Mays, an all-star center fielder for the NY & San Francisco #Giants in the 1950s & ’60s whose powerful bat, superb athletic grace & crafty baseball acumen earned him a place atop the historic greats, died June 18 at 93.
With such demigods as Jackie Robinson & Hank Aaron, Mays, from Jim Crow-era Alabama, was one of the earliest Black players to reach exalted heights in formerly segregated major leagues.
