Mickey Mantle Hitting 49th Home Run in 1961 Against Detroit Tigers
Description
A slide of a black-and-white, full-length photograph of Mickey Mantle's follow-through after taking a swing in the left-handed batter's box. He has both hands on the bat behind him, pointing slightly downward and toward the catcher. The photograph is from the perspective of the first base side, so his torso faces the camera while his head faces the field. He is wearing a New York Yankees home uniform. On the left of the picture, just below the bat, is Detroit Tigers' catcher Mike Roarke's glove. In the background is the third-base dugout and fans in the stands. In the dugout on the right side of the picture is a player wearing a Tigers road uniform, whose face is in the shadows. Between Mantle's legs, a Detroit player, who appears to be Frank House, is visible in the dugout with a number 5 on his right sleeve.