Baseball speedster Bobby Bonds was at nearly full speed approaching the ugly right-center fence at Candlestick Park when he took a stutter step as if considering a mighty leap.

Suddenly, though, moving even faster, no hesitation at all, came a freak of nature from the other direction, one named Willie Mays. Mays soared high above Bonds, glove stretched above the 10-foot fence, hitting both Bonds and the fence simultaneously. Mays crumpled to the ground, momentarily motionless, appearing to be knocked out.