Many thanks to him. Two of L.A.'s best young pitchers have struggled as their roles have shifted, which could be an issue if others don't pick up the slack. Your Account; Logout; Login; Create Account; You are here: BR Home Page > Register > Players > Mickey Mantle. However, even "Muscles" once had a brief slump early in his career which was described in Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes (Page 369): The son of a miner from Oklahoma, Mantle was led to baseball at an early age by his father. Fans. We present them here for purely educational purposes. He won 3 MVP Awards and was selected to play in 20 All-Star Games. Mickey Mantle career batting statistics for Major League, Minor League, and postseason baseball Return to Top; MLB Players . Some defensive statistics Copyright © Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2020. Full Site Menu. In response, Joltin Joe's plaque was hung one inch higher than Mantle's. #TBT: Former teammates share stories of The Mick. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. 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)})(); Did you know that Mickey Mantle once said, "Hitting the ball was easy. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about unspecified position Mickey Mantle on ESPN. Mickey Mantle was born on Tuesday, October 20, 1931, in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. Are you a Stathead, too? September 28, 1968 All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family, Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas, Mickey Mantle All-Star Stats by Baseball Almanac. Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season, Nicknames: Find out more. The Mickey Mantle World Series stats seen below include his World Series year-by-year hitting stats, World Series fielding stats, and World Series pitching stats (where applicable). Schedule. .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. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC.