(born 1931), US baseball player; known as the Say Hey Kid ; full name Willie Howard Mays, Jr. A center fielder, he played for the New York (later San Francisco) Giants 1951–52, 1954–71 and the New York Mets 1971–72. Baseball Hall of Fame (1979).
Definition of Mays, Willie in US English:
Mays, Willie
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(born 1931), US baseball player; known as the Say Hey Kid ; full name Willie Howard Mays, Jr. A center fielder, he played for the New York (later San Francisco) Giants 1951–52, 1954–71 and the New York Mets 1971–72. Baseball Hall of Fame (1979).