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Sleepy Inning depicts a father carrying his sleeping young son through the stands during a nighttime baseball game. The boy wears a baseball uniform, holds a pennant, and rests across his father’s arms after staying at the ballpark past his bedtime. The father wears a gray jacket and looks back toward the field.

Spectators fill the foreground, many wearing hats and watching the game. A vendor stands among the crowd with a tray of refreshments. In the background, players remain on the field beneath stadium lights, while a large scoreboard and advertising signs stand beyond the outfield. The scene captures the contrast between the ongoing game and the child who has fallen asleep before its conclusion.

The original artwork is “Sleepy Inning,” a Saturday Evening Post cover dated April 23, 1955, by American illustrator Earl Mayan.

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