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2009 Billy Mays, famous television pitchman, direct response advertising salesman for 'As Seen on TV' products, CEO, Founder, Mays Promotions, Inc., dies at age 50

1994 Joe Mays, actor (Mr Saturday Night), dies of AIDS at 44

1992 Barry Bonds joins Willie Mays, Howard Johnson and Ron Gant as having (2) 30-home run/30-steal seasons

1991 Douglas L Mays, cartoonist (Punch), dies

1990 Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits

1989 Howard Johnson joins B Bonds and W Mays to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases

1985 Commissioner Peter Ueberroth reinstates Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle

1979 Willie Mays, Warren Giles, and Hack Wilson inducted in Hall of Fame

1979 Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1973 Willie Mays last hit, as Mets beat A's in World Series game 2 A's Mike Andrews makes 2 errors, prompting owner Finley to remove him

1973 Mets beat Expos 2-1 on Willie Mays Night at Shea Stadium

1973 Willie Mays night at Shea Stadium

1973 Willie Mays announces retirement at end of 1973 season

1973 Willie Mays hits 660th and last home run (off Don Gullett of Cincinnati)

1973 Willie Mays named to NL all star team for 24th time (ties Musial)

1972 Hank Aaron's grandslammer (14) ties him for NL lead with Gil Hodges and moves him ahead of Willie Mays as #2 home run hitter (649)

1972 In Willie Mays 1st game as a New York Met his homer beats San Francisco Giants, 5-4

1972 Giants trade Willie Mays to Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and cash

1971 Willie Mays hits record 22nd and last extra inning home run

1971 Willie Mays hits his 638th home run, sets NL record of 1,950 runs scored

1970 Elizabeth Hoisington and Anna Mae Mays named 1st female U.S. generals

1970 Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for the 1960s

1969 San Francisco Giant Willie Mays, becomes 2nd player to hit home run number 600 off Mike Corkins

1968 All star MVP: Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants

1968 Damon Mays, NFL wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers

1966 Willie Mays takes 2nd place on all-time home run list

1966 Alvoid Mays, NFL cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers

1966 San Francisco Giant Willie Mays signs highest contract, $130,000 per year

1965 Willie Mays named NL MVP

1965 Willie Mays's 500th home run (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win

1965 Willie Mays sets NL record for home runs in a month with his 17th of August

1965 Willie Mays 512th home run breaks Mel Ott's 511th NL record

1963 All star MVP: Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants

1963 Giant Willie Mays' home run in 16th inning gives them a 1-0 win over Braves

1963 Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants signs a record $100,000 per year contract

1962 Willie Mays hits 4 home runs

1962 Melinda Mays, Augusta, Georgia, playmate, Feb, 1983

1961 Willie Mays is 4th major leaguer with 3 or more home runs twice in a season

1961 San Francisco Giant Willie Mays hits 4 home runs in a game

1958 Billy Mays, born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, famous television pitchman, direct response advertising salesman for 'As Seen on TV' products, CEO, Founder, Mays Promotions, Inc.

1957 Melvin Edward Mays, one of FBI's most wanted

1957 Dorothy Mays, born in Baltimore, Maryland, playmate, Jul, 1979

1957 Frick overrules and names Stan Musial, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron to team

1955 Willie Mays (Giants) homers off Vern Law (Pirates) in both ends of DH

1955 Willie Mays is 7th player to reach 50 home runs in a season

1955 Willie Mays hits record tying 9th home run at Ebbets Field (ties Joe Adcock)

1954 Willie Mays famous over-the-shoulder catch of Vic Wertz' 460' drive

1954 Giants' Willie Mays gets 82nd extra-base hit, breaks Mel Ott's record

1953 New York Giants Willie Mays and Darryl Spencer each hit 2 home runs and a triple

1951 After going 0-for-12, Willie Mays connects for his 1st home run

1951 Willie Mays gets his 1st major league hit, a home run

1951 New York Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5)

1951 Willie Mays begins playing for New York Giants

1936 Benjamin E. Mays named president of Morehouse College

1931 Willie Mays, baseball centerfielder, "Say Hey Kid", 660 home runs, MVP 1954

1931 Willie Mays, Hall of Fame baseball centerfielder, Giants, New York Mets

1924 Carl Mays is 1st pitcher to win 20 games seasons for 3 different teams

1923 Yankees pitcher Carl Mays sold to Reds for $85,000

1923 Carl Mays gave up 13 runs and 20 hits in 13-0 lose to Indians

1921 Babe Ruth's 1st World Series homer; only Sunday game ever pitched by Carl Mays

1920 Ray Chapman, hit in the head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch, dies

1920 Ray Chapman, of Indians is hit in head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch; he dies next day, only major league fatality

1900 Douglas L. Mays, cartoonist, Punch

1895 Benjamin E Mays, South Carolina, black educator, Morehouse, Howard University

1895 Benjamin E. Mays, American Educator

1879 Dr. Benjamin E Mays, named president of Atlanta Board of Education


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