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Lot 845
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Lot Number: 845
Description: San Francisco Giants professional model hat attributed to Willie Mays c.1962. Original San Francisco Giants hat worn by Willie Mays retains its original "SF" interlocked logo on the front. Interior leather band is present but partially detached from the body of the hat due to wear. Tim McAuliffe tag is affixed to the leather band with "Pro KM" stamping on the leather. Size of 6 7/8 is also stamped on the leather band which is appropriate for Mays based on other documented exemplars. The hat itself shows tremendous use including perspiration toning. A minor amount of stitching reinforcement has been done to a small area of the interior leather headband. Along with a pair of Willie Mays game worn pants from the 1962 season, the offered hat was acquired by Senor Elmo Torres during the 1962 World Series. Senor Torres was a noted sportswriter and media personality in Puerto Rico during the 1950s-60s. According to family history, the hat (and a pair of pants which are not included in the lot) were acquired during one of the 1962 World Series games played between the Giants and Yankees. Fine period Mays professional model game hat with direct provenance. Includes letter of provenance from a representative of the Torres family along with numerous photographic copies documenting Torres' employment within the sports media: VG-EX
Estimated Price: ($4,000.00-$5,000.00)
