The five days of violence left 34 dead, 1,032 injured, nearly 4,000 arrested, and $40 million worth of property destroyed. The Watts riot was the worst urban riot in 20 years and foreshadowed the many rebellions to occur in ensuing years during the 1967 Detroit Riots, the Newark Riots, and other violence. Fact Check We strive for accuracy and fairness.
For other people named William Mays, see William Mays (disambiguation). Willie Howard Mays, Jr. (born May 6, 1931), nicknamed The Say Hey Kid, is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder who spent almost all of his 22-season career playing for the New York and San Francisco Giants, before finishing with the New York Mets.
Mays also played for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues in 1948-9 prior to having his contract bought by the Giants in 1950 after he graduated high school. None today as Willie Mays has been retired since 1973. When Mays did play in the Major Leagues, Willie played for the New York Giants from 1951 thru 1957, moved with the team to San Francisco and played for the Giants from 1958 thru part of 1972 and then was traded to the New York Mets on May 11, 1972 and played with the Mets in 1973 as well.