Displayed is an Oct. 6, 1957 photograph of "The People's Home Run Champion," Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, sliding into second base as he's forced out during Game 4 of the World Series at Milwaukee's County Stadium as the home team Braves defeated the New York Yankees by a 7-5 score to even the Series at two wins for each team. We believe that the offered photograph is a Type I. Before the action in the displayed photo, Hank Aaron led off the bottom of the second inning with a single off Yankees starter Tom Sturdivant. The left fielder Wes Covington grounded to the Yankees' Andy Carey at third base and Carey's throw to Jerry Coleman at second base forced Aaron. Warren Spahn went the distance to garner the win for the Braves, and Bob Grom, in relief, got the loss. With his 755 home runs, Hank Aaron remains "The People's Home Run Champion" in the minds of many fans because Hammerin' Hank hit his home runs before baseball's "Steroid Era." Before Aaron felt the effects of aging in his later career, he was a superb all-around, 5-tool player who was an outstanding right fielder, with good speed and a great arm. Calling Aaron out is second base umpire Jocko Conlan, himself a Hall of Famer as an umpire who had earlier played in the Major Leagues as an outfielder. Conlan, who threw left-handed, was unusual in that after he became an umpire, he made out calls, like the one seen in the photo, with his left hand instead of an umpire's conventional right hand out call. In addition, as seen in the photo, Conlan's trademark piece of umpire attire was a natty bowtie instead of a conventional dress tie for umpires. 

The photo was trimmed, and the edges are somewhat uneven. There are folds in the upper left and right corners and specks of paper loss in a few spots. The left side of the photo has some rippling. The back has a stamped date of "OCT 7 - 1957" and a typed date, on the general caption form, of "Oct. 5, 57." Also, on back is a suggested caption, reading, "Aaron forced at second when Covington grounded to Carey at 3rd. Carey to Coleman." Despite some imperfections, the photo contains Aaron and one of baseball's most famous umpires, and, as stated earlier, we believe it's a TYPE I original photograph.

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