Willie and Rig were teammates on the New York version of the Giants during the 1951 and 1952 seasons. They also played together in the World Series of 1951. Before turning to managing, Rig was the pepperpot of the Giants for eight years and was one of the contributors who helped the Giants set the Major League team homer record with 221. Rig chipped in with 17 round-trippers - not bad for a spray hitter. In 1954 he was appointed to the managerial post at Minneapolis and piloted the team to third place. The following season, his Millers went all the way and won the American Association pennant. That brought Bill to the Giants where he just missed the pennant in the last week of the 1959 season. Rigney's No. 1 star is Willie Mays. He can hit the ball out of sight, run like a deer and field as no one else can in baseball.