Willie Mays, at 78, Decides to Tell His Story
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Magnolia Tribune
- January 31, 2010
Willie Mays, at 78, Decides to Tell His Story
On the night of April 29, 1961, at dinner in Milwaukee, Willie Mays ate some bad barbecue. He was up all night, sick to his stomach, and so wobbly the next afternoon he told Alvin Dark, the manager of the San Francisco Giants, to erase his name from the lineup. Lew Burdette was scheduled to pitch for the Braves.
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