Saturday, 23 November 2024

Mickey Mantle

Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Athletes 2024
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Sport(s): Baseball
Statistics: 7 World Series Championships (1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961 & 1962)
3 MVPs (1956, 1957 & 1962)
1 Triple Crown (1956)
20 All-Star Games (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957. 1958, 1959x2, 1960x2, 1961x2, 1962x2, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 & 1968)
1 Gold Glove (1962)
1 Batting Title (1956(
4 Home Run Titles (1955, 1956, 1958 & 1960)
1 RBI Title (1956)
.298 Batting Average
2,415 Hits
536 Home Runs
1,509 Runs Batted In
1 AP Male Athlete of the Year Award (1956)
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Number retired by the New York Yankees
Named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team
From rural Oklahoma to the Big Apple, Mickey Mantle would become one of the most popular players not only in New York Yankee history but in the entire game. The Yankees of the 1950s and early 60s were a dynasty, and it was Mantle whose tape measure home runs that became the focal point.

Mantle led New York to 12 American League Pennants and seven World Series Championships. He still holds the World Series record for the most home runs (18) and RBIs (40). Mantle was the hero for a generation of New Yorkers and will always define that era.

We are proud to nominate Mickey Mantle for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.