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. [46] Over the next decade, Mantle experienced increasing difficulty hitting from his left side. "I'm not gonna be cheated," he would say. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. 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. [58] Excerpts from the book have been published in Sports Illustrated. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. [New York Yankees Records], Mickey Mantle | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1974 (HOF). Frank Robinson tied them next, but all four were passed in 2012, when a player became the first with thirteen walk-offs. After its presentation by Joe DiMaggio, Mantle gave a similar plaque to DiMaggio, telling the crowd, "Joe DiMaggio's deserves to be higher." His rationale was that the men in his family had all died young, so he expected to die young as well. 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. After the 1966 season, Mantle was moved to first base, with Joe Pepitone taking his place in the outfield. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. "[66] Richardson read the poem at Mantle's funeral, which he described as being extremely difficult. In that season, he also hit another long home run at Yankee Stadium to left-center field that was reported to have traveled 502 feet. Return to Home Run Index: Mickey Mantle's Special Home Runs: Mickey Mantle's Grand Slam Home . Do you have a blog? 2007 Topps #MHR293 Mickey Mantle . [61] Before Mantle sought treatment for alcoholism, he admitted that his hard living had hurt both his playing and his family. Copyright 1999- On August 25, 1996, about a year after his death, Mantle's Monument Park plaque was replaced with a monument bearing the words "A great teammate" and keeping a phrase that had been included on the original plaque: "A magnificent Yankee who left a legacy of unequaled courage." He is bringing that magic and mystique back to the team, and was a natural fit for card number seven." The following year, Mantle moved to center field. Mantle signed for $140 per month (equivalent to $1,600 in 2021) with a $1,500 signing bonus (equivalent to $17,100 in 2021). Mickey Mantle hit 536 home runs during his 18-year big league career, a record that does not include his home run on Aug. 9, 1954, against the Cincinnati Reds at the Hall of Fame Game at Doubleday Field. [ Answer] 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. [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. ESPN's SportsCentury series that ran in 1999 ranked him No. When he arrived, he started packing his son's clothes and, according to Mantle's memory, said "I thought I raised a man. Also, twelve of Mantle's 536 career regular season home runs were walk-offs, tying Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, and Stan Musial. Mantle hit some of the longest home runs in Major League history. The home run was his 16th in a World Series, breaking Babe Ruth's record of 15. No player, except Mantle himself, was featured in a regular set on card number seven until the release of the 2017 Topps Baseball Card set. We present them here for purely educational purposes. [Answer], 2017 - Mickey Mantle passed away in 1995, prompting Topps Baseball Cards to "retire" #7 in their base card sets (excluding inserts). Do you know who said this quote about Mickey Mantle? - Mantle, Mickey. Mantle played in 96 games that season and batted .267 with 13 home runs and 65 RBI. Nevertheless, Mantle accepted the position because he felt the rule was "stupid." 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. 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. 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! The Mickey Mantle All-Star stats seen below include his All-Star year-by-year hitting stats, All-Star fielding stats, and All-Star pitching stats (where applicable). Frank Robinson tied them next, but all four were passed in 2012, when a player became the first with thirteen walk-offs. His batting average in mid-season had climbed as high as .392. document.write(update); Too easy? Mantle, who was born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma,. [40] His 372 to-164 home run disparity was due to Mantle having batted left-handed much more often, as the large majority of pitchers are right-handed. 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). 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)! He hit two more home runs in the series to set a new lifetime World Series record with 18. Madden, Bill. At the time, Mantle did not know that most of the men in his family had inhaled lead and zinc dust in the mines, which can cause Hodgkin's disease and other cancers. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [Answer]. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at-bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball." 5th inning (44), Despite the fears of those who knew him that this tragedy would send him back to drinking, Mantle remained sober. Mantle took the home run title that year with 40, along with 94 RBIs and a .275 average. 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. Running around the bases was the hard part?" Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. [36] When he retired, Mantle was third on the all-time home-run list with 536,[34] and he was the Yankees' all-time leader in games played with 2,401, a record that would be broken by Derek Jeter on August 29, 2011.[37]. 1. It was that year, also, he was timed running from home plate to first base in 3.1 seconds, considered outstanding for a heavy hitter. September 28, 1968 He was selected an All-Star for the eleventh consecutive season and played in the first game,[3] but because of a recurrence of an old injury, he did not play in the second game. The distance: 656 feet to the point where it first landed! It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. 