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  2. Oracle Park - Wikipedia

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    The Willie Mays statue is located in front of the ballpark entrance at 24 Willie Mays Plaza and is surrounded with 24 palm trees, in honor of his number 24 uniform, retired by the Giants. It was dedicated at noon on March 31, 2000, prior to the opening of the ballpark and was commissioned by Giants Managing Partner Peter Magowan .

  3. Statue of Willie Mays - Wikipedia

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    The statue is located in front of the ballpark entrance at 24 Willie Mays Plaza and is surrounded with 24 palm trees, in honor of his uniform number 24 which was retired by the San Francisco Giants. The statue was dedicated prior to the opening of the Pacific Bell Park (as it was known at the time). [1]

  4. Willie Mays - Wikipedia

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    The Giants retired Mays's number 24 in May 1972. [250] Oracle Park, their stadium, is at 24 Willie Mays Plaza. In front of the main entrance is a nine-foot-tall (2.74 m) statue of Mays, who had a private box at the stadium. When the Giants dedicated a Wall of Fame to their greatest players in 2008, Mays became part of its inaugural class. [251]

  5. Willie Mays' legacy in New York baseball honored by ... - AOL

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    Willie Mays son Michael Mays looks on before the game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs on June 24, 2024, at Oracle Park. Willie's curtain call had come in New York, near the ...

  6. Willie Mays Appreciation: The 'Say Hey Kid' inspired ... - AOL

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    Mays was a frequent visitor to the downtown ballpark in San Francisco at 24 Willie Mays Plaza with his statue outside the stadium. As Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. said: “He'll always be the ...

  7. Willie Mays Appreciation: The 'Say Hey Kid' inspired ...

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    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Long after “The Catch” and his 660 home runs, and the daring sprints around the bases with his hat falling off, Willie Mays could still command a room like no other. Mays was a frequent visitor to the downtown ballpark in San Francisco at 24 Willie Mays Plaza with his statue outside the stadium.

  8. Willie Mays, 1931-2024: Giants legend and baseball Hall of ...

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    The sports cover of The Sacramento Bee on Sunday, July 19, 1970, a day after Giants slugger Willie Mays made his 3,000th career hit. The Hall of Famer center fielder and a slugging icon died ...

  9. San Francisco Giants - Wikipedia

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    Bill Terry (#3), Mel Ott (#4), and Hubbell played or managed their entire careers for the New York Giants. Willie Mays (#24) began his career in New York, moving with the Giants to San Francisco in 1958; he did not play in most of 1952 and all of 1953 due to his service in the Korean War. Mathewson and McGraw are honored by the Giants, but ...

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