Baseball Legends: Mickey Mantle (Yankees 1951-1968)

“Some once asked me if I ever went up to the lamina trying to hit a abiding-place run. I said, ‘Positive, every time.’” - Mickey Mantle

Mickey Mantle (”The Mick”) is one of the most well known players to romp the game. The card to the left might be one of the most well known cards other than the far-famed Honus Wagner T-206 card. He was an impression player on the Yankees almost from day one. He did not sport well in his first stint in the majors. He contemplation that he played so badly that he in fact called his dad to give him a ride place of abode. His dad talked him into sticking it out, and we all benefited from that settlement.

Upon returning to the majors he changed his compute from #6 to #7. He did not allied being in line with the Yankee greats that held the verse leading up to six. In his first period of the year he made it to the World Concatenation playing not crooked field. Another big center fielder of that procreation, Willie Mays, was also playing in his first Creation Series. Mickey suffered a race threatening knee wrong in the Series when center fielder Joe DiMaggio called him off at the last next to the first. That knee combined with other injuries would posterior him the rest of his course.

In 1952 DiMaggio removed, and Mantle moved to center tract of land where he would stay until 1967. 1956 might have been The Mick’s most excellent year. He hit .353 with 52 residence runs, and 130 RBI’s on his way to enchanting the Major Confederation Triple Diadem. He also was approaching the Chit’s one only season abiding-place run record with Roger Maris in 1961 when his period of the year was cut short by wrong.

He was well known for his abiding-place runs. He hit enough drawn out shots that the brief expression ‘tape standard home run’ was coined because of him. The most far-famed of these was hit on April 17, 1953 at Griffith Stadium. He hit a globe that was estimated to be 565 feet. Another extinct elephant shot was hit on September 6, 1960. He hit a round body that cleared the not crooked field cover at Tiger Stadium. Years later a writer of history determined that the round part traveled 643 feet.

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Mickey Mantle

Info about the great Mickey Mantle. Goes a little long at the end, but ends on a very funny word. Also some Buck O'Neil in there. From Ken Burns' Baseball.

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