On March 1, 1971 — 40-year-old Willie Mays signs a two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants for $165,000 per season. He will hit 18 home runs and walk a league-leading 112 times in 1971 . Mays had been seeking a 10 year agreement for $750,000. The Giants President Bill Stoneham counter offere
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