Lot 288. 1955 Willie Mays Shooting His Baseball Bat Photo ~ San Francisco Examiner Photo Collection - Sports < Internet Only < February 2007 Lelands - Gaynor

Lot 288: 1955 Willie Mays Shooting His Baseball Bat Photo

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$100.00

Winning Bid:

$122.91

Price Realized:

$146.88

Auction Date:2/11/2007 9:00 PM EST

Description

Nice 5 ½ x 8 ½ news photo from 1955 of Giants slugger Willie Mays aiming his weapon of choice: the baseball bat. Mays is lying on the field sighting his bat like a rifle. Photo is VG with some editor in-painting. Original news caption affixed to verso.

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