Photo taken at the dedication ceremonies for the statue dedication by the San Francisco Giants at 24 Willie Mays Plaza in front of the Giants new home Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco, California. DATE: 3-31-2000 ORIGINAL or DUPLICATE: Original TITLE: San Francisco Giants SUBJECTS: (1) 3-31-2000 Barry Bonds, Willie Mays, Jeff Kent, Mae Mays, Sculptor William Behrends, Peter Magowan In San Francisco Giants, (2) 3-31-2000 Barry Bonds, Willie Mays, Jeff Kent, Mae Mays, Sculptor William Behrends, Peter Magowan In San Francisco Giants, (3) 3-31-2000 Barry Bonds, Willie Mays, Jeff Kent, Mae Mays, Sculptor William Behrends, Peter Magowan In San Francisco Giants, (4) 3-31-2000 Willie Mays In San Francisco Giants, (5) 3-31-2000 Willie Mays In San Francisco Giants, (6) 3-31-2000 Willie Mays In San Francisco Giants APPROXIMATE SIZE: 35mm film NUMBER OF FRAMES: 6 COMMENTS / CONDITION: Note that the image shown is inverted from the scanned negative in order to give you a better idea of how the printed image would look. This is an original negative which can be used to produce high-quality photographic prints (no print is included with this item though). This is one of a large number of entertainment photos, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Barry Lamar Bonds was born in 1964 in Riverside, CA and went to college at Arizona State University. He played major league baseball from 1986 to 2007 as outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants, appeared in the 2002 World Series, and was selected 14 times as an All-Star. He won the Gold Glove Award 8 times between 1990 and 1998, was the National League MVP 7 times, and was the Major League Player of the Year 3 times over the course of his playing career. He holds the single-season home run record with 73 and is currently first on the all-time MLB career home runs list. He is generally thought of as being one of the greatest hitters of all time. He has also been a highly controversial figure throughout his career, because of his surly demeanor, poor relations with the media, and because of the allegations of steroid use that have tainted his pursuit of the career home run record. Barry Bonds is the son of Bobby Bonds and the godson of Hall of Famer Willie Mays. His aunt Rosie Bonds competed in the 1964 Olympics in track and field. He is also a distant cousin of Reggie Jackson. His brother, Bobby Bonds, Jr. was drafted but never made it to the big leagues. Largely forgotten in the steroid hoopla is that Bonds won three MVP awards in 1990, 1992, and 1993, long before steroids rumors began circulating around him. Willie Howard (Jr.) Mays (Say Hey) was born in 1931 in Westfield, AL and died in 2024 in Palo Alto, CA. He played major league baseball from 1951 to 1973 as outfielder for the New York Giants, San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets, appeared in the 1951, 1954, 1962 and 1973 World Series, was selected 20 times as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. Mays received the 1951 National League Rookie of the Year Award, was the National League MVP in 1954 and 1965, and was a 12-time Gold Glove winner. In 2007, Mays was voted onto the Rawlings All-Time Gold Glove Team, the player from the earliest era chosen. Willie Mays is one of the three or four players who are considered when observers try to decide who is the game's all-time greatest player. He was the complete player, with tremendous home run power, incredible fielding ability, a high batting average, good on-base percentage, great speed, and a nice guy. Mays once had a guest-starring role on The Donna Reed Show with his longtime rival, pitcher Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Each played himself. In keeping with his reputation for throwing high and tight, Drysdale threw one pitch that caused Mays to bend away to avoid being plunked. The plot concerned the players' competition to sign hot prospect Jeff Stone, Reed's son on the show, to one of their clubs. Actor Paul Petersen played the son. In keeping with the feel-good endings of 1960s sitcoms, Jeff elected to continue his education rather than seek a pro career. SKU: BJN02275, BJN02276, BJN02277, BJN02278, BJN02279, BJN02280
Item: BJN02275+5
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