Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle
Mickey Charles Mantle, nicknamed "The Commerce Comet" and "The Mick", was an American professional baseball player. Mantle played his entire Major League Baseballcareer with the New York Yankees as a center fielder and first baseman, from 1951 through 1968. Mantle was one of the best players and sluggers, and is regarded by many as the greatest switch hitter in baseball history. Mantle was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974 and was elected to the Major...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth20 October 1931
CitySpavinaw, OK
CountryUnited States of America
Not after all the time my dad spent teaching me to switch-hit.
He said to play louder. He can't hear you.
What did you say, Joe?
The hardest thing to do in sports, I think, is to hit a home run.
I never got to see the '27 Yankees. Everyone says that was the greatest team ever. But I think it would've been a great series if we'd have had the chance to play them.
The best team I ever saw, and I really mean this, was the '61 Yankees.
I don't know why Roger (Maris) isn't in the hall of fame. To me, he was as good as there ever was.
Well, I beat my man. Now it's up to you to beat yours.
If the World Series was on the line and I could pick one pitcher to pitch the game, I'd choose Whitey Ford every time.
You hit .350 you're a leader. You hit .250 and you're not.
I wanted to throw my glass at the TV.
Of course, I didn't tell you about all the times I said I was going to hit one and it didn't happen.
I never saw him fight. I never saw Billy fight.
Those people don't know how tough that really was.