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Originally Posted by GKreindler
...well, that is the question.
Obviously, it's from his first year with the club, but I'm trying to narrow down a more exact date. I don't think it's from his first game, since there's no bunting seen in the ballpark, but it's possible that it's still pretty soon after. Probably even from his first stint with the club, before getting sent down to KC.
Anyone have any ideas? I'm doing a GINORMOUS painting of it, so I'd like to get a better idea of what I'm dealing with, date-wise.
Thanks,
Graig |
Graig,
Not sure about the date, as I mentioned to you earlier. I can tell you that with over 150 Rookie Type 1's of Mickey, this is one that I don't have. It does not appear on the Corbis/Bettman nor Getty sites and I have never seen a published version of the image. If we had a little more of the left-side of Mickey's face, I could make an educated guess as the Mick had a few blemishes in May and April that were not present in September.
My best guess would be April, 1951 as the spill over from his much-hyped pre-season coverage was still at a peak and that is when virtually all of this type of single posed images were taken. As his problems at bat began to mount prior to being sent down to KC this type of image gradually disappeared.
Craig