{"product_id":"graded-1962-topps-managers-dream-mickey-mantle-willie-mays-18-baseball-card-psa-6-ex-mt","title":"Graded 1962 Topps Managers' Dream Mickey Mantle Willie Mays #18 Baseball Card PSA 6 EX-MT","description":"\u003ch2\u003e⚾ 1962 Topps Managers' Dream Mickey Mantle Willie Mays #18 PSA 6 EX-MT Vintage Baseball Card — Commerce Oklahoma Mayes County, New York Yankees, Westfield Alabama, New York\/San Francisco Giants, Hall of Fame 1974 \u0026amp; 1979, The Commerce Comet, The Say Hey Kid\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommerce, Oklahoma. Mayes County. A small town in the northeastern corner of the state where Mickey Mantle grew up the son of a zinc miner who had enough baseball knowledge to name his boy after Mickey Cochrane and enough paternal foresight to start developing the switch-hitting mechanics that would define a career. Mantle arrived at Yankee Stadium in 1951 as the heir to Joe DiMaggio — a weight that would have crushed a lesser talent — and played in pinstripes through 1968, winning 7 World Series rings, the Triple Crown in 1956, 3 MVP awards, and the admiration of every baseball fan who watched him turn on a fastball from either side of the plate. The Commerce Comet. ⚾\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWestfield, Alabama. Jefferson County. Willie Howard Mays Jr., born May 6, 1931, into the segregated South, where the path to professional baseball ran through the Negro Leagues before the integration of the major leagues opened a different door. The New York Giants (1951). The Polo Grounds. The Catch in the 1954 World Series — that over-the-shoulder sprint and basket catch in deep center field that Willie made look routine, that film editors have replayed ten thousand times because it never looks routine. 660 career home runs. The Say Hey Kid. San Francisco after New York. The numbers that don't lie and the charisma that made him the most beloved player of his generation. 🏟️\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1962 Topps set is one of the most collected vintage baseball card releases in the hobby. Card #18. \"Managers' Dream\" — two players on one card, the kind of combination that the hobby dreams about finding in a stack of vintage cardboard. Mantle and Mays. The two greatest centerfielders of the postwar era, photographed together by Topps in a simpler time when the idea of a dual HOF card could fit on a 2.5x3.5 inch piece of cardboard. PSA 6 EX-MT. Over sixty years old. Still sharp enough to hold the grade. ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e⭐ 1962 Topps #18 Managers' Dream Mickey Mantle Willie Mays PSA 6 EX-MT Vintage Baseball Card — New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Commerce Oklahoma, Westfield Alabama, HOF 1974 \u0026amp; 1979\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e1962 Topps #18 Managers' Dream Mickey Mantle \/ Willie Mays PSA 6 EX-MT vintage baseball card — Mickey Mantle (Commerce, Oklahoma; New York Yankees 1951-1968; 7 World Series rings; Triple Crown 1956; 3 MVP; HOF 1974); Willie Mays (Westfield, Alabama; New York\/San Francisco Giants 1951-1972; 660 HRs; The Catch 1954; HOF 1979).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e📋 Card Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e🔹 \u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mickey Mantle \u0026amp; Willie Mays\u003cbr\u003e🔹 \u003cstrong\u003eCard:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1962 Topps #18 Managers' Dream\u003cbr\u003e🔹 \u003cstrong\u003eGrading:\u003c\/strong\u003e PSA 6 — EX-MT (Excellent-Mint)\u003cbr\u003e🔹 \u003cstrong\u003eMickey Mantle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Commerce, Oklahoma (Mayes County); New York Yankees (1951-1968); 7 World Series rings; Triple Crown 1956; 3x AL MVP; HOF 1974\u003cbr\u003e🔹 \u003cstrong\u003eWillie Mays:\u003c\/strong\u003e Westfield, Alabama (Jefferson County); New York\/San Francisco Giants (1951-1972); 660 home runs; The Catch (1954 World Series); HOF 1979\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCondition: NOS.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47832297603304,"sku":"1962-T-MD-18-PSA-6","price":749.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/graded-1962-topps-managers-dream-mickey-mantle-willie-mays-18-baseball-card-psa-6-ex-mt-820.webp?v=1770739606","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/graded-1962-topps-managers-dream-mickey-mantle-willie-mays-18-baseball-card-psa-6-ex-mt","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}