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Willie Mays gets a 569 Pound birthday cake

ByThis Day in Baseball May 6, 1968September 10, 2024

May 6, 1968 Belated Willie Mays birthday photo of when the 1968 Houston Astros gifted him a 569 lb. birthday cake, each pound representing his home runs at that time.

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1968 – Judge Roy Hofheinz gives San Francisco’s Willie Mays a 569-lb. cake for his 37th birthday. Rusty Staub serves the dessert with six RBIs in a 10-2 Houston win.

ByTom May 6, 1968April 5, 2021

1968 – Judge Roy Hofheinz gives San Francisco’s Willie Mays a 569-lb. cake for his 37th birthday. Rusty Staub serves the dessert with six RBIs in a 10-2 Houston win.

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Day: May 6, 1968

Willie Mays gets a 569 Pound birthday cake

1968 – Judge Roy Hofheinz gives San Francisco’s Willie Mays a 569-lb. cake for his 37th birthday. Rusty Staub serves the dessert with six RBIs in a 10-2 Houston win.

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