After tying Jimmie Foxx yesterday for most career home runs hit by a right-handed batter, Giants slugger Willie Mays passes ‘Double X’ with his 535th homer. The San Francisco center fielder now takes over second place on the all-time list, trailing only Babe Ruth’s 714.
In a 3-1 Giants win over the Cardinals, Willie Mays hits his 534th career home run. The ‘Say Hey Kid’s’ third inning round-tripper ties him with Jimmie Foxx for most career home runs hit by a right-handed batter in major league history.
On May 4, 1966, Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants establishes a new National League record for most career home runs. The “Say Hey Kid” hits his 512th home run, surpassing the total of former New York Giants great Mel Ott. Mays’ blast against Claude Osteen, which puts him fourth on the all-time list,…
Apr 24, 1966 At the Astrodome, San Francisco’s Willie Mays tags Jim Owens for a milestone, his 511th career homerun tying Mel Ott for most in National League history.
Refusing to report to spring training, Dodger pitchers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale begin their joint holdout, asking for a $1 million, three-year contract, to be divided equally between them. The deal, equivalent to an annual salary of $167,000 for each hurler, will make them the best-paid players in baseball, easily surpassing Willie Mays’ $125,000 yearly paycheck with the Giants.
Major League Baseball Season Recap 1965 World Series – Los Angeles Dodgers NL over Minnesota Twins AL 4 games to 3 World Series MVP – Sandy Koufax Babe Ruth Award – Sandy Koufax Awards – Major League Cy Young Award Sandy Koufax MVP Awards – NL Willie Mays AL Zoilo Versalles Major League Rookie of The Year – NL Rookie…
1965 – San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays, who hit .312 with 52 home runs and 112 RBI, is named National League MVP. Mays receives 224 votes to 177 for Sandy Koufax, who, pitching for the Dodgers, had a 2.04 ERA, won 26 games, allowed just 5.79 hits per nine innings, and struck out 382 batters.
test On October 3, 1965 On the last day of the season, Giants’ outfielder Willie Mays hits his 52nd home run to break the franchise record he established in 1955. The ‘Say Hey Kid’s’ league leading home run is given up by Reds hurler Billy McCool as San Francisco defeats Cincinnati at Candlestick Park, 6-3….
Willie Mays, who hit 51 round-trippers in 1955, joins Ralph Kiner as only the second National Leaguer to have more than one 50-home run season. The milestone homer, a fourth-inning two-run blast off Bob Sadowski, helps the Giants to beat Milwaukee at Candlestick Park, 7-5.
1965 – At the Astrodome facing Don Nottebart, Giant outfielder Willie Mays becomes the fifth player in major league history to hit 500 career home runs. The “Say Hey Kid” will hit a league-leading and career-high 52 home runs en route to his second MVP season. Juan Marichal gets his 22nd victory, a 5 – 1 decision over Houston. It is the 11th straight win for San Francisco, which now has a 2 1/2 game lead in the National League pennant race.
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