Willie Mays's San Francisco Homecoming Game

On July 21, 1972, Willie Mays returned home to Candlestick Park in San Francisco for the first time since his trade to the New York Mets

CANDLESTICK PARK - July 22, 1972

“Last night” Willie Mays returned to a former home for the second time this season. As previously reported by The Sports Time Traveler, the first time Mays returned home was back on May 14, when he took the field for his new team, the New York Mets. Mays had become a legend playing in New York for the Giants from 1951 t…