Original 8 x 10 AP wire service shot of “The Catch” that molded an everlasting image of the Say Hey Kid. Here is Willie at the precise moment the line drive off the bat of Cleveland’s Vic Wertz nestles in his glove after his long run and over-the-shoulder grab in the Polo Grounds’ centerfield canyon. Even as he makes the catch 450 feet away, you can see Mays braking and setting his legs for his stop-and-whirl throw back to the infield to keep the Indian runners from advancing. Great aspect of the shot are the stunned looks on the faces of the fans in the bleachers, some of whom crane their necks around the batting-eye screen to witness one of baseball’s most famous plays, which saved Game 1 of the ‘54 WS for the Giants and propelled them to a 4-game sweep. Image itself is 5.5 x 9.5” and cropped to include a caption titled “Willie Makes One of His Catches”. “Associated Press Wirephoto” stamped on back. Photo is VG-Ex w/wrinkling mainly around the edges but almost none on the exposed image.