[Answer]. Copyright 1999- 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). All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Either way, the demand for this card remains sky high. 2007 Topps #MHR293 Mickey Mantle . His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mickey Mantle baseball stats page. Mantle was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1951, with the New York Yankees. Mickey Mantle Memories and Memorabilia. 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] The 1958 season started slowly for Mantle; the first half saw him at the .274 mark, as a shoulder injury from a collision with Braves' Red Schoendienst in the 1957 World Series left him with permanent struggles in his uppercut from the left side. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. Fairchild's poetry celebrates gritty lives in small towns", "Catch me if you can(2002) - You know why the yankees always win? [42], Mantle's career was plagued with injuries. After its presentation by Joe DiMaggio, Mantle gave a similar plaque to DiMaggio, telling the crowd, "Joe DiMaggio's deserves to be higher." Mantle was also known for his incredible ability to avoid grounding into double plays. Mickey Mantle was born on Tuesday, October 20, 1931, in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. How is that possible? [16] Mantle hit his first professional home run on June 30, 1949, at Shulthis Stadium. [10], Mantle began his professional baseball career in Kansas with the semi-professional Baxter Springs Whiz Kids. Over the course of time, however, Mantle (with a little help from his teammate Whitey Ford, a native of Queens) had learned to deal with the New York media and had gained the favor of the press. His original Yankee Stadium Monument Park plaque is displayed at the front entrance. 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. Roger Maris became the ninth player in the club with his record 61 long balls in 1961 - the same season . Beginning in 1997, the Topps Baseball Card company retired card #7 in its baseball flagship sets in tribute to Mantle, whose career was taking off just as Topps began producing them. If you have additional information on these homers, you can mail Bruce at 2130 Martha Washington Rd, Clarkrange, TN 38553. [11] Mutt named his son in honor of Mickey Cochrane, a Hall of Fame catcher. var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'right';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = 'https://www.baseball-almanac.com/css/print.css';var pfBtVersion='2';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text/javascript';pf.src='//cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})(); Mickey Charles Mantle was a Major League Baseball player who spent his entire 18-year career playing for the New York Yankees (1951-1968). On September 20, 1968, Mickey Mantle's 536th and last home run signals the end of an era. 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. Do you have a blog? Mantle hit some of the longest home runs in Major League history. Then when you're talking about Mickey Mantle it's an altogether different level. [32] In 1966, his batting average increased to .288 with 23 home runs and 56 RBI in 333 at-bats, in large part because of very strong June and July, when he returned to his 1964 form until he was sidelined with another injury. Mantle hit the park's first home run. He was well-liked by the citizens of Greensboro, and seemed to like them in return. His second homer, also hit left-handed, was a high, opposite-field drive that easily cleared the left-field wall. He won 3 MVP Awards and was selected to play in 20 All-Star Games. Rookie Status: Mutt drove up to Kansas City that day. Joe DiMaggio was playing center field. [citation needed], Joe DiMaggio retired from baseball following the 1951 World Series. All Rights Reserved by Baseball Almanac, Inc.Hosted by Hosting 4 Less. Mantle had a .298 batting average with 2,415 hits, 536 home runs, 1,509 runs batted in, and 1,676 runs scored. In response, Joltin Joe's plaque was hung one inch higher than Mantle's. Shortly before his death, Mantle videotaped a message to be played on Old-Timers' Day, which he was too ill to attend. Krause Publications. [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. 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)! To inaugurate the Astrodome, the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees played an exhibition game on April 9, 1965. 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? [55] In an autobiography, Mantle said that he had married Merlyn not out of love, but because he was told to by his domineering father. He checked into the Betty Ford Clinic on January 7, 1994 after being told by a doctor that his liver was so badly damaged from almost 40 years of drinking that it "looked like a doorstop". His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mickey Mantle baseball stats page. 2006 Topps Mickey Mantle Home Run History Mickey Mantle RC New York Yankees. Mickey Mantle had a .298 average over his career. The doctor bluntly told Mantle that the damage to his system was so severe that "your next drink could be your last." The first main series #7 card not issued to Mantle or a Yankee was to shortstop Orlando Arcia of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2021. SUMMARY Career [47] Joe Collins, who played with him from 1951 through 1957, recalled that "Mickey was the type of guy who cared about you as a person. And, in the end, people got it. 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. