Question 1

True or false: Willie Mays never won a World Series during his entire MLB career.

Accepted Answer

False. Mays won the World Series in 1954 with the New York Giants, famously making 'The Catch' in Game 1.

Question 2

True or false: Willie Mays served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, missing nearly two full seasons.

Accepted Answer

True. Drafted in 1952, he served in the Army until 1954, missing most of two prime seasons.

Question 3

True or false: Willie Mays played his entire career with the New York and San Francisco Giants.

Accepted Answer

False. He also played for the New York Mets in 1972-1973, returning to New York to finish his career.

Question 4

True or false: Mays was named National League MVP twice, in 1954 and 1965.

Accepted Answer

True. He won MVP in 1954 after hitting .345 with 41 homers, and again in 1965 with 52 homers.

Question 5

True or false: Mays hit his 600th home run in his final season at age 42.

Accepted Answer

False. He hit his 600th home run in 1969 at age 38, while still with the San Francisco Giants.

Question 6

True or false: Willie Mays hit a home run for his first MLB hit, and it came off future Hall of Famer Warren Spahn.

Accepted Answer

True. Mays debuted May 25, 1951, going 0-for-5. On May 28, 1951, he hit his first big league hit—a home run—off Braves pitcher Warren Spahn, a future Hall of Famer.

Question 7

True or false: Willie Mays is the only player to hit four home runs in a single game twice in his career.

Accepted Answer

False. Willie Mays never hit four home runs in a single game, and no MLB player has ever achieved this feat twice. Mike Schmidt is among 18 players who have hit four homers in a game once.

Question 8

True or false: Willie Mays was the first National League player to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season.

Accepted Answer

True. In 1956, Mays hit 36 home runs and stole 40 bases, making him the first NL player to achieve a 30-30 season. (Ken Williams of the AL did it in 1922.)

Willie Mays Trivia Questions