Willie Mays passed away at the age of 93, but his patented basket catch will live on forever. Willie Mays catch, explained: How MLB legend made iconic 1954 World Series play famous | Sporting News ...

Excerpted from the book “24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid” by Willie Mays and John Shea. Available May 12 from St. Martin’s Press ($28.99, 352 pages). Reprinted with permission.

FILE – New York Giants’ Willie Mays makes a catch of a ball hit by Cleveland Indians’ Vic Wertz in Game 1 of the 1954 baseball World Series in New York’s Polo Grounds on Sept. 29, 1954.

It came to be known simply as “The Catch,” and is, perhaps, the most recognized defensive play in baseball’s long and storied history, the play that made rising star Willie Mays famous.

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