland

Catcher Ray Fosse of the Oakland A's throws up his hands in despair as Willie Mays of the New York Mets singles in the 12th inning to drive in the go-ahead run during the second game of the World Series in Oakland, Calif., Oct. 14, 1973. (AP Photo)

Willie Mays Looking to Rope in Another Good Season

Substituting a cowboy hat for his baseball cap and winding up a lariat, New York Giants centerfielder Willie Mays looks at if he's aiming to rope in another good season as he takes a breather from practice at team's Phoenix, Arizona, training camp, March 10, 1955. (AP Photo/Harold Filan)

Willie Mays Autographs Baseballs

Willie Mays, New York Giants centerfielder, takes up the task of autographing baseballs in the Giants dressing room after their game with Milwaukee was called because of rain in New York, Sept. 16, 1956. The game has been re-scheduled as a twi-night doubleheader on September 17. (AP Photo/John Lindsay)

Willie Mays Scores 20th Triple of the Season

New York Giants' centerfielder Willie Mays flashes smile in clubhouse at the Polo Grounds in New York after clouting his 20th triple of the season to become first National League player to reach that total since Stan Musial of St. Louis Cardinals in 1946, Sept. 8, 1957. (AP Photo)

Hall of Fame

Willie Mays, center, is joined by Bill Giles, left, and Robert Wilson as the three display their Hall of Fame placques on Sunday, August 5, 1979 in Cooperstown, N.Y. Mays was the only living played inducted this year as Giles accepted for his father Warren Giles, former National League President and Wilson accepted for his father Hack Wilson, a former player. (AP Photo/ Ray Howard)

Fans Line up to See Willie Mays

Fans press against the fence to get a look at Willie Mays as he arrives at baseball's Hall of Fame on Sunday, August 6, 1979 in Cooperstown, N.Y. Mays, who played with the Giants and Mets before retiring in 1973, was the only living player inducted into the Hall of Fame this year. (AP Photo/ Rusty Kennedy)