Page 369): The son of a miner from Oklahoma, Mantle was led to baseball at an early age by his father. 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. During the 1957 World Series, Milwaukee Braves second baseman Red Schoendienst fell on Mantle's left shoulder in a collision at second base. Mantle had another "off year"indeed, the first week of June saw his batting average drop to .228but by mid-August, he was back in his prime, leading the team to another World Series. 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. 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. Author. Do you know who preceded him in 1952? For the second consecutive year, he narrowly missed winning his third MVP award, finishing four points behind repeat winner Maris. His on-base percentage at one point, reached .537. Willie Mays had 660 home runs over his career. In 2019, the #7 card was issued to Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres. His .353 batting average and 130 RBIs also led both leagues and The Mick became the second Bronx Bomber to win the Triple Crown (Lou Gehrig won it first in 1934), the first and only switch-hitter to win a Triple Crown, and he won the first of three Most Valuable Player Awards this one was unanimous, the first time any Bronx Bomber won it unanimously (and still the only instance by a Yankee). Other times, he would leave fake snakes, bugs, or frogs around for Phil Rizzuto to find. Mantle became the highest-paid active player of his time. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. a privately run / non-commercial site in need of financial assistance. extra innings (14). 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. [48] In 1972 he served as a part-time television commentator for the Montreal Expos. 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. [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. making a donation to Baseball Almanac : Mantle was reinstated on March 18, 1985 by Kuhn's successor Peter Ueberroth. Or write about sports? 2 years. Please reorganize this content to explain the subject's impact on popular culture. 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. [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. In 1949, he received a draft-examine notice and was about to be drafted by the US Army but failed the physical exam and was rejected as unqualified and was given a 4-F deferment for any military service.[22][23]. You can work back down there." [Answer], 3 - Mickey Mantle was not just incredibly strong, but he was also incredibly fast. 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. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball." - Mantle, Mickey. Thirty, of the fifty-four, were hit on the road, which is also in the record books for most home runs in a single season hit on the road by a switch hitter. Shocked, Mantle bounced back out of his slump, hitting .360 for Kansas City and returning to the Yankees. "[18], After a brief slump, Mantle was sent down to the Yankees' top farm team, the Kansas City Blues. 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. Mantle reached base more times than he made outs (319 to 312), one of two seasons in which he achieved the feat. [10] Mickey Mantle's salary for the 1951 season was $7,500. (His batting average closed 61 points lower than the previous year). The distance: 656 feet to the point where it first landed! 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)! Who did Topps select? On May 22, 1963, Mickey Mantle of the Yankees hit perhaps his most impressive home run. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at-bats a season. Mantle had his first 100 plus RBI year, in 1954, in a full season and regained .300 status. He spent his final two seasons at first base. 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. 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). 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. [78] When Yankee Stadium was reopened in 1976 following its renovation, the plaques and monuments were moved to a newly created Monument Park behind the left-center field fence,[78] which has since been replaced by a new Monument Park at the current Yankee Stadium, which opened in 2009. His son David was also present. Mantle's wife, mother, and mother-in-law were in attendance and received recognition at the ceremony held in honor of him. [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. Center fielder Mickey Mantle played 18 seasons for the Yankees. Do you know who said this quote about Mickey Mantle? .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. One of the 1952 cards (Topps; #311; SGC MT 9.5) sold for $12.6 million in August 2022. 5th inning (44), Too easy? 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. [71], Mantle died at 2:10a.m. on August 13, 1995 at Baylor University Medical Center with his wife at his side, five months after his mother had died at age 91. 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. [Answer] Or 1967? 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. 1 September 2000. [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, who was born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma,. Do you remember what player hit the first regular season / official home run ( April 12, 1965) in the Astrodome? If you find this type of "free" data useful please consider Retrieved December 9, 2012. He hit two more home runs in the series to set a new lifetime World Series record with 18. Mantle hit some of the longest home runs in Major League history. On May 14, 1967, Mantle became the sixth member of the 500 home run club. Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, TX, High School: Commerce HS (Commerce, OK), Debut: 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? Mickey Mantle (Photo By Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports) Home run total: 536. He admitted that he had often been cruel and hurtful to family, friends, and fans because of his alcoholism, and sought to make amends. The town respected Mantle's privacy, refusing either to talk about him to outsiders or to direct fans to his home. The 1959 season was another frustrating situation; this time the first half of his season was good and his second-half comparatively bad. Find out more. - Mantle, Mickey. Mantle played center field full-time for the Yankees until 1965, when he was moved to left field. This was the first of numerous injuries that plagued his 18-year career with the Yankees. Asked what he was doing, Mantle's father told him, "Your're going home. [10] During a slump, Mantle called his father to tell him he wanted to quit baseball. [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. Hall of Famer Willie Mays, who had taken a similar position, had already had action taken against him. [citation needed], On January 16, 1961, Mantle became the highest-paid player in baseball by signing a $75,000 (equivalent to $680,000 in 2021) contract. Centerfielder and First Baseman, Born: Do you remember who it was? That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball." [24][35], Mantle announced his retirement at the age of 37 on March 1, 1969. The next was arguably his first great year, as he concluded with 37 home runs and a .306 batting average. [Answer], 3 - Mickey Mantle was not just incredibly strong, but he was also incredibly fast. Did you know that Mickey Mantle once said, "Hitting the ball was easy. [Mickey Mantle Quotes] ", Mantle was assigned uniform #6, signifying the expectation that he would become the next Yankees star, following Babe Ruth (#3), Lou Gehrig (#4) and Joe DiMaggio (#5). "He's the greatest prospect I've seen in my time, and I go back quite a ways. [Answer] Or 1967? It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. However, as the team slumped overall, he was still the team leader in several departments, for example in base stealing (23), runs scored (104), on-base average /percentage (.399) and fielding (.995). He was safe 8 out of 10 times in which he attempted to steal a base. 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. [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. 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. [52] In 1983, he worked at the Claridge Resort and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey as a greeter and community representative. Mickey Mantle's Career Home Runs Year by Year List plus World Series and All-Star Game (Excerpted from the award-winning DVD, Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life - The Deluxe Lost Stories Edition. [74], Mantle was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1964. vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB, Last Game: Mantle finished in second place in MVP voting for 1964, as Baltimore's Brooks Robinson won the award. [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. After the 1966 season, Mantle was moved to first base, with Joe Pepitone taking his place in the outfield. [79], In 1969, Mantle received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.[80]. The Mick, The Commerce Comet or Muscles, View Player Bio After its presentation by Joe DiMaggio, Mantle gave a similar plaque to DiMaggio, telling the crowd, "Joe DiMaggio's deserves to be higher." 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. 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. Although his injury affected his upper cut from the right side, it still can be said he was not injured in 1958. He is the only player in history to hit 150 home runs from both sides of the plate. 1 September 2000. Do you remember what player hit the first regular season / official home run (April 12, 1965) in the Astrodome? Mickey Mantle had a .298 average over his career. Willie Mays had power. [Answer]. 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. The New York Yankees' list of all-time home run leaders reads like a who's who of baseball sluggers . 376 - Mickey Mantle had a league leading 376 total bases in 1956, setting the American League (and Major League) record for most total bases in a season by a switch hitter. Mantle's original plaque, along with DiMaggio's, are now on display at the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, with the DiMaggio plaque still hung higher than Mantle's. He returned to the center field position on September 2. A school in Manhattan was renamed for Mantle on June 4, 2002. . Do you know who preceded him in 1952? On December 23, 1951, Mantle married Merlyn Johnson (19322009) in Picher, Oklahoma; they had four sons. Willie Mays played for 4 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, New York Giants, San Francisco Giants and New York Mets. [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. Mantle hit the park's first home run. Music! He is bringing that magic and mystique back to the team, and was a natural fit for card number seven." 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