Baseball legend Willie Mays has passed away. Many believe that had Mays not missed the 1952 and 1953 seasons due to military service in the US Army during the Korean War, he would have surpassed Babe Ruth's career home run record. Mays hit 41 home runs in his first year back and ended his career with 660 home runs, just 54 short of Ruth's 714, which was broken by Hank Aaron in early 1974. Mays is remembered not only for his remarkable baseball career but also for his service to his country.
If Willie Mays hadn’t been drafted into military service during the Korean War (losing the better part of two seasons of play) he would have smashed Babe Ruth’s all-time HR record. Willie was a true American hero. #WillieMays #RIPWillieMays @NewsNation https://t.co/tkap3QivXv
If Willie Mays hadn’t been drafted in the military during the Korean War (losing the better part of two seasons of play) he would have smashed Babe Ruth’s all-time HR record. Willie was a true American hero. #WillieMays #RIPWillieMays @NewsNation https://t.co/Agmp11fcvk
Wille mays lost two years of prime drafted to miltary - he would have beat babe Ruth’s record or come damn close https://t.co/CdSnlurbF8
Wille mays list two years of prime to military service - he would have beat babe Ruth’s record or come dam close https://t.co/CdSnlurbF8
RIP Willie Mays. If not for military service in 1952 and 1953, there's a decent chance he could have surpassed Babe Ruth's 714 home runs. What a legend
Never forget that Willie Mays almost certainly would have caught Babe Ruth in career HRs had he not served his country in the US Army for almost two full seasons. He hit 41 home runs his first year back, and ended his career with 660–54 short of Ruth. (Probably wouldn’t have… https://t.co/hF1mOzCQ8I
Never forget that Willie Mays almost certainly would have caught Babe Ruth in career HRs had he not served his country in the US Army for almost two full seasons. He hit 41 home runs his first year back, and ended his career with 660–54 short of Ruth. )Probably wouldn’t have… https://t.co/BeN32AhbmF
If the late Willie Mays hadn't missed most 1952 and all of 1953 in the Army, would he have broken Babe Ruth's career home run record before Hank Aaron did in early 1974? I think so: https://t.co/2NeMp5MHEh https://t.co/f71bwTbRGx