Is this Mantle misidentified card widely known?
Where’s Barney? – The1965 Topps No. 134 World Series Game Three “Mantle’s Clutch HR” card pictures arguably the most beloved player of the postwar era, Mickey Mantle, hitting a historic home run in Game Three of the 1964 World Series off of the Cardinals’ knuckleballer Barney Schultz and it broke the existing record for World Series home runs held by Babe Ruth. It was Mantle’s 16th World Series round-tripper; he would add two more in Games Six and Seven, ending with a record 18 as his World Series tenure came to a close. Adding to the charm of this remarkable pasteboard is the fact that it doesn’t actually picture Mantle’s Game Three home run, but rather almost certainly portrays his Game Seven home run – his 18th and last – off the legendary Bob Gibson. So two historic Mantle home runs are pictured for the price of one. A close examination of the “photo” reveals Busch Stadium as the locale, rather than Yankee Stadium where Game Three was played, plus the pitcher is pretty clearly Gibson rather than the journeyman Schultz. Gibson’s uniform number is rather crudely airbrushed from the colorized photo, but the follow-through is vintage Gibby.
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