This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/14/2024
If someone were to make the case that Willie Mays was the greatest baseball player in history, it wouldn't be a popular opinion but it's also not that outlandish either. There simply was no weakness in "The Say Hey Kid's" repertoire, possessing speed, power, vision, and a defensive capability rivaling anyone who ever played. He didn't flash record-crushing numbers like Babe Ruth or Ted Williams, but what Willie Mays did do was bat over .300, hit 30-40 homers, steal bases, throw out baserunners, and single-handedly will his team to win .... every year. The featured 1968 Topps card of Mays comes to you with the ultimate PSA 10 grade, one of just 13 to achieve the legendary mark out of almost 4,700 submissions to PSA. Only two years removed from an NL MVP season where he led the senior circuit with 52 round-trippers at the age of 34, Mays is featured here as one of the key pieces toward building a world-class collection. The virtually perfect edges and endpoints give way to the brilliant majesty of the central image, a poignant image of the aging star who still had some pop in the bat. This is a beautiful way to boost that all-important set rating.