This day in baseball: Player of the sixties
Posted: January 17, 2017 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, history, Major League Baseball, New York Giants, Sporting News, sports, Willie Mays Leave a commentOn January 17, 1970, Willie Mays was named Player of the Decade for the 1960s by the Sporting News. During the ten-year span, Mays batted .300 and averaged 100 RBIs and 35 home runs per season with the Giants.

1966 Topps