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 SUBJECT: (1) 3-31-2000 Willie Mays In San Francisco Giants, (2) 3-31-2000 Willie Mays In San Francisco Giants APPROXIMATE SIZE: 35mm film NUMBER OF FRAMES: 2 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: 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. SYNOPSIS: 1979SKU: BJN02240, BJN02241
Item: BJN02240+1
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