Orlando Cepeda 1963 Whitestone Baseball Annual Cover
Description
A color slide of the Whitestone 1963 Baseball annual cover featuring a full-length photograph of Orlando Cepeda, seen batting against the Milwaukee Braves. The photograph is from the first base side of the field behind home plate. Cepeda twists to his left and leans forward as he moves toward first base. His jersey number 30 is visible on the back of the San Francisco Giants uniform he is wearing. Milwaukee Braves catcher Del Crandall is crouching behind home plate. He wears a Braves uniform and full catcher's equipment, including a mask, chest protector, and shin guards. An unknown umpire is standing behind Crandall. The text on the cover of the magazine reads, "Exclusive! 1963 Big League Pennant Predictions", "Why the Dodgers Flopped", and "Exciting personality profiles on Mickey Mantle, Maury Wills, Willie Mays, Whitey Ford, Don Drysdale, Stan Musial, Frank Robinson." The text under Cepeda reads, "Orlando Cepeda Belts One"
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1963–1963