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Willie Mays chases Babe Ruth's homerun record...
Willie Mays chases Babe Ruth's homerun record...
Item # 690853
July 21, 1954
THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, July 21, 1954 Inside has a great, full page article on Willie Mays with a banner headline: "Hall of Fame? Willie Would Take World Series" with subheads: "I Won't Think About Babe Ruth's Home Run Record" "Even Experts Suprised by '1st Place Kid' " Leo Said He'd Be Satisfied If Mays Bettered .280 and Socked 25 Homers" and more.
The large print of him is headed: "People's Choice at Polo Grounds".
During this season there was some expectation of Mays breaking Ruth's record, as: "...Willie's 31st homer gave him a ten-game jump on Ruth's timetable. The Babe didn't hit #31 until his 94th game...". Mays would hit just 41 homes in the 1954 season.
The following page has much on the comparison with Babe Ruth (see photos).
Other articles include photos of Casey Stengel, Whitey Ford, Bob Turley, Roy Campanella,
The complete issue with both sections, tabloid-size, small binding holes at the blank spine, nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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