Paine Proffitt 1-of-1 Toronto Maple Leafs Painting Arizona Diamondbacks The August 1955 SPORT Cover

The August 1955 SPORT Cover features Paul Richards of the Baltimore Orioles

and would go on to earn Rookie of the Year honours that year and later the NL MVP honours in 1949

w/ team name on strap

In this classic image created exclusively for an August 1968 SPORT magazine feature titled

Paine Proffitt 1-of-1 Toronto Maple Leafs Painting Arizona Diamondbacks The August 1955 SPORT CoverPaine Proffitt is a well regarded artist from the Philadelphia area, now based in England. He's worked with the Boston Red Sox, Minor League Baseball, West Bromwich Albion FC, Sunderland AFC, Aberdeen FC, Port Vale FC, Grimsby Town, Aston Villa, Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Brentford and others. Proffitt also has artwork in the permanent collections of The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, The National Pastime Museum, The World Rugby