Here’s
a “Turn Back the Clock” card for the 1975 set celebrating the 10th
anniversary of Willie Mays 500th career home run, which he hit on
September 13th, 1965 off of Houston Astros starter Don Nottebart:
The blast was the 47th of the season for Mays, on his way to a
career-high 52 for the season leading to his second career Most Valuable
Player Award, the first which came eleven years earlier while the
Giants were still in New York.
He would go on to slam another 160 homers before he was through, ending
up with 660 to cement his legacy as one of the greatest sluggers, and
most importantly players in baseball history.