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Articles related to "Mickey Mantle"
Mickey Mantle: Yankee Legend A look into the life, times and death of one of the greatest baseball players of all time. mickey mantle • the new york yankees • baseball hero • world series • major league baseball
Mantle Loses Holdout Mickey would accept a salary cut of $2,000, but not more. He made $72,000, not $75,,000 in 1959. The Yankees' offer of $55,000, made Mickey livid. mantle loses holdout • mickey mantle refuses pay cut • mickey pay cut • mickey mantle season • trade mickey mantle
Mantle's Early Injuries Mickey Mantle's left ankle was hurt while he was in high school. His right leg was damaged in the 1951 World Series. They made him more susceptible to further injuries. mickey mantle's injuries • mickey mantle's legs • 1951 world series • yankees' scout tom greenwade • mickey mantle great centerfielder
Who Was Mickey Mantle? Mickey Mantle was one of the all-time greats in baseball history. As great as he was, some say he never reached his full potential. Here's a part of his story. mickey mantle • new york yankees • triple crown • roger maris • single season home run record
Mickey Mantle and the Yankee Dynasty Most who saw Mickey Mantle in his prime agreed he was one of the greatest talents ever on any ballfield. The disagreements were about how much he did with that talent. mickey mantle • great baseball players • great baseball talent • yankee dynasty • new york yankees
Mickey Mantle's Bad Season Mickey Mantle had a pretty good 1959 season --pretty good for most players, but not for him. How ironic so many "experts" thought there would be another Triple Crown. mickey mantle's bad season • new york yankees slump • casey stengel managed mickey mantle • yankees world series • mickey mantle triple crown
The 1967 Yankees: An Underrated Team? Comparing teams from different seasons is subjective because the statistics are based upon a comparison between and among teams in a specific league in a specific year. One can compare the 1967 Yankees to any 1967 American League team and reach objective conclusions but one cannot objectively compare the 1967 Yankees to the 1965 Red Sox because they played in different leagues against different opponents. yankees • 1967 american league • mickey mantle • apba baseball
Top Baseball Hitters of the 1950s After a decade interrupted by war, baseball returned to its full glory during the 1950s. Here are the very best hitters from the Rock n' Roll decade. best hitters of 1950s • top hitters of 1950s • best 1950s hitters • mickey mantle • willie mays
Under Forty is Not Bad Joe DiMaggio. That’s it. The team that has won more World Championships and lost more World Championships has had only one right handed hitter who hit at least 40 home runs in a single season. In 1937, Joe DiMaggio hit 46 home runs. dimaggio • yankees • right handed • 40 • babe ruth
When Mickey Rooted Against Billy Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin were Yankees, but when Billy managed against them, Mickey wanted the Yankees to win. yankee • yankees • mickey mantle • billy martin • butch cassidy
New York Yankees Hitting Records Babe Ruth still holds quite a few hitting records. But as the heroes of the New Dynasty get a little bit older, they are starting to amke their mark on Yankee history. new york yankee hitting records • new york yankee batting records • yankee hitting records • yankee batting records • yankee player records
DiMaggio Was Better Than Mantle Both are among the greatest of all players, but Joe DiMaggio was a better hitter and a clearly superior fielder compared to Mickey. The facts support that contention. mickey mantle • joe dimaggio • mantle's speed • superior fielder • mickey had raw power
MLB Career World Series Records It's been said that truly great baseball players excel in the World Series. These players are the real cream of the crop among Fall Classic participants. career world series records • world series hitting records • world series pitching records • world series most wins • world series most rbi
Baseball's Batting Triple Crown It's tough to win a batting title, a home run crown, or an RBI championship, but it's much harder to win all three in one season. Here are the 12 players who've done it. baseball triple crown • baseball triple crown winners • major league triple crown • national league triple crown • american league triple crown
Mickey's Hardest HIt Ball On May 22, 1963 Mickey Mantle came within six feet of hitting a fair ball out of Yankee Stadium. Mickey hit a 2-2 Bill Fischer pitch off the upper facade in right field. mickey mantle • hardest hit ball • mantle home run • yankee stadium • enemy territory
Mickey versus Willie---Again Mickey Mantle was the most talented player of his or almost any era. The compararions between Mantle and Mays continue, but too many fans who never saw them play uncritically accept the view that Mays was the better player. Upon closer examination, that may not be so. mantle • mays • yankees.
