CANDLESTICK PARK GIANTS LITHO, WILLIE MAYS MCCOVEY

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Up for auction is a black and white lithograph of Candlestick Park in San Francisco , California --Former Home of the San Francisco Giants. This lithograph measures 16" high by 22" wide in total and is MINT condition. The actual picture of the lithograph is 13" high by 19" wide and is "framed" by gold leaf with another 1-1/2" border. This lithograph would look incredible framed. Based on the fine print in the lower left corner of the print, this lithograph was produced by The Sporting News Publishing Company in 1990.This lithograph lists the seating capacity of 58,000 and first game on April 12, 1960 . In the upper left corner of the print is the face of Willie Mays and in the upper right corner is the face of Willie McCovey. The center of the lithograph shows an inside view of the stadium from above as if you were sitting on the third base side. Various areas of the field and outfield stands are marked where great individual and team feats were accomplished such as:1. Juan Marichal's one-hitter in his big league debut on July 19, 1960 ,2. The infamous Marichal-John Roseboro bat-swinging incident on August 22, 1965 ,3. Willie May's 512 th homerun breaking NL record on May 4, 1966 ,4. Giants' Gaylord Perry's and Cardinals' Ray Washburn's back-to-back no-hitters on September 17-18, 1968 ,5. Steve Carlton's 4,000 th strikeout batter read more