1954 – Willie Mays hits a 1st inning double and scores the only run in a 1 – 0 win over the Cards. It is Johnny Antonelli’s 21st win of the year. Mays’s hit is his 82nd extra-base hit, breaking Mel Ott’s team record.

On September 14, 1954 — 1954 – Willie Mays hits a 1st inning double and scores the only run in a 1 – 0 win over the Cards. It is Johnny Antonelli’s 21st win of the year. Mays’s hit is his 82nd extra-base hit, breaking Mel Ott’s team record.


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