[10], Mantle began his professional baseball career in Kansas with the semi-professional Baxter Springs Whiz Kids. Asked what he was doing, Mantle's father told him, "Your're going home. . .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. [Answer], 2,401 - Mickey Mantle wore pinstripes in 2,401 games, the franchise record for games played as a New York Yankee. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KSWO) - On this day in Oklahoma History, Oklahoma native Mickey Mantle announced his retirement from baseball in 1969. Positions: Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 August 13, 1995), nicknamed "the Commerce Comet" and "the Mick",[1] was an American professional baseball player. August 13, 1995 In one interview, Mantle stated that the people of Greensboro had "gone out of their way to make me feel welcome, and I've found something there I haven't enjoyed since I was a kid.". [10] Mickey Mantle's salary for the 1951 season was $7,500. He spent his final two seasons at first base. Mickey Mantle was born on Tuesday, October 20, 1931, in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. In the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 3 of the 1964 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Mantle hit Barney Schultz's first pitch into the right field stands at Yankee Stadium, which won the game for the Yankees 21. Mantle was selected an All-Star every season during his 18-year career except 1951 and 1966, and did not play in the 1952, 1963, and 1965 seasons. Let's take a look back. 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)! However, he was not able to find the power he once had in the lower minors. a privately run / non-commercial site in need of financial assistance. 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. Do you remember what player hit the first regular season / official home run (April 12, 1965) in the Astrodome? In his first complete World Series (1952), Mantle was the Yankees hitting star, with an on-base percentage above .400 and a slugging percentage above .600. Did you know that Mickey Mantle appeared in 74 games at home, had 230 at-bats, drove in 59 runs, scored 63 times, had 76 hits (8 doubles / 6 triples / 24 home runs), walked 66 times (6 intentional), struck out 44 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 3 times (1 hits & 2 flies), and finished at home with a .330 batting average, .476 on His son David was also present. 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! Who did Topps select? On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Daily News reported it as a 502-foot homer. During Game 5 of the 1956 World SeriesDon Larsen's perfect game against the Brooklyn DodgersMantle kept the perfect game alive by making a running catch of a deep fly ball off the bat of Gil Hodges, and provided the first of the two runs the Yankees would score with a fourth-inning home run off Brooklyn starter Sal Maglie. MLB held two All-Star Games from 1959 through 1962. in Spavinaw, OK 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. Data Provided By He could also move with lightening speed running the bases and in the outfield, especially in his early years. 54 - Mickey Mantle hit 54 home runs in 1961, the Major League record for most home runs in a single season by a switch-hitter. Mickey Jr. later died of liver cancer on December 20, 2000 at age 47. 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. 1961 Home Run Race Mickey Mantle & Roger Maris Day-By-Day Scorecard. Danny later battled prostate cancer. Willie Mays played for 4 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, New York Giants, San Francisco Giants and New York Mets. Mantle's monument now stands at the current Monument Park. The team played the rest of the season with black mourning bands topped by a number 7 on their left sleeves. His original Yankee Stadium Monument Park plaque is displayed at the front entrance. 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. But I didn't think it would be this soon." [30] In 1964, Mantle hit .303 with 35 home runs and 111 RBIs, and played center field in the All-Star game. Separates the men from the boys." Mantle hit the park's first home run. [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. A school in Manhattan was renamed for Mantle on June 4, 2002. Those words were carved on the plaque marking his resting place at the family mausoleum in Dallas. [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. Mantle's career total, 1733 walks, are also still a Major League record for most bases on balls by a switch hitter. [27] DiMaggio, Hank Greenberg, and Ted Williams, who had just retired, had been paid over $100,000 in a season, and Ruth had a peak salary of $80,000. 54 - Mickey Mantle hit 54 home runs in 1961, the Major League record for most home runs in a single season by a switch-hitter. It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. [Mickey Mantle Quotes], Mickey 'The Commerce Comet' Mantle Autograph on a 1983 Donruss Hall of Fame Heroes Baseball Card (#43), Mickey Mantle Miscellaneous Items of Interest. