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Willie Mays As A Met Quiz Answers

Here are the answers to Wednesday's quiz:

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1. The New York Mets sent pitcher Charlie Williams and $50,000 to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Willie Mays on May 11, 1972.

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2. Original Mets owner Joan Payson had been a minority owner of the New York (baseball) Giants and was instrumental in bringing Mays back to New York.

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3. In his first game with the Mets, on May 14, 1972, Mays hit a home run in the fifth inning off Don Carrithers to break a 4-4 tie, in the Mets' 5-4 win over Mays' old team, the Giants.

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4. Besides center field, Mays played 27 games at first base for the Mets in 1972 and '73.

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5. While working as a coach for the Mets, Mays taught his famous basket catch to Lee Mazzilli.

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