Giants star hit his 600th career home run off Padres at San Diego Stadium in 1969
San Francisco Giants line up to congratulate Willie Mays after he hit the 600th home run of his career against the San Diego Padres in the Padres’ home park, September 23, 1969. Among the milestones in the Hall of Fame career of Willie Mays was hitting his 600th career home run at San Diego Stadium.— joined Babe Ruth as the only other player in baseball history to reach the mark.
“Rawlings had a trophy they were going to give him ,” remembered longtime Giants equipment manager Mike Murphy in the new book “24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid.” “Willie was supposed to get a rest that day, so the trophy was packed up. I’m playing cards in the clubhouse, and then Willie comes up and hits a home run.
“We had to unpack the trophy and rush down to the field. Luckily, he slowed down a little bit around the bases, and by the time he got to home plate, I had the trophy for him.” Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants connects for his 600th lifetime home run, Sept. 23, 1969, San Diego, Calif. When Mays retired following the 1973 season, his 660 home runs were second all-time to Ruth’s 714. He now ranks fifth, behind Barry Bonds , Hank Aaron , Ruth and Alex Rodriguez .
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