His over-the-shoulder catch of a Vic Wertz fly ball in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series is one of the most famous baseball plays of all time. After spending most of the next two years in the United States Army during the Korean War, he was named the NL Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1954 after winning the batting title with a. Mays joined the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League in 1948, playing with them until the Giants signed him once he graduated from high school in 1950, then won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1951 after hitting 20 home runs to help the Giants win their first pennant in 14 years. Mays is the oldest living member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Mays played in the National League (NL) between 19 for the New York / San Francisco Giants and New York Mets. Regarded as one of the greatest players ever, Mays ranks second behind only Babe Ruth on most all-time lists, including those of The Sporting News and ESPN. (born May 6, 1931), nicknamed ' the Say Hey Kid' and ' Buck', is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). Hit 4 home runs in one game on April 30, 1961.It's one of the simplest most straightforward rookie cards of any Hall of Famer and that's part of it's unquestionable charm. The reverse stands equally up to the task, delivering unusually bold black print on a remarkably bright cardboard canvas that is precise in clarity. Offering up a central image of Musial that is beyond reproach and framed within a stunning white border that clearly outlines the card's near perfect centering. The offered rookie card of Musial is graded PSA 8 and has avoided the poor centering and print issues that are so common to inaugural card releases.

By the time this rookie card of Stan Musial made it's way to the candy counter, he'd already won the National League MVP award twice, while missing a season for military service. Six of those rookies went on to have Hall of Fame careers, led by St. Not since the 1941 Play Ball series had there been a mainstream baseball card set, an unfortunate side-effect of World War II, until the 1948 Bowman collection loaded with 'rookie cards' of players that had actually been in the league for many years.

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