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball." Do you remember what player hit the first regular season / official home run (April 12, 1965) in the Astrodome? His knee twisted awkwardly and he instantly fell. He won the MVP award three times, finished second three times, and finished within nine votes of winning five times. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. 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. [59][60], Mantle allegedly took his first drink of alcohol at age 19, when teammate Hank Bauer gave him a beer that he "chugged as if it were soda pop", according to baseball historian Frank Russo. Click Here to learn more about it. Mantle gave a similar plaque to DiMaggio, telling the huge crowd in Yankee Stadium, "Joe DiMaggio's deserves to be higher. Willie Mays had power. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. [45] Still, Mantle was known as the "fastest man to first base" and won the American League triple crown in 1956. Canale, Larry. Krause Publications. [74], Mantle was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1964. 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. Mickey Mantle Memories and Memorabilia. The next day his father appearead unannounced in Mantle's hotel room and started packing a suitcase, jamming Mantle's clothes into it. Mickey Mantle 1967 - 500th Home Run as aired on WPIX-TV, 5/14/1967 YanksAtShea 6.23K subscribers Subscribe 12K 2.4M views 10 years ago YanksAtShea is very proud to present on its 45th. document.write(update); Despite the fears of those who knew him that this tragedy would send him back to drinking, Mantle remained sober. Hall of Famer Willie Mays, who had taken a similar position, had already had action taken against him. Find out more. In response, Joltin Joe's plaque was hung one inch higher than Mantle's. During the game, Mantle hit three home runs. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. [Answer], 2017 - Mickey Mantle passed away in 1995, prompting Topps Baseball Cards to "retire" #7 in their base card sets (excluding inserts). 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? 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). Page 369): The son of a miner from Oklahoma, Mantle was led to baseball at an early age by his father. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. On top of all that, he set World Series records for home runs (18), runs (42), RBI (40), total bases (125) and bases on . Many thanks to him. In both 1953 and 1961, he hit into only two double plays, over the course of 1,186 plate appearances. After its presentation by Joe DiMaggio, Mantle gave a similar plaque to DiMaggio, telling the crowd, "Joe DiMaggio's deserves to be higher." If you find this type of "free" data useful please consider Javascript is required for the selection of a player. He also hit his second All-Star Game home run that season. 146 - Mickey Mantle was walked 146 times in 1957, the most bases on balls awarded a switch-hitter during a single season in Major League history. You can work back down there." Nevertheless, Mantle accepted the position because he felt the rule was "stupid." 9th inning (47), copyright=new Date(); Mantle played in 96 games that season and batted .267 with 13 home runs and 65 RBI. As a teammate, he never complained about his injuries and always tried to lead by example. 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. The following year, Mantle moved to center field. Shocked, Mantle bounced back out of his slump, hitting .360 for Kansas City and returning to the Yankees. vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB, Last Game: 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. In 2006, Mantle was featured on a United States postage stamp,[85] one of a series of four including fellow baseball legends Mel Ott, Roy Campanella, and Hank Greenberg. A history of the Sports Reference Sponsorship System. The 1952 Topps #311 is by far Mantle's most popular baseball card and one of the most recognizable in the entire hobby. 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". [7] He was an All-Star for 16 seasons, playing in 16 of the 20 All-Star Games that were played during his career. [82] Topps unretired the #7 in 2006 to use exclusively for cards of Mantle in the current year's design. I'll swear I expect to see that boy just take off and fly any time. Mickey Mantle (Photo By Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports) Home run total: 536. [ Answer] 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! His job mostly involved representing the Claridge in golf tournaments and at other charity events, but Mantle was suspended from baseball by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn because any affiliation with gambling was viewed as grounds for placement on the "permanently ineligible" list. He is the only player to win a league Triple Crown as a switch hitter. After the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995, Mantle joined with fellow Oklahoman and Yankee Bobby Murcer to raise money for the victims. "During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. Mantle let others run the business but made frequent appearances. The next closest switch hitter had a career WAR of 85.3. [10], Mantle was called up to the Yankees after 40 games with Kansas City, this time wearing uniform #7. 