How did Willie Mays join the San Francisco Giants?

San Francisco Giants. 7 ... Willie Mays is all set for s workout at the Giants' spring training camp at Casa Grande, Arizona March 2, 1964. Mays is .... First-year pitching coach Curt Young also checked in to speak with Mays, and was later joined by his old teammate, Giants' bench coach Hensley Meulens. read more

The New York Giants moved to San Francisco and became the San Francisco Giants. Willie Mays was a member of the Giants and moved along with them. Mays became a New York Giant when he was signed to a contract after the 1949 season (where Mays had played for the Birmingham Black Barons in the Negro American League for two years). read more

San Francisco Giants (1958-72) After the 1957 season, the two New York NL franchises moved west, with the Dodgers going to Los Angeles and the Giants moving to San Francisco. The trip west did nothing to slow Mays down. read more