Baseball scholars often ponder "what if" had he not been injured, and had been able to lead a healthy career. Copyright 1999- Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. 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. [24][35], Mantle announced his retirement at the age of 37 on March 1, 1969. If you have additional information on these homers, you can mail Bruce at 2130 Martha Washington Rd, Clarkrange, TN 38553. Prior year, August 1960: Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle await . . Applying thick wraps to both of his knees became a pre-game ritual, and by the end of his career simply swinging a bat caused him to fall to one knee in pain. No man. The doctor bluntly told Mantle that the damage to his system was so severe that "your next drink could be your last." The decision still didn't sit well with Mickey Mantle, even 25 years later. vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB, Last Game: 1 September 2000. Topps said in a Press Release, "After more than twenty years, we wanted to offer the spot of card number seven to a young, emerging star, but we also wanted it to still be a New York Yankee. He delivered a farewell speech on Mickey Mantle Day, June 8, 1969, at Yankee Stadium. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Free shipping. Music! I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. Page 369): The son of a miner from Oklahoma, Mantle was led to baseball at an early age by his father. After its presentation by Joe DiMaggio, Mantle gave a similar plaque to DiMaggio, telling the crowd, "Joe DiMaggio's deserves to be higher." On September 10, 1960, he hit a ball left-handed that cleared the right-field roof at Tiger Stadium in Detroit and, based on where it was found, was estimated years later by historian Mark Gallagher to have traveled 643 feet (196m). [Mickey Mantle Quotes] 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). .557 - Mickey Mantle finished his career with a .557 slugging average, the Major League record for highest slugging average by a switch hitter in a career. 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. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. 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. He spent his final two seasons at first base. Proud sponsor of this page. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at-bats a season. He played the rest of his career with a torn ACL. "No boy ever loved his father more," he said. July 22, 1955, County Stadium, Milwaukee - Pitcher Robin Roberts 2. Mantle appeared in 12 World Series including seven championships, and he holds World Series records for the most home runs (18), RBIs (40), extra-base hits (26), runs (42), walks (43), and total bases (123). 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 Mantle was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1951, with the New York Yankees. Like Mickey, Merlyn and three of their sons became alcoholics,[56] and Billy developed Hodgkin's disease, as had several previous men in Mantle's family. He is bringing that magic and mystique back to the team, and was a natural fit for card number seven." Author. A quote there says, "No man in the history of baseball had as much power as Mickey Mantle. It was that year, also, he was timed running from home plate to first base in 3.1 seconds, considered outstanding for a heavy hitter. Longest Home Runs The following information regarding Mickey's longest home runs was provided by Bruce Orser. It was originally purchased for $50,000 in 1991. Separates the men from the boys." Music! 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[23][24] Mantle had high hopes that 1953 would be a breakout year but his momentum was stopped by an injury. 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! You're going to work in the mines, that's what we'll do. 1959 is said to be his only "off season" in his prime, and historians point to 75 runs batted in as particularly low for him. Also, twelve of Mantle's 536 career regular season home runs were walk-offs, tying Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, and Stan Musial. Talent". In January 1959, the New York Times reported Mantle sought a contract raise to 85,000 dollars but he settled for 70,000. Who did Topps select? Mantle was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1974. His batting average in mid-season had climbed as high as .392. a privately run / non-commercial site in need of financial assistance. Count 'em . Oklahoma Heritage Society: Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Mickey Mantle (Photo By Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports) Home run total: 536. Let's take a look back. His original Yankee Stadium Monument Park plaque is displayed at the front entrance. [71], Mantle died at 2:10a.m. on August 13, 1995 at Baylor University Medical Center with his wife at his side, five months after his mother had died at age 91. Total: Left-handed - 1 / Right-handed - 1. [2] Mantle was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974[3] and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1974. Mantle