Willie Mays September 1961 Great Moments in Sports Magazine Cover
Description
A color slide of the cover of the September 1961 edition of Great Moments in Sports magazine showing Willie Mays hitting against the St. Louis Cardinals. The photograph is from a high angle on the first base side of the field near home plate. Mays is standing in the right-handed batter's box in mid-swing with his back and right side visible. The baseball bat he is swinging is pointing toward the pitcher's mound. He is wearing a San Francisco Giants uniform. Cardinals catcher Hal Smith is crouching behind home plate in profile. He has his gloved left hand extending high and forward. He wears a Cardinals uniform and catcher's equipment, including a mask, chest protector, and shin guards. An unknown umpire is crouching behind Smith.
Player(s)
Mays, Willie, 1931-; Smith, Hal, 1931-2014
Team(s)
San Francisco - NL; St. Louis - NL (1892-)
League(s)
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
1960–1961
Subject
Hall of famers; Batting (Baseball); Magazine covers--1960-1970; African American baseball players; Catchers (Baseball); Baseball umpires
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Mat-Mcd
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)