Mickey Mantle

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Mickey Mantle

Born:	October 20, 1931
Birthplace:	Spavinaw, Oklahoma
Height:	5'11"
Weight:	198 lbs
Bats:	Switch
Throws:	Right
Drafted:	1949 Amateur Free Agent by the New York Yankees
College:	None
High School:	Commerce High School (OK)
Teams:	New York Yankees 1951 - 1968

1 Overall Career
2 Red Sox Nation Villainy
3 Awards
4 Achievements
5 Trivia
6 External Links

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Overall Career

Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995) was a star from the start, parlaying a talent for the game and boyish good looks into iconic status. In spite of a series of devastating injuries, Mantle accumulated a long list of impressive accomplishments, finishing his 18-year career with 536 home runs and a .298 batting average. The switch-hitting "Commerce Comet" won three MVP awards (1956, ’57, ’62) and a Triple Crown (1956). He contributed to 12 pennants and seven World Series titles in his first 14 seasons, while establishing numerous World Series records, including most home runs (18).

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Red Sox Nation Villainy

September 29, 1956: Mickey Mantle has only one hit against Boston pitching, but it is his 52nd HR. In the 2 late-season series against Boston, Mantle has 7 hits in 14 at bats, while Ted Williams has just 3 hits in 20 at bats. Mantle wins the Triple Crown with a .353 batting average, 52 HRs, and 130 RBI.

November 22, 1957: Mickey Mantle edges Ted Williams 233 to 209 votes to win the American League MVP. Williams, at 39 years of age, led the league in hitting with a .388 average, hit 38 home runs, and compiled a slugging average of .731. Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey brands the voting "incompetent and unqualified," noting that two Chicago writers listed Williams in the 9th and 10th places on their ballots.

September 24, 1960: Mickey Mantle's 11th inning homer off Ted Wills gives New York a 6–5 win over the Red Sox at Fenway. Mantle had driven in the games first run with a drag bunt in the first.

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Awards

Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1974 (88.22%)

1956 Major League Player of the Year
1956 American League Triple Crown
1965 Hutch Award
3-Time American League MVP (1956, 1957, 1962)
16-Time American League All-Star (1952-1965, 1967, 1968)

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Achievements

Member of the 500 Home Run Club (536 HR)

AL Batting Average Leader (1956)
3-time AL On-Base Percentage Leader (1955, 1962 & 1964)
4-time AL Slugging Percentage Leader (1955, 1956, 1961 & 1962)
6-time AL OPS Leader (1952, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1962 & 1964)
6-time AL Runs Scored Leader (1954, 1956-1958, 1960 & 1961)
3-time AL Total Bases Leader (1956, 1958 & 1960)
AL Triples Leader (1955)
4-time AL Home Runs Leader (1955, 1956, 1958 & 1960)
AL RBI Leader (1956)
5-time AL Bases on Balls Leader (1955, 1957, 1958, 1961 & 1962)
20-Home Run Seasons: 14 (1952-1962, 1964, 1966 & 1967)
30-Home Run Seasons: 9 (1955-1962 & 1964)
40-Home Run Seasons: 4 (1956, 1958, 1960 & 1961)
50-Home Run Seasons: 2 (1956 & 1961)
100 RBI Seasons: 4 (1954, 1956, 1961 & 1964)
100 Runs Scored Seasons: 9 (1953-1961)
Was a drunk who neglected his children

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Trivia

Won seven World Series Rings with the New York Yankees (1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961 & 1962)
Mickey Mantle was named after future Hall of Fame catcher Gordon "Mickey" Cochrane
Made his Major League debut the same day as public address announcer Bob Sheppard.

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