EE Broadway Local Posted July 13, 2010 Share #1 Posted July 13, 2010 What an excellent player the Say Hey Kid (Mr. Willie Mays) was - and he finished his career back in New York as a Met: Story from the Daily News Friday October 5, 1973: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/1973/Say_Hey_Kid_Says_Goodbye.html And The Say Hey Kid went out the same way he came in back in 1951: On a World Series team: Story from the Daily News Monday October 22, 1973: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/1973/No_Joy_in_Flushing_Amazins_Fall_Short.html His manager in 1951 was the manager of the Astros in 1973 and he, too, also retired after that season: Mr. Leo (The Lip) Durocher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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