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. October 20, 1931 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. 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. 1. It was later estimated by some that the ball could have traveled 504 feet (154m)[38] had it not been blocked by the ornate and distinctive facade. Mantle finished with 54 home runs while leading the American league in runs scored and walks. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at-bats a season. [70], During Mantle's final days he made peace with his estranged wife Merlyn and repeated a request that he expressed decades earlier for Richardson to read a poem at his funeral. Among his many accomplishments are all-time World Series records for home runs (18), runs scored (42), and runs batted in (40).[21]. I see I raised a coward instead. Retrieved December 9, 2012. 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. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) 5th inning (44), [10], Mantle was assigned to the Yankees' Class-D Independence Yankees of the KansasOklahomaMissouri League,[15] where he played shortstop. He admitted that he had often been cruel and hurtful to family, friends, and fans because of his alcoholism, and sought to make amends. Return to Home Run Index: Mickey Mantle's All-Star Game Home Runs (2) 1. 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. In addition, compared to the other four center fielders on the All-Century team, he had the lowest career rate of grounding into double plays, and he had the highest World Series on-base percentage and World Series slugging percentage. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. Mantle was the uncle of actor and musician Kelly Mantle. The next closest switch hitter had a career WAR of 85.3. Miami Hurricanes basketball stars Haley and Hanna Cavinder in images. The Yankees defeat the Kansas City Athletics 7-4 in a game that lasts only 95 minutes because of rain delays. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball." 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. [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. 3rd inning (65), Then when you're talking about Mickey Mantle it's an altogether different level. 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. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 1:07PM. Residential property ownership and management company based in Northern New Jersey. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. "[19] Bill Dickey called Mantle "the greatest prospect I've seen in my time. - Mantle, Mickey. 37 in its "50 Greatest Athletes" series. Then when you're talking about Mickey Mantle it's an altogether different level. While his drinking became public knowledge during his lifetime, the press kept quiet about his many marital infidelities. 20 June 2011, Page 150. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. Page 369): The son of a miner from Oklahoma, Mantle was led to baseball at an early age by his father. In 1973, at the Old-Timers Game at Yankee Stadium, Mantle, batting right handed, faced old friend Whitey Ford. Mantle was one of the best players and sluggers of all time, and is regarded by many as the greatest switch hitter in baseball history. 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. [66] In eulogizing Mantle, sportscaster Bob Costas described him as "a fragile hero to whom we had an emotional attachment so strong and lasting that it defied logic. [52] In 1983, he worked at the Claridge Resort and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey as a greeter and community representative. He played the rest of his career with a torn ACL. 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. On August 12, 1964, he hit one whose distance was undoubted: a center field drive that cleared the 22-foot (6.7m) batter's eye screen, some 75' beyond the 461-foot (141m) marker at the Stadium. Mantle served as a part-time color commentator on NBC's baseball coverage in 1969, teaming with Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek to call some Game of the Week telecasts as well as that year's All-Star Game. Mickey Charles Mantle Nickname: The Commerce Comet Born: 10/20/1931 in Spavinaw, OK High School: Commerce, Commerce, OK Debut: 4/17/1951 Hall of Fame: 1974 Died: 8/13/1995 Relationship (s): cousin of Ryan Mantle Follow mlb Stats Career Game Logs Splits Batter vs. Pitcher MLB Minors Batting Fielding Regular Season Career Stats Advanced Career Stats 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. Mickey Mantle was born on Tuesday, October 20, 1931, in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1974, Mantle was the third player from Oklahoma sent to Cooperstown! Also, twelve of Mantle's 536 career regular season home runs were walk-offs, tying Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, and Stan Musial. In 1958, The Mick hit an inside the park home run on May 9, 1958, another on May 20, 1958, and a third on June 5, 1958. [Answer]. 