20 June 2011, Page 150. Little, Brown & Company. 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. The ball went over the center field fence, which was 460 feet from home plate. Music! 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. MLB held two All-Star Games from 1959 through 1962. He called his father saying, "I don't think I can play baseball anymore." Mickey Mantle's Career Home Runs The Complete Year-by-Year Guide, plus World Series, All-Star and Special Home Runs Including Date, Lefty or Righty, Location, Team and Pitcher (Excerpted from the award-winning DVD, Mickey Mantle: T he American Dream Comes To Life - The Deluxe Lost Stories Edition. "[20] Mantle immediately broke out of his slump, and went on to hit .361 with 11 homers and 50 RBIs during his stay in Kansas City. 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. Mickey Mantle was born on Tuesday, October 20, 1931, in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. The Yankees defeat the Kansas City Athletics 7-4 in a game that lasts only 95 minutes because of rain delays. A quote there says, "No man in the history of baseball had as much power as Mickey Mantle. [17] In 1950, Mantle was promoted to the Class-C Joplin Miners of the Western Association. . 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 Estimated PSA 8 Value: $400,000. (Voted by BBWAA on 322/365 ballots) In the 1961 season, the press appeared to view the Yankees as Mantle's team, with Maris often belittled and ostracized as an outsider and not a true Yankee. Although his batting average was his lowest since his rookie year, his league-leading 40 home runs and 94 runs batted in, saw him come in a close second to Roger Maris's MVP award. .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. Krause Publications. [citation needed], Early in 1995, doctors discovered that Mantle's liver had been severely damaged by both alcohol-induced cirrhosis and hepatitis C. They also discovered that he had an inoperable liver cancer known as undifferentiated hepatocellular carcinoma, which further necessitated a liver transplant. Mantle was reinstated on March 18, 1985 by Kuhn's successor Peter Ueberroth. [31] Mantle hit .255 with 19 home runs and 46 RBI in 361 plate appearances. In 1960 Mantle started in both All-Star games, getting two walks in the first and a single in the second game. Who did Topps select? Data Provided By [44] Dr. Stephen Haas, medical director for the National Football League Players Association, has speculated that Mantle tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during the incident and played the rest of his career without having it properly treated since ACLs could not be repaired with the surgical techniques available in that era. Also, twelve of Mantle's 536 career regular season home runs were walk-offs, tying Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, and Stan Musial. 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). Aberback, Brian (September 7, 2017). He was of at least partial English ancestry; his great-grandfather George Mantle left Brierley Hill, in England's Black Country, in 1848. Mickey Mantle hit 536 home runs during his career, 266 while playing at home, 270 while on the road. A school in Manhattan was renamed for Mantle on June 4, 2002. 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 Other times, he would leave fake snakes, bugs, or frogs around for Phil Rizzuto to find. Do you know who it is? The Daily News reported it as a 502-foot homer. He was a huge star, but he never treated you like he was better than you. Baseball scholars often ponder "what if" had he not been injured, and had been able to lead a healthy career. Shocked, Mantle bounced back out of his slump, hitting .360 for Kansas City and returning to the Yankees. Although he was a feared power hitter from either side of the plate and hit more home runs batting left-handed than right, Mantle considered himself a better right-handed hitter. [10] Mantle hit .313 for the Independence Yankees. The Yankees and Mantle were slowed by injuries during the 1965 season, and they finished in sixth place, 25 games behind the Minnesota Twins. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. [62][47] His father died of Hodgkin's disease at age 40 in 1952, and his grandfather also died young of the same disease. You're going to work in the mines, that's what we'll do. [41], Mantle was also one of the best bunters for base hits of all time. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. 15 hours. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. "During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. With Joe D.'s . [13], When Mantle was four years old, his family moved to the nearby town of Commerce, Oklahoma, where his father worked in lead and zinc mines. Mantle finished with 54 home runs while leading the American league in runs scored and walks. Do you remember what player hit the first regular season / official home run (April 12, 1965) in the Astrodome? inDallas,TX, Buried: [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. Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. [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. As a muscular, 5-11,' 195-pound baseball player, Mickey Mantle packed amazing power into his swings, and during his career would hit some memorable 500-foot-plus home run shots. The hardest ball Mickey Mantle ever hit happened 50 years ago. One Yankee, in 2018, collected two inside the parkers do you remember who it was? ", Mickey Mantle Rookie Card | 1951 Bowman Baseball Card (#253 | Checklist)Baseball Almanac Research Library. The first main series #7 card not issued to Mantle or a Yankee was to shortstop Orlando Arcia of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2021. 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. Mantle's top salary was $100,000, which he reached for the 1963 season. 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