Super high end Mantle cards

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

#1. New York Yankees lineage

#2. 1952 Topps #311

I think this card casts a shadow on all other Mantle cards, the same way the T206 Honus Wagner, kind of casts a shadow on all of Honus's other cards.

In a perfect world I think Mickey, Mays and Aaron would all exist on a very similar plane in collectors minds. It kind of blows my mind how much Aaron lags behind both Mantle and Mays.

I think part of it was that Aaron was a very low key personality. Mays played with flair and joy -- the Say Hey Kid. The basket catches, the hat flying. Aaron was just lethal and steady.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I think part of it was that Aaron was a very low key personality. Mays played with flair and joy -- the Say Hey Kid. The basket catches, the hat flying. Aaron was just lethal and steady.

Mays also played in the New York / San Francisco markets.

Aaron Milwaukee / Atlanta


One of the things that surprised me just now was looking at their post-season stats. In the few chances Hank Aaron had in the postseason, he absolutely tore it up.

Mays, not so much at all. He actually performed pretty poorly at the plate.

But.......he's got "The Catch", and Aaron doesn't.