Two that I won in Henry's latest auction.
The top image is an early (circa 1952 -based on the negative number), vintage and original United Press photo. An absolutely perfect and unimprovable Type 1 portrait of a baby-faced, youthful Mickey.
The bottom image is a Type 1, 1956 United Press photo that illustrates the extraordinary balance and power of Mantle's RH swing as he crushes the ball for HR #46. I love this image. Note the contrast between his small waist and massive back as he completes his compact and powerful swing sending the ball 410 feet into the left-field seats. An interesting side note (from Mark Gallagher's book "Explosion") is that Mickey made an error in the first inning allowing 4 unearned runs to score. He did make up for it though with the 410 foot blast, a run-building hit and by singling home the winning run in the ninth.
Have not been on the forum for a while and would like to extend my best for a Very Happy Holiday Season to everyone (especially to some of my friends that I have interacted with over the last year - Jimmy, Graig, Ben, Mark and Leon).
Cheers,
Craig
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