was the starting center fielder in the second All-Star Game's lineup, getting a single and a walk in four at bats. This was the first of numerous injuries that plagued his 18-year career with the Yankees. We present them here for purely educational purposes. In that season, he also hit another long home run at Yankee Stadium to left-center field that was reported to have traveled 502 feet. [10], Mantle was assigned to the Yankees' Class-D Independence Yankees of the KansasOklahomaMissouri League,[15] where he played shortstop. For every 100 at bats, Mantle grounded into 1.40 double plays, one of the lowest marks in history. One Yankee, in 2018, collected two inside the parkers do you remember who it was? On May 14, 1967, Mantle became the sixth member of the 500 home run club. He did, however, regain his status, hitting .330 in the second half of 1958, and leading his team back to the Series. [66][67][68] In July, he had recovered enough to deliver a press conference at Baylor, and addressed fans that had looked to him as a role model. Copyright 1999- Miami Hurricanes basketball stars Haley and Hanna Cavinder in images. Nevertheless, Mantle accepted the position because he felt the rule was "stupid." Mantle finished with 54 home runs while leading the American league in runs scored and walks. ", Mantle was assigned uniform #6, signifying the expectation that he would become the next Yankees star, following Babe Ruth (#3), Lou Gehrig (#4) and Joe DiMaggio (#5). Mickey Mantle was born on Tuesday, October 20, 1931, in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. [10] In 1948, Yankees scout Tom Greenwade came to Baxter Springs to watch Mantle's teammate, third baseman Willard "Billy" Johnson. On May 22, 1963, Mickey Mantle of the Yankees hit perhaps his most impressive home run. "[47] Also displaying a sense of humor, he enjoyed playing practical jokes on his teammates. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball." Canale, Larry. In 2019, the #7 card was issued to Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres. Centerfielder and First Baseman, Born: All rights reserved. [15] Mantle won the Western Association batting title, with a .383 average. Mantle's wife, mother, and mother-in-law were in attendance and received recognition at the ceremony held in honor of him. ", Mickey Mantle Rookie Card | 1951 Bowman Baseball Card (#253 | Checklist)Baseball Almanac Research Library. No man. Running around the bases was the hard part?" Then when you're talking about Mickey Mantle it's an altogether different level. Looking back years later, he said, "That was the turning point of my life. Dave Kingman has power. Join our linker program. 4th inning (69), ( Getty Images) More . Willie Mays had power. 2 years. [Answer], 2017 - Mickey Mantle passed away in 1995, prompting Topps Baseball Cards to "retire" #7 in their base card sets (excluding inserts). Shocked, Mantle bounced back out of his slump, hitting .360 for Kansas City and returning to the Yankees. Major League Baseball batters who have won the, Major leagues, New York Yankees (19511968), Song and film appearances, depictions, and references. What was Willie Mays' average? [New York Yankees Records], Mickey Mantle | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1974 (HOF). The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Mantle played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career (19511968) with the New York Yankees as a center fielder, right fielder, and first baseman. A school in Manhattan was renamed for Mantle on June 4, 2002. Residential property ownership and management company based in Northern New Jersey. Mantle had his first 100 plus RBI year, in 1954, in a full season and regained .300 status. In the 1960 season, he hit what is still believed to be the longest home run in history. [Answer]. With 37 homers, he was now a home run hitter, not just an all-around player with tremendous power. It also was perhaps his only "called shot", as he told on-deck hitter Elston Howard, "he might as well return to the dugout this game is over!" [12] Mantle spoke warmly of his father and said that he was the bravest man whom he had ever known. Witnesses say it looked "like he had been shot." Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. I see I raised a coward instead. However, even "Muscles" once had a brief slump early in his career which was described in Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes (Fadiman, Clifton. 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. [44] Dr. Stephen Haas, medical director for the National Football League Players Association, has speculated that Mantle tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during the incident and played the rest of his career without having it properly treated since ACLs could not be repaired with the surgical techniques available in that era. Mutt drove to Independence, Kansas, and convinced Mantle to keep playing. Once, he put a live snake in Marshall Bridges's uniform, and another time he released a live mongoose into the visitors clubhouse at Tiger Stadium.[47]. 