Willie Mays (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | Shaun McCormack | knygos.lt

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Fascinating Biographies of Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees with Information That Will Never Go Out of Date This new series brings to life the men behind the statistics, all of whom are inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, who helped make major league baseball the diverse game it is today. Predating the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Roberto Clemente burst through the major league color barrier to show fans that baseball should and could be a game about talent. Record-breaking pitcher Sandy Koufax faced national scrutiny when he stood up for his right to put his Jewish traditions ahead of his baseball schedule. Nolan Ryan wowed the world with pitches that were too fast to hit, while Yogi Berra broke the mold for pitching greatness and continues to charm the world with his wit and wisdom. Willie Mays had one of the best careers of any ballplayer in the history of the game. Many baseball experts say that he was the best ballplayer of all time Besides his natural ability, Mays had a magnetic personality that helped him overcome the color barrier that was still so prevalent during the 1940s and 1950s in major league baseball and throughout American life. In this new biography, readers will learn why sportswriters and fans loved to watch him play and respected Willie Mays off the field.