1979 — Willie Mays is named on 409 of 432 ballots and elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Former star center fielder with the Giants in New York and San Francisco, Willie Mays, gestures before microphones in New York on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1979, after being elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame. Mays received 409 of a possible 132 votes by 10-year members of the Baseball Writers Association of American, who participate in the annual balloting. (AP Photo/ Marty Lederhandler)1988 — Steffi Graf wins the Australian Open with a 6-1, 7-6 victory over Chris Evert.