1961 World Series: Yankees v Reds The 1961 Yankees won the World Series in five games. Many fans believe that it had been an easy series. Beating the Cincinnati Reds was extremely difficult. new york yankees • 1961 world series • 1961 new york yankees • 1961 cincinnati reds • mickey mantle
61* - How about that... The usually cynical critic gets all sentimental about Billy Crystal's new baseball film 61*. He is truly sorry. movie • film • cinema • baseball • billy crystal
Baseball and Autumn in New York For ten straight years the World Series was played in New York City, usually between two New York teams. DiMaggio, Robinson, Mays and Mantle were among the heroes. world series • dominant new york teams • baseball championships • new york baseball teams • casey stengel
Batting Average is Still the Best One of the most basic, informative, and useful of all baseball statistics is a player’s batting average. For almost a century, batting average was the primary statistic used to measure a hitter’s ability but for some “experts,” that is no longer true. Batting average is sneered at by most “sabermetricians” because it is too simple and easy to comprehend. batting average • mickey mantle • willie mays • sabermetrician • baseball fans
Clumped Together to Confuse Us Yes, Bernie Williams has hit the most "postseason" home runs, John Smoltz has won the most “postseason” games, and Tom Glavine has the most “postseason” losses, but Barry Bonds has hit .245 in nine “postseason” series, yet he has a .471 World Series batting average, which is the highest lifetime batting average in World Series history. Who is confused? How about most of the fans. No, make that those who blend all the records after the regular season ends together. american • american league • national • national league • championship
Elston Howard's Great Catch Elston Howard, a great catcher, made an outstanding catch playing left field for the Yankees in the 1958 World Series. It led to the World Championship. series • howard • he • yankees • world
He Was a Better Player Than We Bleeps Thought He Was He was a fine player who is almost always overlooked when discussing Yankees second baseman. He was a sure handed fielder who led American League second baseman in fielding with a .990 mark in his first full season and he set a league record by leading second basemen in assists for six consecutive seasons and in put outs for four consecutive seasons. yankees • horace clarke • world series • whitey ford • american
How Necessary is the Groom? Twenty first century baseball has devolved into the era of the specialist. It is not unusual for a manager to bring in a pitcher to face one batter, which would be Buddy Groom?s role if he makes the Yankees. But once upon a time, a long time ago, it was quite different. yankees • world series • brooklyn • dodgers • new york
Mantle, Rose, Giambi and Hutch Mickey Mantle had problems with alcohol, Pete Rose bet on baseball games, and Jason Giambi took performance enhancing substances. All received the Hutch Award. mickey mantle • pete rose • jason giambi • hutch award • fred hutchinson
Poor Us Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle faced great difficulties during the 1961 season, yet it was Roger who passed the greatest test. roger maris • mickey mantle • 1961 • mark mcgwire • barry bonds
Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey & 600 HRs Not long after Sammy Sosa became just the fifth member of the 600 home run club, everybody turned their eyes to the next man up: Ken Griffey, who now needs just 16 more. ken griffey • 600 home runs • sammy sosa • 600 home run club • 600 career home runs
Sports Cards and Memorabilia Marry Patches of game-used jerseys and equipment on sports cards offer collectors and investors alike the chance to acquire pieces of sports history at a very reasonable price. game-used memorabilia • sports cards • sports memorabilia • sports autographs • baseball cards
The Better Catch Willie Mays made a great catch against Vic Wertz in the 1954 World Series, but he made an even better one against Carl Furillo in 1951. willie mays • joe dimaggio • mickey mantle • yankees • giants
The Mentality of Mediocrity: A Chance to Win After Al Leiter, formerly of New York’s other team and most recently of the team that defeated a somnambulant Yankees team in the 2003 World Series faced fifteen Indians and walked five of them a few nights ago, allowing five runs in two innings, the lead story in the New York taboids bemoaned the fact that the veteran lefty didn’t give his team a chance to win against the Indians. yankees • world series • baseball • al leiter • joe torre
The Nineteen Sixty-One Yankees: They Also Served Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris each had an outstanding season in 1961, but there were many others on the team who helped the Yankees win. This article points out some of their contributions against the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series 1961 • world series • yankees • cincinnati reds • mickey mantle
The Trial of Pete Rose Is Cooperstown in Pete Rose's future, or are the transgressions of his past inescapable? pete rose • baseball • bart giamatti • hall of fame • gambling
