Willie Mays Game Used Signed 4 Home Run Game 1961 San Francisco Giants Hat JSA
$39,995.00
**Willie Mays Game Used 1961 San Francisco Giants Cap – Four-Homer Game – Gifted to Waite Hoyt – JSA & J.T. Sports LOAs**
Offered is an extraordinary piece of baseball history: a 1961 San Francisco Giants cap used by Hall of Fame legend Willie Mays, associated with his historic four-home-run performance against the Milwaukee Braves on April 30, 1961. In the Giants’ 14–4 victory, Mays became the seventh player since 1900 to hit four home runs in a single game, accomplishing one of the most remarkable feats of his legendary career.
The black, six-panel, button-top wool cap was manufactured by Tim McAuliffe and features the Giants’ iconic interlocking “SF” logo embroidered in orange across the front. The interior retains its era-consistent McAuliffe manufacturer’s label, an adjacent “KM PRO CAP” stamp, and a stamped size of “7 5/8,” consistent with Mays’ size.
The underside of the brim features Mays’ flowing signature in ballpoint pen, accompanied by the personal inscription “To Waite” and the date “May 30, 1961,” which is now heavily faded. “MAYS 24” is handwritten in bold black marker across the brim. An additional inscription reads, “CAP WORN BY MAYS WHEN HE HIT 4 HOME RUNS APRIL 30TH MILWAUKEE.”
The cap was gifted by Mays to Waite Hoyt on May 30, 1961. Hoyt, a Hall of Fame pitcher who later became a renowned broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds, provides a remarkable connection between two baseball legends. J.T. Sports determined that Mays’ dedication was addressed to Hoyt, and a copy of a letter from Hoyt documenting his ownership of the cap and its connection to Mays’ four-home-run game originally accompanied as provenance (The Hoyt Letter Was Misplaced).
Mays, famously known as “The Say Hey Kid,” finished his career with 660 home runs, earned two National League MVP Awards, won 12 Gold Glove Awards, and made 24 All-Star Game appearances. Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979 in his first year of eligibility, Mays remains widely regarded as one of the greatest all-around players in baseball history.
**Authenticity:** Accompanied by a J.T. Sports Letter of Authenticity (1598), deeming the cap authentic, and a full JSA Letter of Authenticity for Mays’ signature (Z51158).
Combining an association with one of baseball’s most extraordinary single-game performances, a personal dedication from Willie Mays, and provenance connecting the cap to Hall of Famer Waite Hoyt, this is a historically compelling piece of Giants memorabilia.
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