Krause Publications. Mantle hit the park's first home run. He admitted that he had often been cruel and hurtful to family, friends, and fans because of his alcoholism, and sought to make amends. After its presentation by Joe DiMaggio, Mantle gave a similar plaque to DiMaggio, telling the crowd, "Joe DiMaggio's deserves to be higher." A quote there says, "No man in the history of baseball had as much power as Mickey Mantle. [45] Still, Mantle was known as the "fastest man to first base" and won the American League triple crown in 1956. He was of at least partial English ancestry; his great-grandfather George Mantle left Brierley Hill, in England's Black Country, in 1848. Mickey Mantle's Career Home Runs Year by Year List plus World Series and All-Star Game (Excerpted from the award-winning DVD, Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life - The Deluxe Lost Stories Edition. On August 25, 1996, about a year after his death, Mantle's Monument Park plaque was replaced with a monument bearing the words "A great teammate" and keeping a phrase that had been included on the original plaque: "A magnificent Yankee who left a legacy of unequaled courage." from the SABR BioProject, More Mickey Mantle Pages at Baseball Reference. Mantle finished with 54 home runs while leading the American league in runs scored and walks. 901 - Mickey Mantle appears on page 901, in one of favorite baseball books of all time (The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball), in a section called Strongest Players. 1 - Mickey Mantle hit the first home run in the Astrodome on April 9, 1965, crushing a Turk Farrell fastball over the 406-feet sign in center field; however, that was actually an exhibition game, and did not spastically count. The first main series #7 card not issued to Mantle or a Yankee was to shortstop Orlando Arcia of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2021. Also helping Mantle decide to enter the clinic was sportscaster Pat Summerall, who had played for the New York Giants football team at Yankee Stadium, by then a recovering alcoholic and a member of Mantle's Dallas-area country club. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. 376 - Mickey Mantle had a league leading 376 total bases in 1956, setting the American League (and Major League) record for most total bases in a season by a switch hitter. Author. [74], Mantle was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1964. [Mickey Mantle Quotes], Mickey Mantle Career Home Runs | Research by Baseball Almanac. Do you remember what player hit the first regular season / official home run (April 12, 1965) in the Astrodome? On December 23, 1951, Mantle married Merlyn Johnson (19322009) in Picher, Oklahoma; they had four sons. [48] In 1972 he served as a part-time television commentator for the Montreal Expos. 2nd inning (20), I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. Running around the bases was the hard part?" During the game, Mantle hit three home runs. Mutt drove to Independence, Kansas, and convinced Mantle to keep playing. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. 54 - Mickey Mantle hit 54 home runs in 1961, the Major League record for most home runs in a single season by a switch-hitter. . [13], When Mantle was four years old, his family moved to the nearby town of Commerce, Oklahoma, where his father worked in lead and zinc mines. Major League Baseball batters who have won the, Major leagues, New York Yankees (19511968), Song and film appearances, depictions, and references. A settlement was reached allowing for the sale of some of Mantle's belongings for approximately $500,000. Mickey Mantle was a Centerfielder and First Baseman. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1974, Mantle was the third player from Oklahoma sent to Cooperstown! Frank Robinson tied them next, but all four were passed in 2012, when a player became the first with thirteen walk-offs. 20 - Mickey Mantle played in the majors for eighteen years, and was not sent to the Midsummer Classic in 1951, or 1966, yet he did appear in twenty All-Star Games! 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The low batting average caused his lifetime average to dip below .300, which caused him anguish the next year as he worked with a statistician to review all of his at-bats since 1951, hoping to find enough uncounted hits to elevate his average to .2995, but his lifetime average remained .298. "[66] Richardson read the poem at Mantle's funeral, which he described as being extremely difficult. document.write(update); 12 - Mickey Mantle is often associated with home runs, but on July 23, 1957, he showed his ability to hit singles, doubles, triples and home runs, completing the twelfth cycle in franchise history for the New York Yankees. 20 June 2011, Page 150. vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB. His rationale was that the men in his family had all died young, so he expected to die young as well. Mantle desired to be remembered as a stellar teammate. [66], Mantle's popularity led to controversy over his liver transplant. Mantle was not entirely discreet about them, and at his retirement ceremony in 1969, he brought his mistress along with his wife. Mickey Mantle still to this day holds the following World Series Hitting Records: Most Bases on Balls in World Series History (43), Most Extra Base Hits in World Series History (26), Most Home Runs in World Series History (18), Most RBI in World Series History (40), Most Runs Scored in World Series History (42) and Most Total Bases in World Series History (123)! Mantle played center field full-time for the Yankees until 1965, when he was moved to left field. 37 in its "50 Greatest Athletes" series. On top of all that, he set World Series records for home runs (18), runs (42), RBI (40), total bases (125) and bases on . Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1974. A school in Manhattan was renamed for Mantle on June 4, 2002. Mickey Mantle had a .298 average over his career. In 2020, the #7 card was issued to right fielder Aaron Judge. He was carried off the field on a stretcher and watched the rest of the World Series on TV from a hospital bed. document.write(update); He had the highest stolen-base percentage in history at the time of his retirement. Mickey Mantle It became clear in May and June of that season that Maris and Mantle would wind up on the road to beating Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in a single season. Count 'em . The next was arguably his first great year, as he concluded with 37 home runs and a .306 batting average. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Mantle won the Triple Crown in 1956, when he led the major leagues in batting average (.353), home runs (52), and runs batted in (RBI) (130). His lifestyle was restored to its former luxury by his leadership in the sports-memorabilia craze that swept the U.S. beginning in the 1980s. On May 22, 1963, against Kansas City's Bill Fischer, Mantle hit a ball that fellow players and fans claimed was still rising when it hit the 110-foot (34m) high facade, then caromed back onto the playing field. Do you know who it is? During the 1957 World Series, Milwaukee Braves second baseman Red Schoendienst fell on Mantle's left shoulder in a collision at second base. making a donation to Baseball Almanac : [76] The plaque was officially presented to Mantle by Joe DiMaggio. [52] In 1983, he worked at the Claridge Resort and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey as a greeter and community representative. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. How is that possible? After an impressive spring training, Yankees manager Casey Stengel decided to promote Mantle to the majors as a right fielder instead of sending him to the minors. He is bringing that magic and mystique back to the team, and was a natural fit for card number seven." 8th inning (63), [83] In 2018, the #7 card was issued to Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier. [10] He was selected an "All-Star" for the first time and made the AL team, but did not play in the five-inning All-Star game that had Boston Red Sox Dom DiMaggio at center field. He also had an excellent .984 fielding percentage when playing center field. Mantle and former teammate Whitey Ford were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame together in 1974, Mantle's first year of eligibility, Ford's second.[81]. He also hit 26 home runs and recorded 136 runs batted in. [10] Mantle hit .313 for the Independence Yankees. Did you know that when Mick, his nickname, made his big league debut on April 17, 1951, he became the first Commerce High School (Commerce, Oklahoma) graduate to play in the majors? [75], On Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium, June 8, 1969, Mantle's number 7 was retired and he was a awarded a bronze plaque to be hung on the center field wall near the monuments to Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Miller Huggins. 12 - Mickey Mantle is often associated with home runs, but on July 23, 1957, he showed his ability to hit singles, doubles, triples and home runs, completing the twelfth cycle in franchise history for the New York Yankees. Either way, the demand for this card remains sky high. All Rights Reserved by Baseball Almanac, Inc.Hosted by Hosting 4 Less. [39] In roughly 25% of his total at-bats he hit .330 right-handed to .281 left. [10] As a teenager, Mantle rooted for the St. Louis Cardinals. update=copyright.getFullYear(); Longest Home Runs The following information regarding Mickey's longest home runs was provided by Bruce Orser. Mays's fly was hit to shallow center, and as Mantle came over to back up DiMaggio, Mantle's spikes caught a drainage cover in the outfield grass. Mantle was selected an All-Star every season during his 18-year career except 1951 and 1966, and did not play in the 1952, 1963, and 1965 seasons. On May 14, 1967, Mickey Mantle hit career home run number 500 and became the first switch-hitter to join the 500 Home Runs Club. During Game 5 of the 1956 World SeriesDon Larsen's perfect game against the Brooklyn DodgersMantle kept the perfect game alive by making a running catch of a deep fly ball off the bat of Gil Hodges, and provided the first of the two runs the Yankees would score with a fourth-inning home run off Brooklyn starter Sal Maglie. In spite of short foul pole dimension of 296 feet (90m) to left and 301 feet (92m) to right in original Yankee Stadium, Mantle gained no advantage there as his stroke both left and right-handed drove balls there to power alleys of 344' to 407' and 402' to 457' feet (139m) from the plate. Shocked, Mantle bounced back out of his slump, hitting .360 for Kansas City and returning to the Yankees. His .353 batting average and 130 RBIs also led both leagues and The Mick became the second Bronx Bomber to win the Triple Crown (Lou Gehrig won it first in 1934), the first and only switch-hitter to win a Triple Crown, and he won the first of three Most Valuable Player Awards this one was unanimous, the first time any Bronx Bomber won it unanimously (and still the only instance by a Yankee). On August 28, 2011, Derek Jeter passed The Mick and finished his career the new all-time leader with 2,747 regular season games played the most in New York Yankees' history. ", Mickey Mantle Rookie Card | 1951 Bowman Baseball Card (#253 | Checklist)Baseball Almanac Research Library. He has the third highest career OPS+ among MLB players who played the majority of their career after 1950, behind only Barry Bonds and Mike Trout. The Yankees and Mantle were slowed by injuries during the 1965 season, and they finished in sixth place, 25 games behind the Minnesota Twins. "During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. The first, he often was not. "Sixty! His on-base percentage was .400, for the year. Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season, Nicknames: http://www.courtsidetweets.comMickey Mantle of the New York Yankees may have been on the other side of his career in 1965, but that didn't stop him from bein. [27] DiMaggio, Hank Greenberg, and Ted Williams, who had just retired, had been paid over $100,000 in a season, and Ruth had a peak salary of $80,000. extra innings (14). Mantle two times hit balls off the third-deck facade at Yankee Stadium, nearly becoming the only player to hit a fair ball out of the stadium during a game. Did you know that when Mick, his nickname, made his big league debut on April 17, 1951, he became the first Commerce High School (Commerce, Oklahoma) graduate to play in the majors? [12] Mantle spoke warmly of his father and said that he was the bravest man whom he had ever known. But he struggled with the Yankees and was sent down to their farm team in Kansas City, where he went 0 for 22 in a strong slump. Positions: He spent his final two seasons at first base. - Mantle, Mickey. 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He is the only player to win a league Triple Crown as a switch hitter. On August 12, 1964, he hit one whose distance was undoubted: a center field drive that cleared the 22-foot (6.7m) batter's eye screen, some 75' beyond the 461-foot (141m) marker at the Stadium. His original Yankee Stadium Monument Park plaque is displayed at the front entrance. He missed several weeks, so his numbers were modest but respectable, especially with 92 RBIs. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family, Last-Modified: December 4, 2022 5:28 AM EST, record for highest on-base percentage by a switch hitter in a career, record for highest on-base percentage by a switch hitter in a single season, record for highest slugging average by a switch hitter in a career, record for highest slugging average by a switch hitter in a single season, most home runs in a single season by a switch-hitter, most home runs in a single season hit on the road by a switch hitter, most bases on balls awarded a switch-hitter during a single season, record for most bases on balls by a switch hitter, most total bases in a season by a switch hitter, Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas. In addition, compared to the other four center fielders on the All-Century team, he had the lowest career rate of grounding into double plays, and he had the highest World Series on-base percentage and World Series slugging percentage. Overall, he hit slightly more home runs away (270) than home (266). [Answer], 3 - Mickey Mantle was not just incredibly strong, but he was also incredibly fast. Mickey Mantle had 2,415 hits over his career. [Answer]. 1 - Mickey Mantle hit the first home run in the Astrodome on April 9, 1965, crushing a Turk Farrell fastball over the 406-feet sign in center field; however, that was actually an exhibition game, and did not spastically count. The New York Yankees' list of all-time home run leaders reads like a who's who of baseball sluggers . Hall of Famer Willie Mays, who had taken a similar position, had already had action taken against him. In the 1961 season, the press appeared to view the Yankees as Mantle's team, with Maris often belittled and ostracized as an outsider and not a true Yankee. [Answer], 2017 - Mickey Mantle passed away in 1995, prompting Topps Baseball Cards to "retire" #7 in their base card sets (excluding inserts). Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. Mantle's original plaque, along with DiMaggio's, are now on display at the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, with the DiMaggio plaque still hung higher than Mantle's. 1 September 2000. Fairchild's poetry celebrates gritty lives in small towns", "Catch me if you can(2002) - You know why the yankees always win? Miami Hurricanes basketball stars Haley and Hanna Cavinder in images. He homered for the third Yankee run in a 32 Game 6 win and he knocked in the winning runs in the 42 Game 7 win, with a homer in the sixth inning and an RBI single in the seventh inning. Too easy? Running around the bases was the hard part?" [79], In 1969, Mantle received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.[80]. Deducting for bounces,[5] there is no doubt that both landed well over 500 feet (152m) from home plate. The Mick, The Commerce Comet or Muscles, View Player Bio [36] When he retired, Mantle was third on the all-time home-run list with 536,[34] and he was the Yankees' all-time leader in games played with 2,401, a record that would be broken by Derek Jeter on August 29, 2011.[37]. 1969 Topps #500 Mickey Mantle Last Name in Yellow PSA 6 EX-MT $875.00 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA 2 STUNNING EYE APPEAL INCREDIBLE CENTERING $84,999.99 1969 Topps #500 Mickey Mantle UER VGEX X2696604 $234.00 1952 Topps # 408 Mickey Mantle - New York Yankees $7.00 1961 Topps #300 Mickey Mantle PSA 6 EX-MT $1,299.99 All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. [10] However, Mantle struggled defensively at shortstop.[10]. View Mickey Mantle's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). In 2019, the #7 card was issued to Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres. $2.19. No man. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 1:07PM. We present them here for purely educational purposes. [citation needed], Joe DiMaggio retired from baseball following the 1951 World Series. Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, TX, High School: Commerce HS (Commerce, OK), Debut: However, even "Muscles" once had a brief slump early in his career which was described in Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes (Fadiman, Clifton. Join our linker program. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Mickey Mantle 2006 Topps Multi-Year Issue Home Run History #MHR293 New York at the best online prices at eBay! Mantle homered off 224 different pitchers during his career, connected most often while batting third in the lineup, and drove in 859 total runs when he went deep! , March 1, 1:07PM struck out about 1,700 times and walked 1,800. 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