1939-46 Salutation Exhibits ⭐ Mel Ott, Made In USA in Left Corner
Mell Ott was TV sports broadcaster and famous baseball card collector Keith Olbermann's favorite player.
A member of the 500 HR Club, he tucked many a HR inside the cozy left field foul pole at the Polo Grounds in NY.

Mel Ott

1939-46 Salutation Exhibits Mel Ott ⭐ Made In USA in Left Corner
All Exhibit Supply Company cards are beautiful as they are quirky.
Here is the latest example from my collection - Mel Ott having "Made In USA" in the left corner.
This is scarcer than the variation with "Made In USA" in the right corner.😂
You wouldn't know or care if you aren't into Exhibit Cards, the image of Mel Ott is identical in each.
Mel Ott is a 500-Home Run Club icon and the first member of that club from the N.L.
At 5'9" and 170 pounds, Ott was not a prototypical power hitter, but he used the Polo Grounds’ famous short 257-foot right-field porch to his advantage. He hit 323 of his 511 career home runs at home - that's about 63%.

1939 R303-B Goudey Premium Mel Ott ⭐ Legendary Hall of Famer
I'm not sure why these cards and, for that matter, Mel Ott are not more popular. The backs of these cards are phenomenal.
Mel Ott was magnificent and his offensive exploits are largely forgotten by many today.
He was the favorite baseball player of legendary broadcaster Vin Scully and ESPN sportscaster Keith Olbermann.
Mel Ott was a legendary New York Giants slugger who became the first N.L. player to hit 500 career HRs.
He was only 5'9" and used a famous high-leg kick to generate massive power. He finished with 511 homers, a .304 career batting average, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1951.

Mel Ott