146 - Mickey Mantle was walked 146 times in 1957, the most bases on balls awarded a switch-hitter during a single season in Major League history. Having reached that pinnacle in his 13th season, he never asked for another raise.[28]. 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 was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1974. [66] He established the Mickey Mantle Foundation to raise awareness for organ donations. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. The Mick,The Commerce Comet,Muscles are nicknames for Mickey Mantle. Mantle had a .298 batting average with 2,415 hits, 536 home runs, 1,509 runs batted in, and 1,676 runs scored. During his eighteen-year career in the majors, Mantle won AL MVP three times and earned a spot on 20 All-Star teams. 91 - Mickey Mantle was the ninety-first ballplayer from the state of Oklahoma. 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. Please reorganize this content to explain the subject's impact on popular culture. Mantle's career total, 1733 walks, are also still a Major League record for most bases on balls by a switch hitter. "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. A settlement was reached allowing for the sale of some of Mantle's belongings for approximately $500,000. vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB. He was of at least partial English ancestry; his great-grandfather George Mantle left Brierley Hill, in England's Black Country, in 1848. 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. [10] He hit .267 with 13 home runs and 65 RBI in 96 games. Join our linker program. This was the first of numerous injuries that plagued his 18-year career with the Yankees. With two outs in the ninth, Bob Lemon comes on to relieve Johnny Allen with the score 4-4. Mantle was a prized guest at baseball-card shows, commanding fees far in excess of those of any other player for his appearances and autographs. Mickey Mantle was 19 years young when he played his first game for the New York Yankees. All Rights Reserved by Baseball Almanac, Inc.Hosted by Hosting 4 Less. Mantle made an appearance in the music video for "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" by Paul Simon in 1988. [53], In 1992, Mantle wrote My Favorite Summer 1956 about his 1956 season.[54]. making a donation to Baseball Almanac : 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. With Joe D.'s . Mantle insisted that the promoters of baseball-card shows always include one of the lesser-known Yankees of his era, such as Moose Skowron or Hank Bauer, so that they could also earn money for their appearances. Mantle reached base more times than he made outs (319 to 312), one of two seasons in which he achieved the feat. 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. [10] However, Mantle struggled defensively at shortstop.[10]. [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. 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. When he arrived, he started packing his son's clothes and, according to Mantle's memory, said "I thought I raised a man. Mantle's doctors insisted that the transplant was based solely on medical criteria, but acknowledged that the very short wait created the appearance of favoritism. 8th inning (63), [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. ESPN's SportsCentury series that ran in 1999 ranked him No. [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. April 17, 1951 During this time, Mantle lived with his agent Greer Johnson. His second homer, also hit left-handed, was a high, opposite-field drive that easily cleared the left-field wall. Mantle was not entirely discreet about them, and at his retirement ceremony in 1969, he brought his mistress along with his wife. - Mantle, Mickey. Or write about sports? [47] In 1980, Mantle separated from his wife, and while the two lived apart for the rest of Mantle's life, they never filed for divorce. What was Willie Mays' average? Longest Home Runs The following information regarding Mickey's longest home runs was provided by Bruce Orser. .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. Copyright 1999- The hardest ball Mickey Mantle ever hit happened 50 years ago. On May 14, 1967, Mantle became the sixth member of the 500 home run club. 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. "[47] Also displaying a sense of humor, he enjoyed playing practical jokes on his teammates. On December 23, 1951, Mantle married Merlyn Johnson (19322009) in Picher, Oklahoma; they had four sons. [26] Mantle made the AL All-Star team as a reserve player in 1959, as his numbers had tailed off from previous seasons, he was used as a pinch runner for Baltimore Orioles catcher Gus Triandos and replacement right fielder for Cleveland Indians Rocky Colavito in the first game with Detroit Tigers Al Kaline playing the center field position. The next was arguably his first great year, as he concluded with 37 home runs and a .306 batting average. "Sixty! 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