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Twice in his career Mantle hit a home run off the third-deck facade at Yankee Stadium, nearly becoming the only player to hit a fair ball out of the stadium during a game. On May 22, 1963, against Kansas City's Bill Fischer, Mantle hit a home run against the 110-foot (34 m) high facade, before the ball caromed back onto the playing field. [67]
May 14, 1967: Yankees player Mickey Mantle hits his 500th career home run. August 29, 1967: The longest game (by innings) ever played at Yankee Stadium occurs, when the Yankees record a 20-inning 4–3 victory over their biggest rivals, the Boston Red Sox. June 8, 1969: the Yankees retire the uniform number 7 of Mickey Mantle on
(On the Yankees' side, the 1951 World Series was the first for Mickey Mantle and the final for Joe DiMaggio.) Mantle's bad luck with injuries in the Major Leagues began here. In the fifth inning of Game 2 at Yankee Stadium, Mays flied to deep right center. DiMaggio and Mantle converged on the ball, DiMaggio called Mantle off, and Mantle stutter ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Jensen's 14 home runs against Banks were the most a player hit in a single contest. Only one home run was recorded in a contest three times; by Snider, Al Kaline, and Gus Triandos. [4] Mickey Mantle hit the most home runs on the show, a total of 44 during his five appearances. [4] Aaron won the most money during the show's run, $13,500.
The 1952 World Series featured the 3-time defending champions New York Yankees beating the Brooklyn Dodgers in seven games. The Yankees won their 4th consecutive title, tying the mark they set in 1936–1939 under manager Joe McCarthy, and Casey Stengel became the second manager in Major League history with 4 consecutive World Series championships.