Willie Mays Hitting Home Run Number 535
Description
A slide of a black-and-white photograph of Willie Mays hitting home run number 535 on August 17, 1966. The photograph is from a high angle behind home plate. Mays is at the end of his swing, with St. Louis Cardinals catcher Tim McCarver and home plate umpire Chris Pelekoudas are in the frame with their backs to the camera. With that home run, he passed Jimmie Foxx on the all-time home run list, moving to second place behind Babe Ruth. See mayswi01_013, and mayswi01_028.
Player(s)
Mays, Willie, 1931-; McCarver, Tim, 1941-2023
Team(s)
San Francisco - NL; St. Louis - NL (1892-)
League(s)
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
August 17, 1966
Subject
Hitting (Baseball); Hall of famers; Outfielders (Baseball); Home runs (Baseball); African American baseball players; Catchers (Baseball); Baseball umpires
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Candlestick Park (San Francisco, Calif.)
Location
San Francisco (Calif.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Mat-Mcd
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)