Contributors: Ron Bolton, Bill Gutman, Paul Doyle, and Bill Schaefer. “That was the finest catch I have ever seen, and the finest catch I ever expect to see” – Branch Rickey, commenting on a catch made by Willie Mays. Detroit will face the Cincinnati Reds in a three game series, which starts at 6:10 p.m. EDT July 24 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. Because I saw him make two other plays that were just as good. Copyright © 2020 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI |, The Nationals' pitcher Stephen Strasburg runs in the outfield during training camp at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on July 7. Willie Mays' running, over-the-shoulder catch in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series at New York's Polo Grounds is considered one of the greatest defensive plays in baseball history. If you look at another thing, there never was a cutoff man to come out there. His lifetime total of 7,095 outfield putouts remains the major league record. "The ball started out on my left side and just kind of faded back over my right side," Hill told reporters. Plus I’ve edited many more. And it was in the tenth inning, bases loaded, a ball was hit over the shortstop — on the line — over the shortstop. Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/UPI |, The Cubs' left fielder Kyle Schwarber throws the ball during training camp. Photo by Kyle Rivas/UPI |, Rays hold off Dodgers to win Game 2, even World Series, LSU football self-imposes sanctions, bans Odell Beckham Jr. for two years, Brokenhearted QB Ryan Fitzpatrick questions NFL future after demotion, Fantasy football: McKissic, Mayfield among best Week 7 add/drops, Penn State men's basketball coach Pat Chambers resigns after internal probe, Moments from Maria Sharapova's tennis career. His defensive skills won him 12 Gold Gloves, even though the award wasn’t started until he was six years into his career. Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/UPI |, Members of the Cubs warm up before playing in a scrimmage game. Hill has yet to make his MLB debut. When (Wertz) hit it, it looked like there was no way. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |, The Nationals' Eric Thames bats during training camp. It brought the ball straight down, like a popup over the infield. Playing against Pittsburgh, he raced across the field to stop a 475-foot drive with his bare hand. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |, The Nationals' Stephen Strasburg pitches during training camp. What I do with the ball if the ball is hit to me? I was playing very shallow, and when you look at the films, you'll see how far I had to run to catch the ball. In addition he won four stolen base and three triples titles, six top-three finishes in National League batting races, and he played in a whopping 24 All-Star games (tied with Stan Musial and Hank Aaron for most ever). He's a right-handed thrower so he was going to his right. He had the uncanny knack that he was moving in the direction of the sound. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |, Dodgers left fielder Joc Pederson (R) celebrates with third base coach Dino Ebel after hitting a solo home run. Below. Feel Free To Browse For Your Favorite Topics! Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI |, The Cardinals, some with masks, watch batting practice. Jude Bolton: Should premierships define a player's legacy? Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |, The Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt smiles at the dugout during summer camp in St. Louis on July 10. I think everybody liked it except the guy that hit it.". Willie Mays made the catch on that crazy ball out there. Nobody came out because they knew that if I caught the ball, I'd get it back into the infield very quickly. Barnwell ranks the NFL's contender busts, Week 7 NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus each team's most impactful injury, A four-win NFC East champ? Photo by Corey Sipkin/UPI |, Cardinals pitcher Daniel Ponce de Leon (R) looks at the baseball as Justin Williams runs the bases, hitting a two-run homer during an intrasquad game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 19. 'Father's Plan': How Khabib Nurmagomedov honors his dad's memory, Transfer Talk: Barcelona lead Juventus in chase for Wolves' Traore, Betting Blog: Best bets for the AFL Grand Final, Back the Panthers as outsiders over the Storm, Arnold remains Socceroos boss, A-League clubs making moves, Australia scraps Europe plans amid COVID crisis, Sources: FFA eyes 'one club, one sport' mentality, Glory reject Fornaroli rumours as Victory circle. "The key in the Polo Grounds is to get the ball back into the infield. Resident baseball artist: Don Stokes, We’re SABR Members: Society of American Baseball Research, Click On The Baseball Below To See Best Sellers in Sports Collectibles From Amazon, Subscribe to "Baseball History Comes Alive!" As it was, and I was told later, Doby had went around third, halfway to home. http://wp.me/P7a04E-2he. Do you have a writing project in mind and need an editor? Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI |, The Cardinals' pitcher Adam Wainwright points to the field as other pitchers watch an intrasquad game. Ball hit right at him, he'd run over here and come back and dive for it. No cutoff man; all four infielders are in the infield. Visit Our Web page: “Baseball History Comes Alive!” now with over 105K views! Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |, The Nationals' Anibal Sanchez participates in practice during training camp. I never looked. Nobody. You've got to make your plan before the ball ever gets pitched or hit. Now you’ve got to visualize this. Do you have a writing project in mind and need an editor? It's way, way out there. The play mimicked -- but was even more acrobatic than -- Mays' famous catch from Game 1 of the 1954 World Series. And Mays had so much area to run in -- way, way out there. That he actually changed the way the game was played in a way. Number one, Mays was playing over in left center because Don Little was the pitcher. Photo by Corey Sipkin/UPI |, St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter fields a ground ball during an intrasquad game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 16. There was plenty of room to run. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty wipes his face during batting practice at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 20. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI |, The Washington Nationals' Erick Fedde pitches during an intrasquad game in training camp at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on July 15. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI |, The Yankees' Clint Frazier wears a face mask during a spring training workout at Yankee Stadium in New York City on July 11. Tigers infielder Jeimer Candelario was at the plate during the sequence. Willie put the act on pretty good. Photo by Corey Sipkin/UPI |, Major League Baseball umpires Tim Timmons (L) and Ed Hickox talk between innings of the Cleveland Indians training camp intrasquad game at Progressive Field in Cleveland on July 15. The ball then appeared to fall out of range for Hill, but the outfielder adjusted his body and extended his gloved left hand. This one happened 66 years ago today, July 24, 1951 in a game between the Giants and Pirates at cavernous Forbes Field. My forte is identifying ballplayers in old photos, and my special interest is the Dead Ball Era. Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI |, The Cardinals' pitcher Brett Cecil throws during batting practice at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 7. Click on any image below to see photos in full size and to start Photo Gallery: “That was the finest catch I have ever seen, and the finest catch I ever expect to see” – Branch Rickey, commenting on a catch made by Willie Mays. It would have been a home run. We're Contacted by Relative of a Former Player! This one may even have been better! Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |, New York Mets players warm up in the outfield during a workout at Citi Field in New York City on July 17. Al Rosen, which was on first, had to go from first to third. ", JERRY IZENBERG (journalist): "When people think of Willie Mays, they think of that tremendous ball in the '54 World Series that Vic Wertz hit, and Willie had his back turned, and Willie ran like a pass receiver heading for the ball. ", BILL RIGNEY (Mays' teammate 1951-53): "I was sitting with (Hall of Fame pitcher) Carl Hubbell. Willie Mays had a slow start in 1951, his first season in MLB. The situation was important, and there was Mays out in center field. ", NFL moves Bucs-Raiders out of Sunday night, NHL postpones Winter Classic, All-Star Game, Mayweather critical of number of title belts, Sources: Ravens looking at Dez Bryant again, Sources: Phoenix to join W-League this season, Shaw to depart Roos effective immediately, Slam-dunk pick: Wallace in No. Photo by David Tulis/UPI |, The Cardinals hold batting practice at the start of the team's first spring training workout at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 3. But this one was at a World Series when it meant more. ", MONTE IRVIN (Mays' teammate): "It was one of the greatest catches that I've ever seen. "(Giants manager Leo) Durocher went berserk. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |, Baltimore Orioles' Dilson Herrera slides home in the seventh inning against the Nationals in their exhibition game. Regardless of how you get it back. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |, It was announced during the workout that New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms. When you have a call like this, you say to yourself, 'God, I hope I said the right thing.'

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