This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/10/2010
"The day I become a good loser, I'm quitting baseball. I've always had a temper and I think it's nothing to be ashamed of." There's no better quote that sums up the life and career of the always bellicose Billy Martin. Who else would be so headstrong as to return to a managerial position he'd been fired from ... FOUR TIMES? He just had to be a Yankee! Featured on his scarce mid-series issue from the 1953 Bowman Color series, a rare glimpse of the lighter side of Martin is captured in Kodachrome splendor, surrounded by an admirably centered frame that is just a hair to the southeast of dead center. Each corner exhibits just the slightest of enamel wear that is consistent with the NM/MT assessment, while the gloss overlay is as robust as it was when applied almost 60 years ago. No one cared about winning more than Martin, but snapping up this beauty might prove that the winning bidder cares most of all.