Like Ruth’s number 3, Jordan’s 23 and Gretzky’s 99, Mickey Mantle is forever identified with wearing number 7. He put it on early in his career and kept it until his retirement in the spring of 1969. In the days before his rookie season, however, Mantle had actually been assigned number 6 and a rare early photo from his career now at auction shows him in action, wearing that … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: “Number 6, Mickey Mantle”
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Yee Auction Offers Massive Photo Stash
A major auction featuring hundreds of rare vintage sports photographs including numerous images of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Red Grange, Jim Thorpe, Ty Cobb, Joe DiMaggio, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Roberto Clemente and other icons will close over the next two days. Long-time dealer Henry Yee’s Summer Premier Auction is his largest to date. While sports memorabilia … [Read more...] about Yee Auction Offers Massive Photo Stash