On March 1, 1969, New York Yankees center fielder Mickey Mantle announces his retirement from baseball. Mantle was an idol to millions, known for his remarkable power and speed and his everyman personality.
September 20, 1968: Mickey Mantle's 536th and final home run marks end of an era. Mickey Mantle had done it 535 times before, so his solo clout against Red Sox hurler Jim Lonborg on September 20, 1968, did not appear to be highly significant.
Contents. The decision still didn't sit well with Mickey Mantle, even 25 years later. Plagued by leg and knee pain for the majority of his career, the 37-year-old Yankee icon wasn't getting any younger in the spring of 1969.
Fifty years ago, New York Yankees icon Mickey Mantle played his last game at Yankee Stadium, and of course, he made an impact. On this day in 1968, Mickey Mantle played his last home game for the New York Yankees.
In 1994, after years of alcoholism, Mantle was diagnosed with liver cancer, and urged his fans to take care of their health, saying “Don't be like me.” Although he received a liver transplant, by then the cancer had spread to his lungs, and he died at just after 2 a.m. on August 13, 1995, at the Baylor University ...
July 23, 1957: Mantle hits for cycle; homer nearly leaves Yankee Stadium. Switch-hitter Mickey Mantle banged out a single, double, triple, and home run, accomplishing the 12th cycle in New York Yankees history.
It is attributed to Yankees great Mickey Mantle. According to the “Mick”: “During my 18 years (in the majors) I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and I walked maybe 1,800 times.
Mantle retired prior to the 1969 season with 536 home runs, 1,676 runs scored, 1,509 RBI, 1,733 walks and a . 298 batting average. He was named to 20 All-Star Games, won a Gold Glove for his play in center field in 1962 and was a part of seven Yankees teams that won the World Series.
Harper makes his major league debut at 19, finishing with a double and an RBI in three at-bats against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Harper hits his first career home run off San Diego Padres pitcher Tim Stauffer. He has since hit 183 more.
Essentially, there are two main cards that collectors consider as Mickey Mantle rookie cards: 1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle (his true rookie card) – $2000 – $1 million+ 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle – $5000 – $2 million+
No estimate has ever been given for its length, although it is safe to say it was easily over 500 feet, and may have approached 600 feet. A tremendous blast by any standards. In a single game Mantle hit two homers that were longer than most major league players hit in a career!
No Yankee hit three homers in a game for almost five years until Mickey Mantle did it on May 13, 1955, against the Tigers.
Joey Meyer 582 Feet (1987)
The longest ever verified home run didn't happen in the MLB, it happened in the Triple-A. In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball astonishing 582 feet home run. Joey Meyer's home run is the longest homer ever recorded on video.
It's admittedly a stretch to say Pruett “owned” Ruth, because the Babe had a . 975 OPS against him. But Pruett is worth bringing up here because his 41.9% strikeout rate against Ruth was by far the highest among those who faced him at least 10 times.
The player Mickey Mantle faced the most without ever reaching base at all was Bob Heffner. Mantle faced Heffner nine times in 1964 and 1965. He struck out three times, grounded out twice, and flew out four times.
Joey Gallo had the most strikeouts in 2021, with 213 strikeouts.
Mickey Mantle has had the finest back-to-back seasons in the modern era, which started in 1947. In 1956, Mantle won the Major League's Triple Crown when he batted . 353, hit 52 home runs and batted in 130 runs.
Babe Ruth never won a Triple Crown but he won the OBP Triple Crown 5 times in his career. Heinie Zimmerman was credited with winning 1912 National League Triple Crown with a line of .
His chief target was, incredibly enough, Mickey Mantle. Mantle had come up as a 19 year-old shortstop in 1950 renown for his power and speed. Mantle was timed at 3.1 seconds to first base, the fastest ever recorded.
"Goofy" or "El Goofo" - earned by Lefty Gomez for his wild antics "The Great Agitator" - for Billy Martin, self explanatory. "Horse Nose" - Pat Collins via Babe Ruth, a reference to a facial feature. "Home Run Twins" (also "M & M Boys") - Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, phrase coined in 1961.