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1973 Willie Mays Career Home Run #656 Baseball.

Currency:USD Category:Sports - Cards & Fan Shop / Sports - Game Used Memorabilia Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
1973 Willie Mays Career Home Run #656 Baseball.
<B>1973 Willie Mays Career Home Run #656 Baseball.</B></I> Back in the Big Apple after a decade and a half on the West Coast, the greatest slugging talent of his age was able to supply his former hometown with the last of his home run heroics. Presented is the ONL (Feeney) ball that Mays launched for hsi 656th round tripper, supporting a ten to two victory at Shea over the San Diego Padres. The well-worn sphere, clearly showing the bruise of its historic bludgeoning on a side panel, was retrieved and supplied to Mays for an autograph, which appears on the sweet spot in black felt tip that has mellowed to an 8+/10 shade of brown. The same pen was used to neatly notate the ball's wild ride into the record books, reading, "Willie Mays' 656th Home Run, 6-16-73" on the northern panel, and "At: New York, Pitcher: Randy Jones" to the south. Game used baseball collectors are well aware that post-500 home run balls are very scarce, and post-600 examples are all but non-existent in the hobby. And Mets fans will fondly recall the 1973 season for its National League Championship victory as well, adding the last little bit of appeal to a ball with no shortage thereof. <I>LOA from PSA/DNA (autograph). LOA from James Spence Authentication (autograph).</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Balls, Pucks, etc., Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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