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. "This is a role model: Don't be like me," a frail Mantle said. From 1959 through 1962, two All-Star Games were played each of those years, and The Commerce Comet was sent to all eight of those Midsummer Classics! Mickey Mantle was a Centerfielder and First Baseman. Retrieved December 9, 2012. Mickey Mantle, in full Mickey Charles Mantle, byname the Mick, (born October 20, 1931, Spavinaw, Oklahoma, U.S.died August 13, 1995, Dallas, Texas), professional American League baseball player for the New York Yankees (1951-68), who was a powerful switch-hitter (right- and left-handed) and who hit 536 home runs. Do you remember who it was? Do you know who it is? Described by him as his "favorite summer", his major league-leading .353 batting average, 52 home runs, and 130 runs batted in brought home both the Triple Crown and first of three Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Awards. [citation needed] He outlived all the men in his family by several years. [84] That same year, Mantle was one of 100 nominees for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team, and was chosen by fan balloting as one of the team's outfielders. After fouling off a few pitches, he hit a towering home run over the 402-foot sign by the bullpen. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at-bats a season. Join Baseball Almanac as we take a look at some additional numbers of interest as they relate to the most prolific switch hitter in baseball history: .421 - Mickey Mantle finished his career with a .421 on-base percentage, the Major League record for highest on-base percentage by a switch hitter in a career. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at-bats a season. A history of the Sports Reference Sponsorship System. Shortly before his death, Mantle videotaped a message to be played on Old-Timers' Day, which he was too ill to attend. The Yankees and Mantle were slowed by injuries during the 1965 season, and they finished in sixth place, 25 games behind the Minnesota Twins. 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)! 3rd inning (65), The Daily News reported it as a 502-foot homer. (Another story says, he was badly injured playing touch football, at home, in the late summer of that year). Mickey Mantle played for 1 team, the New York Yankees. In 2017, Topps began including #7 cards in its main sets again, with Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez the first player other than Mickey Mantle to appear in the #7 slot since 1995. Mantle finished in second place in MVP voting for 1964, as Baltimore's Brooks Robinson won the award. Author. Mickey Mantle hit 536 home runs during his 18-year big league career, a record that does not include his home run on Aug. 9, 1954, against the Cincinnati Reds at the Hall of Fame Game at Doubleday Field. 20 June 2011, Page 150. update=copyright.getFullYear(); He is 17th in on-base percentage. [50], After the failure of Mickey Mantle's Country Cookin' restaurants in the early 1970s, the popular Mickey Mantle's Restaurant & Sports Bar opened in New York at 42 Central Park South (59th Street) in 1988. Little, Brown & Company. Greenwade returned in 1949, after Mantle's high school graduation, to sign Mantle to a minor league contract. Although his batting average was his lowest since his rookie year, his league-leading 40 home runs and 94 runs batted in, saw him come in a close second to Roger Maris's MVP award. [Answer], 2,401 - Mickey Mantle wore pinstripes in 2,401 games, the franchise record for games played as a New York Yankee. The year in which Yankees teammates Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle pursue Babe Ruth's hallowed single-season home run record is chronicled by a 13-year-old boy from the Bronx, whose. He was selected an All-Star as the starting center fielder, but for the first time he could not make the 25-man roster because of the foot injury. Hall of Famer Willie Mays, who had taken a similar position, had already had action taken against him. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He won 3 MVP Awards and was selected to play in 20 All-Star Games. A quote there says, "No man in the history of baseball had as much power as Mickey Mantle. Mickey Mantle had a .298 average over his career. 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. [42], Mantle's career was plagued with injuries. Mickey Jr. later died of liver cancer on December 20, 2000 at age 47. In his sophomore year, he was kicked on the left shin during a practice game, and he developed osteomyelitisan infectious disease that was incurable just a few years earlierin his left ankle. Mantle was not entirely discreet about them, and at his retirement ceremony in 1969, he brought his mistress along with his wife. Mantle was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1951, with the New York 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). The Epic Battle to Beat Babe Ruth's Home Run Record In a pressure-packed 1961 season, Roger Maris hit 61 home runs, outdueling his more famous New York Yankees teammate, Mickey. [10] Mantle hit .313 for the Independence Yankees. You can work back down there." Canale, Larry. