Willie Mays Minneapolis Millers 1951
Description
A slide of a black-and-white photograph of Willie Mays, seen in a Minneapolis Millers uniform. The photograph shows Mays posed from the knees up in batting position. He is standing in profile with his left side visible. He is looking over his front (left) shoulder past the camera. Another version of this photograph has a news clip attached, as follows: "MP 1, Minneapolis, May 24--Outstanding baseball prospect-The batting and fielding prowess of Willie Mays, 20-year old rookie from Birmingham, Ala., is getting him enthusiastic attention from fans and bosses of the Minneapolis team of the American Association alike. Currently, Willie is batting at a .471 rate, and his abilities as a centerfielder have caused "Rosy" Ryan, general manager of the Millers, to term Willie the "outstanding centerfielder in the league" and to predict a very bright future for him."
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1951–1951