The left foot is high above his head, his right arm extending toward the mound in a straight line, the ball gripped in his fingertips. His right foot is planted firmly on an imaginary rubber. His left arm, with the baseball glove nearly closed, is almost touching his elevated foot.

This is the way sculptor William Behrends perceived Juan Marichal in the moment before he released the ball thousands of times during his 16-year career, the first 14 with the Giants.

Marichal played for the Giants from 1960 to 1973 and left the game two years later after short stints with the Red Sox and rival Dodgers. He had a 243-142 record that included six 20-game winning seasons and was inducted at Cooperstown in 1983.

Marichal twice led the National League in complete games and shutouts and was the league leader in 1969 with a 2.10 ERA. During an 18-day period in 1963, he made Giants history. On June 15, he threw a no-hitter over the then Houston Colt .45s at Candlestick Park, winning the game, 1-0.

Only 18 days later, Marichal locked horns with Warren Spahn, the great Milwaukee Braves left-hander. The game was scoreless heading into the 16th inning. Marichal had already thrown 227 pitches, Jon Miller, Saturday's master of ceremonies, said, recalling the events of that long ago day -- July 2, 1963.

"In the bottom of the 16th, Willie Mays finally woke up and said, 'Wait a minute. We better get this over with.' And Mays hit a home run off Spahn," Miller said.

The final score again was 1-0.

This item was a game day giveaway - now a collectible!