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Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995), nicknamed "the Mick" and "the Commerce Comet", was an American professional baseball player who played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career (1951–1968) with the New York Yankees, primarily as a center fielder. Mantle is regarded by many as being one of the best players and ...
Mickey Mantle* 1,710 42 Harmon Killebrew* 1,699 43 Chili Davis: 1,698 44 Dwight Evans: 1,697 45 Evan Longoria: 1,696 46 Rickey Henderson* 1,694 47 Dave Winfield* 1,686 48 Matt Kemp: 1,641 49 Joey Votto: 1,640 50 Freddie Freeman (0) 1,635
The "M&M Boys" were the duo of New York Yankees baseball players Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, who were teammates from 1960 to 1966. [a] They gained prominence during the 1961 season, when Maris and Mantle, batting third and cleanup (fourth) in the Yankee lineup respectively, both challenged Babe Ruth's 34-year-old single-season record of 60 ...
It's been 20 years since baseball legend Mickey Mantle left us on Aug. 13, 1995. At 63, he died too soon, of liver cancer that spread throughout his body. But the on-field legacy he left behind is ...
January 16, 1961: Mickey Mantle became the highest paid baseball player by signing a $75,000 contract. Prior to 1961 season: Art López was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees. [2] Prior to 1961 season: Ole Miss Rebels football quarterback Jake Gibbs was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees. [3]
The 1968 season was notable for being Mickey Mantle's final season before he announced his retirement the following spring. The Yankees batted .214 as a team, the lowest total ever for a team in a full season in the live-ball era (as of 2023).
April 17, 1951: Mickey Mantle makes his big league debut for the New York Yankees. The Yankees opponent is the Boston Red Sox. May 1, 1951: Mickey Mantle hits his first major league home run. The game was played against the Chicago White Sox and the pitcher who gave up the home run was Randy Gumpert. The home run was in the sixth inning and was ...
NEW YORK — It’s a Yankee Doodle Dandy of a lawsuit. Former Bronx Bomber Joe Pepitone, in an upstate federal court complaint, claims legendary teammate Mickey Mantle used one of his loaned bats ...