His meddling in baseball operations eventually caused the fans to turn on him, but as long as the O’s are in Baltimore ... while hitting behind Mays and Willie McCovey in the Giants lineup.

1958 — Canadian born Willie O’Ree becomes the NHL’s first black player for the Boston Bruins. 1972 — The Lakers’ Jerry West, hits a last second, 20-foot jumper to lead the West team to a 112-110 NBA ...