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: African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
Mays' 522 HR defeats Cards 2-1
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
1966-06-28
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
No raise for Mays Willie must get along on $105,000
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1965-01-17
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays' $105,000 tops in baseball
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
Stevenson, Jack (creator)
1964-01-16
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays signs for $125,000
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1968-01-31
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Willie signs another pact with Giants for $125,000
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
McMurtry, Charles (creator)
1968-01-31
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Willie Mays Day set at Wood Oct. 16
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1955-10-09
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Willie Mays leads all-stars to Paterson Field Oct. 20
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Montgomery Advertiser (publisher)
1955-10-10
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
32 year old Willie Mays still swings potent stick
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1963-02-25
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays wallops 4 home runs
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photographs.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
1961-05-01
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays' 400th homer helps Giants win
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1963-08-28
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays hits 475th home run as giants run over pirates
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herarld (publisher)
1965-06-24
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays ties Lou Gehrig with 493
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
1965-08-28
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
No. 512 finally falls for Willie
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1966-05-05
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays signs '59 contract for estimated $80,000
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Montgomery Advertiser (publisher)
1959-01-21
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays says he doubts he will top Babe's 714
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1966-06-24
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Giants sign Mays to $90,000 pact
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
1962-02-01
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays deserves a better handling than he got
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photographs
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
Van Hoose, Alf (creator)
1960-04-20
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays hunting a homer record
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1966-04-20
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays is a birthday boy
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1971-05-07
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Eighth wonder of the world? Willie's a solid candidate
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photographs.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1968-07-10
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Hall has a Mays uniform from the Giants after all
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1979-08-07
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
National Baseball Hall of Fame
AAfirsts
Giants slipping away from L. A.
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1965-09-14
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Willie Mays a manager?
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
1966-04-08
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Calling it a day
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
1973-08-24
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
New York Mets (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Willie big backwas of memories about Mays flood the brain
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photographs.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1979-08-05
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
National Baseball Hall of Fame
AAfirsts
Willie Mays adds his power to youth opportunity drive
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
Hogan, Ben (creator)
1968-02-09
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
In praise of Willie, Leo pulls no adjectives
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photographs.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
Hand, Jack (creator)
1955-01-19
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays advises boys: get education
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
Cooper, Dick (creator)
1968-02-09
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Willie Mays poses with trophies after tour
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1966-02-04
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Alabama night
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
1954-08-21
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Say hey! Willie Mays works as ambassador for his old hometown
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph of Mays.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
White, Dave (creator)
Wheeler, Sherrel Wheeler (contributor)
1986-01-08
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays apparently flunked exam but could be ordered to repeatg
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
1957-10-30
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Willie Mays special honors athlete
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
1967-04-07
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Whiter Willie? Fame, cash awaiting and more baseball
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
Van Hoose, Alf (creator)
1954-10-03
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Tallulah to present Mays with B'nai B'rith award
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
1955-01-20
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Willie Mays N.L.'s MVP award winner
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Christian Science Monitor (publisher)
1954-12-16
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
New York Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Willie, Billy hear bad news
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
1979-10-30
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays gets richest baseball contract
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1966-02-11
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Honors for baseball's great
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photographs.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
1955-01-26
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
New York Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Willie Mays goes to bat for Miles
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1968-04-23
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
Miles College
AAfirsts
Beaning nearly killed Mays produced his batting style
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
Van House, Alf (creator)
1971-05-07
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays homers and Giants beat Chichub for sweep
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photographs.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
1966-06-24
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays better than Musial
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
1955-01-19
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays has big fat pact
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1962-02-01
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Willie has his big night at home
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
Hand, Jack (creator)
1963-05-04
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays hopes for quick return to big leagues
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
Hollis, Charles (creator)
1981-09-17
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Big big man retires
newspaper clipping
1 cartoon
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
Brooks, Charles (creator)
1973-10-01
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Bill Maughn tells the Mays story
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photographs.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
Marshall, Benny (creator)
1965-07-09
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Willie gets start in Birmingham
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham Post-Herald (publisher)
Breslin, Jimmy (creator)
1954-08-04
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
Mays rises in book
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Vertical File Collection (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1968-04-19
Subjects
Mays, Willie, 1931-
Baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)
African American baseball players--Alabama--Birmingham
AAfirsts
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