Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Giants sun lashe NL West a 1971, suna dawo da Mays zuwa wasan karshe a karon farko tun 1962. A cikin
NL Championship Series (NLCS) da Pirates, Mays yana da gida da kuma RBI uku a wasanni biyu na farko. A cikin Wasan 3, Mays ya yi ƙoƙarin yin sadaukarwa ba tare da nasara ba a cikin daidaituwa 1<unk>1 a cikin na shida ba tare da fitarwa ba kuma Tito Fuentes a kan na biyu, wani motsi wanda ya ba da mamaki ga manema labarai da ke rufe wasan. Giants sun rasa 2 zuwa 1. "Ina tunanin hanya mafi kyau don samun gudu", Mays ya bayyana bunt, yana nuna cewa McCovey da Bonds sun kasance na gaba. Giants sun rasa jerin a wasanni hudu. Bayan kakar wasa, Mays ya sami girmamawa a matsayin wanda ya lashe kyautar Roberto Clemente Award, wanda aka sani a wancan lokacin a matsayin Kwamishinan Kwamishinan.