EINSTEIN, Charles. [Willie Mays].
Willie Mays: Coast to Coast Giant.
First edition of Charles Einstein's Willie Mays: Coast to Coast Giant; signed by Willie Mays
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1963.
$750.00
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Item Number: RRB-132900
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First edition, second printing of Einstein's biography of baseball legend Willie Mays. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Willie Mays on his frontispiece portrait. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Ownership inscription which has been crossed out with a marker. Jacket photograph by Ozzie Sweet. Jacket design by Bob Gray.
American professional baseball center fielder Willie Mays spent almost all of his 22-season Major League Baseball career playing for the New York/San Francisco Giants (1951–1952 and 1954–1972) before finishing his career with the New York Mets (1972–1973). Regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. Mays finished his career batting .302 with 660 home runs, the sixth-most of all time, and 1,903 runs batted in. He holds MLB records for most putouts (7,095) and the most extra-inning home runs (22). Over his career, he was selected for 24 All-Star Games, tied for the second-most of all time. President Barack Obama presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.
Willie Mays: Coast to Coast Giant.
$750.00
Out of Stock