Type I - 9/20/1951 - Word Wide Photos "Mantle goes up, but not enough". Spectacular rookie action image of Mickey in right field trying to rob Ed Robinson of the White Sox of a HR - unsuccessful. However, Yanks went on to win 5-1 and retain their American league lead.
What is interesting about this photo is that it was taken a few tenths of a second after a staff photographer for United Press took the same photo. The crowd in the stands from the UP photo formed the background of Mick's 1956 Topps card.
Note the guy in the white shirt with a black stripe at the lower left in the photo and reproduced in the same place on the '56 card. Topps must have liked this fellow a lot since they also stuck him a second time next to Mickey's right ear!
Last edited by Frozen in Time; 03-17-2014 at 03:19 PM.
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