A brief history of Billy Hamilton’s best catches for the Reds

Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton makes a diving catch for an out on the first pitch of the game against the Brewers on Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Hamilton sprained two knuckles on the play and left the game. David Jablonski/Staff

Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton makes a diving catch for an out on the first pitch of the game against the Brewers on Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Hamilton sprained two knuckles on the play and left the game. David Jablonski/Staff
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Sept 7, 2016
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There's an old song by The Treniers' called, "Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song") in which two Giants fans argue during the introduction about how many fly balls the Hall of Fame outfielder should be expected to catch.

“I don’t care what field it’s in – Willie plays all fields!” one declares passionately, only to be corrected by Mays himself before the band goes into a jazzy song about the future Hall of Famer.

Decades later, Billy Hamilton seems intent on reviving this debate.

Statcast found he reached 22 miles per hour while running down a drive off the bat of Carlos Beltran earlier this season, but that is just one in a long line of spectacular grabs by the Reds center fielder.

Here are some of our favorites….

https://twitter.com/Reds/status/772442197262303233

https://twitter.com/Reds/status/768803952011845632

https://twitter.com/HighlightHub/status/762399185266216960

https://twitter.com/Cottentop/status/734072887569747968

https://twitter.com/TheBeerLeague_/status/628774813142810624

This is obviously not an exhaustive list, and it is sure to grow.

Tell us which ones are your favorites, and send us the ones we have forgotten!

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