Mays joins 500-home run club
Steven Walters was a public relations intern in the Hall of Fame’s Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development
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Mays hits his 512th career HR to break Ott’s NL record
In 1966, Willie Mays broke fellow Hall of Famer Mel Ott's 20-year old record.

Mays honored as top player of 1960s by Sporting News
On Jan. 17, 1970, the Sporting News named Willie Mays its Player of the Decade for the 1960s.

Mays reaches new heights with four-homer game
On April 30, 1961, Willie Mays became the ninth player in history to hit four home runs in one game.

Mays-Newcombe barnstorming tour of 1955 set records, broke barriers
The Mays-Newcombe All-Stars could be the greatest team you've never heard of.