The 1958 NL batting race featured two of the greats of the game Willie Mays and Richie Ashburn pitted against each other into the last week of the season. And while Ashburn would win the battle squeaking by with a .350 average to Mays" .347 it would be Mays that would win the war regarded by many to be one of the top two or three to ever play the game. Ashburn however would also go on to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame making the pairing of players on this card to be particularly legendary.Even within the widely-collected 1959 Topps set MINT copies of Hall of Famer cards are not easy to come by; just 25 examples of this card (with well over 1 200 copies graded) have attained such a grade with none higher. Particularly sharp and well-centered it would be difficult to imagine a more perfect copy of this card an extreme example of an ultra high-grade condition rarity from an immensely popular set that is loaded with Hall of Famers and popular stars.Population data:PSA Population: 1 271 total graded 25 at this level none higherSGC Population: 139 total graded none at this level none higher