Young center fielder Willie Mays collects four hits, scores three runs, and drives in four batters in the Giants’ 17-7 victory over the Reds at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field. The close game becomes a blowout when the Jints score seven runs in the sixth and five more in the seventh.

On June 26, 1957 — Young center fielder Willie Mays collects four hits, scores three runs, and drives in four batters in the Giants’ 17-7 victory over the Reds at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field. The close game becomes a blowout when the Jints score seven runs in the sixth and five more in the seventh.

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Young center fielder Willie Mays collects four hits, scores three runs, and drives in four batters in the Giants’ 17-7 victory over the Reds at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field. The close game becomes a blowout when the Jints score seven runs in the sixth and five more in the seventh.

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Young center fielder Willie Mays collects four hits, scores three runs, and drives in four batters in the Giants’ 17-7 victory over the Reds at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field. The close game becomes a blowout when the Jints score seven runs in the sixth and five more in the seventh.

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