I think you’re confusing
Willie Mayes with Willie
McCovy. McCovey held the
record at 515 feet until
Mark Magwire belted one
at 545.
I was at a Giants game as
a ten year old, when McCovy
hit one at 505.
Nope. I'm talking about the home run count records, both per year and over a career. Mays got up toward the top in both metrics, but was defeated by those swirling winds off the Bay that chilled his fans to the bone. I do remember them well. I hated hot dogs in general, but they were sure good when they were hot.
My favorite memories of Willie surround the way he would so often turn a single into a double with sheer hustle. The cap almost always came off when he came into second. If I recall correctly, he long held a record for triples.