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Lot 347: Important Mickey Mantle Injures Knee 1951 Wire Photograph

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Reserve: $200.00
Winning Bid: $1,242.46
Price Realized: $1,484.74
Auction Date:6/26/2005 9:00 PM EST

Here it is. The horrifying moment when Mickey Mantle injured his knee in the 1951 World Series is caught by this original three-shot sequence snapped by an Associated Press staffer with verso stamp. The entire sequence has rarely been seen and lends a Zapruder film-like context to the play, which happened in the 5th inning of game two when Willie Mays lifted a fly to right-center. Mantle, called off by Joe DiMaggio, caught a spike on a drain and ripped his knee to shreds. The first shots show Mantle buckling, then rolling over in agony as DiMaggio grabs the ball. 8 x10 image has some light creasing o/w NRMT.

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