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Pic of the Day: Willie Mays' Famous Catch, From the Other Side

By Vince Grzegorek on Fri, May 6, 2011 at 3:33 pm

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Willie Mays turns 80 today. We've all seen the famous picture of Mays' famous catch against the 111-win Cleveland Indians in first game of the 1954 World Series, which of course the Giants went on to win in a sweep, but how about a view of "The Catch" from the other side?

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