Mickey Mantle

1.   Mickey Mantle was born on October 20, 1931.  

2.   Mickey was born in Commerence, Oklahoma.   

3.   Bill Mosely was his closest childhood friend.   

4.   His dad’s name was Elvin, but people called him “Mutt.”   

5.   Mantle was a guard for the his school’s basketball team.   

6.   His teammates called him “Little Mickey.”   

7.   His jersey in basketball was number 21. 

8.   Mantle’s mother was his biggest fan.   

9.   He was signed by the Yankees in 1949.   

10.   He was signed for $400 monthly and $1,100 was due at signing.   

11.   Mickey loved to be teased because he loved teasing people back.

12.   In 1956, he became the 12th player to win the Triple Crown.  

13.   In 1956, Mantle led the league with 52 HRs, 130 RBIs, and a .353 batting average.  

14.   His best batting average was .425.  

15.   He was a power hitter, but ran VERY fast.   

16.   Mickey earned the nickname “The Bomber.”   

17.   In 1956, his salary increased to $32,500.  

18.   Mickey Mantle Day was on September 18 in the Yankees’ Stadium.   

19.   He had many serious injuries in his career, but none were career threatening.   175 

20.   Little Mickey retired in 1968.

21.   Mantle hits 536 HRs in is lifetime.   186 

22.   He stole 153 bases.   

23.   His lifetime batting average was .298.   

24.   Mickey drove in 1,509 runs. 

25.   He hit in 100 or more runs in one season, four times.   

26.   Mantle scored 2,002 runs in his whole career.   

27.   Mantle destroyed 4 more HRs at away games.   

28.   The weird part about the last fact was that Mantle played 23 more home games than away games.   

29.   Mantle had a guy working in the clubhouse who forged his signature for him.   

30.   Mickey Mantle died on August 13, 1995 at the age of 63.