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 1:07PM. Also, twelve of Mantle's 536 career regular season home runs were walk-offs, tying Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, and Stan Musial. Mickey Mantle was born on Tuesday, October 20, 1931, in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. [10] However, Mantle struggled defensively at shortstop.[10]. 4th inning (69), Not one Yankee player since Mantle, has hit three inside the park home runs in the same season! Krause Publications. Canale, Larry. . - Mantle, Mickey. "I'm not gonna be cheated," he would say. 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. 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! Mantle was reinstated on March 18, 1985 by Kuhn's successor Peter Ueberroth. Mickey Mantle Memories and Memorabilia. [82][87][88] This card is sometimes erroneously referred to as Mantle's rookie card, though Mantle had in fact appeared in the 1951 Bowman Baseball set.[89]. Mantle played in 96 games that season and batted .267 with 13 home runs and 65 RBI. document.write(update); Did you know that Mickey Mantle once said, "Hitting the ball was easy. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. [Answer], 2,401 - Mickey Mantle wore pinstripes in 2,401 games, the franchise record for games played as a New York Yankee. Krause Publications. Looking back years later, he said, "That was the turning point of my life. 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. [66], Mantle's popularity led to controversy over his liver transplant. The next day his father appearead unannounced in Mantle's hotel room and started packing a suitcase, jamming Mantle's clothes into it. Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season, Nicknames: Mickey Mantle hit 298 solo homers, 162 with a single runner on base, 67 with two men on base, and 9 grand slams. The Daily News reported it as a 502-foot homer. [39] In roughly 25% of his total at-bats he hit .330 right-handed to .281 left. In 1962, Mantle batted .321 in 121 games. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. The next closest switch hitter had a career WAR of 85.3. You can work back down there." In 1973, at the Old-Timers Game at Yankee Stadium, Mantle, batting right handed, faced old friend Whitey Ford. Baseball scholars often ponder "what if" had he not been injured, and had been able to lead a healthy career. [Answer], 3 - Mickey Mantle was not just incredibly strong, but he was also incredibly fast. [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. The Yankees and Mantle were slowed by injuries during the 1965 season, and they finished in sixth place, 25 games behind the Minnesota Twins. He occasionally attended the local Methodist church, and sometimes ate Sunday dinner with members of the congregation. Let's take a look back. On May 22, 1963, Mickey Mantle of the Yankees hit perhaps his most impressive home run. update=copyright.getFullYear(); Mantle's career total, 1733 walks, are also still a Major League record for most bases on balls by a switch hitter. The New York Yankees' list of all-time home run leaders reads like a who's who of baseball sluggers . In January 1959, the New York Times reported Mantle sought a contract raise to 85,000 dollars but he settled for 70,000. [citation needed] Another Mantle homer, hit right-handed off Chuck Stobbs at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. on April 17, 1953, was measured by Yankees traveling secretary Red Patterson (hence the term "tape-measure home run") to have traveled 565 feet (172m). Canale, Larry. All rights reserved. He delivered a farewell speech on Mickey Mantle Day, June 8, 1969, at Yankee Stadium. Do you know who preceded him in 1952? 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. He played halfback and Oklahoma offered him a football scholarship. He is the only player to win a league Triple Crown as a switch hitter. October 20, 1931 He is 17th in on-base percentage. [43][44], As a 19-year-old rookie playing right field in his first World Series, Mantle tore the cartilage in his right knee on a fly ball hit by Willie Mays. Mickey Mantle hit 536 home runs during his career, 266 while playing at home, 270 while on the road. Two Armed Forces physicals were ordered, including a highly publicized exam on November 4, 1952, which was brought on by his All-Star selection, that ended in a final rejection. He also had an excellent .984 fielding percentage when playing center field. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. 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. 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. . Mickey Mantle had 2,415 hits over his career. Frequently, he would dump ice water on those who were showering. [a] He was an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times and a Gold Glove winner once. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. 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. . Mantle made an appearance in the music video for "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" by Paul Simon in 1988. However, even "Muscles" once had a brief slump early in his career which was described in Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes (Fadiman, Clifton. The town respected Mantle's privacy, refusing either to talk about him to outsiders or to direct fans to his home. Click Here to learn more about it. Mantle finished with 54 home runs while leading the American league in runs scored and walks. [Answer], 2,401 - Mickey Mantle wore pinstripes in 2,401 games, the franchise record for games played as a New York Yankee. [Answer]. Mantle's wife, mother, and mother-in-law were in attendance and received recognition at the ceremony held in honor of him. A quote there says, "No man in the history of baseball had as much power as Mickey Mantle. 