Willie Mays Says Goodbye to Baseball
The Say Hey Kid has a tear filled farewell at Shea
SPECIAL NOTE From The Sports Time Traveler™
Before I start the article on the Willie Mays farewell and the Mets game from Tuesday, September 25, 1973, I have an important note to share.
On the morning of Monday, September 24, 1973, on page 29 of the Hackensack Record, there appeared this headline about the New York Mets:
“You Gotta Believe”
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