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball." The New York press was harsh in its treatment of Mantle in his early years with the team, emphasizing that he struck out frequently, was injury-prone, was a rube from Oklahoma, and was perceived as inferior to his predecessor in center field, Joe DiMaggio. [9], Mantle was born on October 20, 1931, in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, the son of Lovell (ne Richardson) Mantle (19041995)[10] and Elvin Charles "Mutt" Mantle (19121952). Own This Day - https://thebaseballpage.comSeptember 10, 1960 - Mickey Mantle unloads a cannon shot clearing the RF roof in Detroit and landing in Brooks Lumb. 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). The next was arguably his first great year, as he concluded with 37 home runs and a .306 batting average. No player, except Mantle himself, was featured in a regular set on card number seven until the release of the 2017 Topps Baseball Card set. Thirty, of the fifty-four, were hit on the road, which is also in the record books for most home runs in a single season hit on the road by a switch hitter. Mickey Mantle (1951) Mantle as a 19-year-old rookie Mantle baseball card Mantle was invited to the Yankees instructional camp before the 1951 season. [8] Despite his accolades on the field, Mantle's private life was plagued with tumult and tragedy, including a well-publicized bout with alcoholism that led to his death from liver cancer. Plagued by leg and knee pain for the majority of his career, the 37-year-old Yankee icon wasn't getting any younger in the spring of 1969. . The following year, Mantle moved to center field. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. [86], In August 2022, a 1952 Topps baseball card (Topps; 1952; #311; SGC MT 9.5) in mint condition sold for $12.6 million, a record for sports memorabilia at the time. A statue of Mantle is located at Mickey Mantle Plaza at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, the home stadium of the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, 2 South Mickey Mantle Drive in Oklahoma City. 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." Mantle spoke with remorse about his drinking in a 1994 Sports Illustrated cover story. 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. Asked what he was doing, Mantle's father told him, "Your're going home. His son David was also present. The Mick,The Commerce Comet,Muscles are nicknames for Mickey Mantle. For the second consecutive year, he narrowly missed winning his third MVP award, finishing four points behind repeat winner Maris. But I didn't think it would be this soon." Mickey Mantle had 536 home runs over his career. 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. Willie Mays had 660 home runs over his career. Too easy? He also hit 26 home runs and recorded 136 runs batted in. During the 1961 season, Mantle and teammate Roger Maris, known as the M&M Boys, chased Babe Ruth's 1927 single-season home run record. However, even "Muscles" once had a brief slump early in his career which was described in Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes (Fadiman, Clifton. Krause Publications. 7th inning (53), Shocked, Mantle bounced back out of his slump, hitting .360 for Kansas City and returning to the Yankees. 91 - Mickey Mantle was the ninety-first ballplayer from the state of Oklahoma. 52 - Mickey Mantle hit 52 home runs in 1956, a total that led every hitter from both leagues. Join Baseball Almanac as we take a look at some additional numbers of interest as they relate to the most prolific switch hitter in baseball history: .421 - Mickey Mantle finished his career with a .421 on-base percentage, the Major League record for highest on-base percentage by a switch hitter in a career. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. Mickey Mantle Positions: Centerfielder and First Baseman Bats: Both Throws: Right 5-11 , 195lb (180cm, 88kg) Born: October 20, 1931 in Spavinaw, OK us More bio, uniform, draft, salary info Hall of Fame 3x MVP Triple Crown 20x All-Star 7x World Series Gold Glove Batting Title ML PoY 6 7 Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. 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. He returned to the center field position on September 2. 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. He was a huge star, but he never treated you like he was better than you. [6] He hit 536 career home runs, batted .300 or more ten times, and is the career leader (tied with Jim Thome) in walk-off home runs, with 13: 12 in the regular season and one in the postseason. August 13, 1995 In 1949, he received a draft-examine notice and was about to be drafted by the US Army but failed the physical exam and was rejected as unqualified and was given a 4-F deferment for any military service.[22][23]. Mantle was reinstated on March 18, 1985 by Kuhn's successor Peter Ueberroth. The hardest ball Mickey Mantle ever hit happened 50 years ago. 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