Willie Mays

Willie Howard Mays Jr., nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid", is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). Regarded as one of the greatest players ever, Mays ranks second behind only Babe Ruth on most all-time lists, including those of The Sporting News and ESPN. Mays played in the National League (NL) between 1951 and 1973 for the New York / San Francisco Giants and New York Mets.

6 May 1931

Born on the same birth day (6 May): Aleksandr Akimov • Angel Reese • Brendan Gallagher • Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua • Fidél Pálffy • Frans Timmermans • Hendrik van Heuckelum • Júlio César de Mello e Souza • Weeb Ewbank

Born in the same month (May 1931): Alvin Lucier • Barbara Barrie • Bernard Fresson • Carroll Baker • Clément Vincent • Don Martin (cartoonist) • Faten Hamama • Gene Wolfe • Hana Brady • Herb Gray • John Chapple (British Army officer) • John Robert Schrieffer • Ken Boyer • Louis Smith (musician) • Lowell Weicker • Marshall Applewhite • Natwar Singh • Phil Bruns • Robert Morse • Teresa Brewer • Trevor Peacock