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Willie Mays

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Books

Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2nd ed. 17 Volumes. Detroit: Gale, 1998.

Grabowski, John F. Willie Mays. New York: Chelsea House, 1990.

Mays, Willie, and Maxine Berger. Play Ball. Wanderer Books, 1980.

Mays, Willie (as told to Charles Einstein). Willie Mays: My Life In and Out of Baseball. Bookthrift Co., 1978.

Mays, Willie, and Jeff Harris. Danger in Center Field. Larchmont, NY: Argonaut Books, 1963.

Mays, Willie, and Howard Liss. My Secrets of Playing Baseball (illustrated by David Sutton). New York: Viking, 1967.

Mays, Willie, and Lou Sahadi. Say Hey: The Autobiography of Willie Mays. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988.

Mays, Willie, with Ron Smith. The Sporting News Selects Baseball's Greatest Players: A Celebration of the 20th Century's Best (Sporting News Series). New York: McGraw Hill, 1998.

Periodicals

Adande, J.A. "One of Greatest Has a Special Bond With Barry." Los Angeles Times (October 21, 2002).

Atlanta Constitution (June 10, 1988).

Curry, Jack. "Even at 71, Mays Can Take Some Good Swings." New York Times (October 21, 2002).

Ebony (October 1966).

"Hall Induction Included Giant Letdown for Mays." Los Angeles Times (August 5, 1999).

Jet (March 27, 1980).

Jet (March 3, 1986).

Jet (April 10, 1989).

Los Angeles Times (March 13, 1989).

Madden, Bill. "Willie Mays says his best catch wasn't in 1954." Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (July 9, 2002).

Martinez, Michael. "Willie Mays statue unveiled at Pac Bell." Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (March 31, 2000).

New York Times (February 12, 1966).

New York Times (April 26, 1966).

New York Times Magazine (July 11, 1954).

Roderick, Joe. "Bonds swings for baseball Immortality." Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (March 26, 2001).

Sporting News (September 1, 1986).

Sports Illustrated (October 6, 1986).

Time (July 26, 1954).

Time (November 12, 1979).

Time (April 1, 1985).

"Willie Mays says milestone HR was no big deal." Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (July 4, 2002).

Other

"Willie Mays." http://www.baseball-reference.com/ (November 10, 2002).

"Willie Mays." http://www.pubdim.net/baseballlibrary/ (November 10, 2002).

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