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. [10] He hit .267 with 13 home runs and 65 RBI in 96 games. [66] He established the Mickey Mantle Foundation to raise awareness for organ donations. Mantle was the starting center fielder in the second All-Star Game's lineup, getting a single and a walk in four at bats. [83] In 2018, the #7 card was issued to Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier. Center fielder Mickey Mantle played 18 seasons for the Yankees. 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. What was Willie Mays' average? In the 1960 season, he hit what is still believed to be the longest home run in history. The season was bad for the Yankees, too, as they finished third. Willie Mays had a .301 average over his career. 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! He still holds World Series records for home runs (18), RBIs (40), runs (42), walks (43), extra-base hits (26), and total bases (123). He spent his final two seasons at first base. 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. Mickey Jr. later died of liver cancer on December 20, 2000 at age 47. Copyright 1999- [79], In 1969, Mantle received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.[80]. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at-bats a season. 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. Mantle was one of the greatest offensive threats in baseball history and is considered to be one of the best baseball players of all time. I see I raised a coward instead. Copyright 1999- extra innings (14). Beginning in high school, he suffered both acute and chronic injuries to bones and cartilage in his legs. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Mickey Mantle (Photo By Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports) Home run total: 536. [10] Later in his life, Mantle expressed relief that his father had not known Cochrane's true first name because he would have hated to be named Gordon. On December 23, 1951, Mantle married Merlyn Johnson (19322009) in Picher, Oklahoma; they had four sons. Who did Topps select? In 1957, Mantle had a career high .521 OBP, the Major League record for highest on-base percentage by a switch hitter in a single season. Count 'em . [45] Still, Mantle was known as the "fastest man to first base" and won the American League triple crown in 1956. 1. Shocked, Mantle bounced back out of his slump, hitting .360 for Kansas City and returning to the Yankees. Mantle's overall performance in 1956 was so exceptional that he was bestowed the Hickok Belt (unanimously) as the top American professional athlete of the year. In 1956, Mantle had a career high .705 slugging average, the Major League record for highest slugging average by a switch hitter in a single season. Mickey Mantle was 19 years young when he played his first game for the New York Yankees. [73], After Mantle's death, his family pursued a federal lawsuit against Greer Johnson, his agent and live-in aide during the last decade of his life, to prohibit her from auctioning many of Mantle's personal items, including a lock of hair, a neck brace, and expired credit cards. Madden, Bill. Roy Clark sang and played "Yesterday, When I Was Young". Mickey Mantle was born on October 20, 1931. He also hit his second All-Star Game home run that season. In response, Joltin Joe's plaque was hung one inch higher than Mantle's. Deducting for bounces,[5] there is no doubt that both landed well over 500 feet (152m) from home plate. July 22, 1955, County Stadium, Milwaukee - Pitcher Robin Roberts 2. Out of frustration, he called his father one day and told him, "I don't think I can play baseball anymore." Mantle was able to hit for both average and power,[4] especially tape-measure home runs,[5] a term that was born when a play-by-play caller reacted to one of Mantle's 1953 home runs. 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. Mantle reached base more times than he made outs (319 to 312), one of two seasons in which he achieved the feat. The osteomyelitic condition of Mantle's left leg had exempted him from being drafted for military service since he was 18 in 1949,[22][23] but his emergence as a star center fielder in the major leagues during the Korean War in 1952 led baseball fans to question his 4-F deferment. As the years passed, Mantle frequently used a line popularized by football legend Bobby Layne, a Dallas neighbor and friend who also died in part from alcohol abuse: "If I'd known I was gonna live this long, I'd have taken a lot better care of myself. Danny later battled prostate cancer. Mantle's monument now stands at the current Monument Park. "TELEVISION: Summerall's Struggle with Alcohol" (, "THE DEATH OF A HERO; Mantle's Cancer 'Most Aggressive' His Doctors Had Seen", "Sports of The Times; Mickey Mantle's Cancer", "Questions Are Raised On Mantle Transplant", "Mickey Mantle, Great Yankee Slugger, Dies at 63", "Merlyn Mantle, widow of Mickey, dies at 77", "Cheers, Tears Ring For Mantle As Uniform No. Separates the men from the boys." "[77] In response, DiMaggio's plaque was hung one inch higher than Mantle's. The second, he always will be. 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. 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