Willie Mays Sliding Towards Base

(Original Caption) Willie Mays of the New York Giants slides safely into the plate on Wes Westrum's bases-full single in the sixth inning of the game with the Philadelphia Phillies at the Polo Grounds, New York, today. Catcher Smoky Burgess takes Del Ennis' throw from left field. Mays scored from second behind Thomson to give the Giants a 2-0 lead. The Phillies won 5-3, in eleven innings.
(Original Caption) Willie Mays of the New York Giants slides safely into the plate on Wes Westrum's bases-full single in the sixth inning of the game with the Philadelphia Phillies at the Polo Grounds, New York, today. Catcher Smoky Burgess takes Del Ennis' throw from left field. Mays scored from second behind Thomson to give the Giants a 2-0 lead. The Phillies won 5-3, in eleven innings.
Willie Mays Sliding Towards Base
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Credit:
Bettmann / Contributor
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514978242
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Bettmann
Date created:
April 01, 1951
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