Whatever You Say It has been claimed that one cannot compare baseball players from different eras, which is a claim that is absolutely correct, but it goes much further. Not only can’t we accurately compare players from different eras, we can’t even compare players from the same era or from the same season. All we can do is draw imprecise conclusions that are full of variables that cannot be controlled. baseball • variable • metrodome • safeco • a.j. pierzynski
World Series Perfection A mediocre Yankees righthander, in full view of America's baseball fans, makes history by retiring every batter in a World Series game. perfect game • world series • baseball history • no-hit game • don larsen
The Season After 1961 The 1961 Yankees were one of the best of all teams, but the 1962 Yankees are a forgotten World Championship team that didn't approach its previous season statististically 1961 new york yankees • 1962 new york yankees • willie mccovey line drive • roger maris home runs • mantle injuries
Williams Wins 1957 Batting Title Ted Williams knew that time was running out. "I want this batting title so badly that I can taste it." williams wins 1957 batting title • williams hit to left • ted williams batted .388 • lou boudreau williams shift • mantle williams batting crown
A-Rod's' Incentives Are Wrong Alex Rodriguez's contract is merely another example of the disingenuousness that exists in society. Baseball is a reflection of society. a-rod's incentives • rodriguez contract • baseball reflection of society • a-rod historical milestones • championship season
Ford, Mantle, and the Rules Ford and Mantle had to promise the Yankees that they would be "good boys," obey the club's rules, not miss any trains or planes, and distinguish midnight from noon. new york yankees • whitey ford led american league • mantle led the league • mantle triple crown winner • mantle salary
The Yanks' 17 Runs Against the Sox In 1954, the World Champions overwhelmed a team that would finish 42 games out of first. In 2008, the struggling Yanks annihilated the team that won the 2007 Series. yankees • runs • run • 1954 • home
Yankee Stadium's Last Season Yankee Stadium Will Close at the end of the 2008 baseball season. Here are just a few of the memories that it leaves behind. yankee stadium history • yankee stadium to close • yankee stadium closing • old yankee stadium • mickey mantle facade home run
A-Rod, Ruth and Great Seasons In 2007, Alex Rodriguez had an outstanding season that compares favorably with the best of Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle, DiMaggio, Mattingly, and Dickey. alex rodriguez 2007 season • yankees' best • best of ruth • outstanding yankees • mattingly batting average
America's Pastime And Stamps Baseball is often regarded as America's favorite pastime. So it's no surprise that it is the most popular and common subject on U.S. postage stamps. baseball • stamps • philately • jackie robinson • babe ruth
Barry's Great World Series Bonds batted 30 times as his Giants battled the Angels in a memorable seven game set. Barry had 8 hits, including 4 home runs and 13 walks. He hit .471 with a .700 OBA. great world series • only babe ruth • bonds performance • giants angels • losing world series
Baseball and Writing by Marianne Moore Marianne Moore takes the post game analysis from a 1950's New York Yankees game, and transforms it into a free form poem about what is great about baseball. baseball and writing by marianne moore • post game analysis • marianne moore • marianne moore poetry • marianne moore poems
Baseball's Top 5 Pitchers Here are the statistics and biographical sketches of the final five of the Top 10 MLB pitchers since 1950. These are some of the truly great MLB pitchers of all time. best mlb pitchers • great mlb pitchers • mlb's top 5 pitchers • baseball's top 5 pitchers • baseball's top five pitchers
Bill Skowron and Team Loyalty Was there more team loyalty before free agency? Not according to former Yankees' first base star Bill "Moose" Skowron, who played in the 1950s and 1960s. bill skowron yankees first baseman • team loyalty • done same thing • autograph show • played for yankees
Casey Wanted Mickey to Bat Second During his career, Mickey batted primarily third or fourth, but he also hit first, second, and fifth in the Yankees' batting order. mickey mantle batted second • mickey batted third or fourth • mantle injured • casey stengel batted mickey second • yankees were struggling
Chase Utley and Ryan Howard The Phillies haven't been in the playoffs for almost fifteen years. Superstars Chase Utley and Ryan Howard may be just what the Team and the City of Philadelphia need. ryan howard • chase utley • phillies • world series • champions
Cleveland, Not Boston: Part 3 Want some more interesting information? Guess who hit a home run off Ralph Branca in Game 1. Right. Robert Brown Thomson, the Staten Island Scot. Thomson and Monte Irvin hit home runs, Jim Hearn pitched a complete game, giving up only an Andy Pafko home run, and the Giants won, 3-1. giants • dodgers • brooklyn • yankees • ebbets field
Five Best World Series Since 1950 These five championship series were the best since the dawn of baseball's television age. best world series games • best world series ever • great world series games • 1991 world series smoltz morris • 1975 world series fisk homer |
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