Mickey Mantle History: August 13, 1995 - Mickey Mantle, baseball great, New York Yankees, dies of cancer at 63 February 8, 1983 - Baseball orders Mickey Mantle to sever ties with Claridge Casino August 12, 1974 - Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford become 1st teammates elected to hall of fame on same day January 16, 1974 - New York Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford elected to Hall of Fame April 12, 1970 - Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio June 8, 1969 - Mickey Mantle Day, 60,096 saw #7 retired (I was there-BTG) March 1, 1969 - New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle retires September 20, 1968 - Mickey Mantle hits final career homer # 536 May 14, 1967 - Mickey Mantle's 500th home run off Oriole's Stu Miller March 14, 1967 - New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career home run #500 off Stu Miller September 18, 1965 - Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium: Mantle play his 2,000th game April 9, 1965 - 1st game at Astrodome, Houston beats Yankees 2-1 in exhibition as Mickey Mantle hits 1st indoor homerun September 17, 1964 - Mickey Mantle gets hits #1999, 2000 and 2001 and his 450th home run August 29, 1964 - On Elston Howard Night, Mickey Mantle ties Babe Ruth's career strikeout record (1,330) August 12, 1964 - Mickey Mantle switch-hits home run record 10th and final time in a game May 22, 1963 - Mickey Mantle hits a ball off Yankee Stadium's facade February 27, 1963 - Mickey Mantle of New York Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100,000 November 20, 1962 - Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP April 10, 1962 - New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits his 375th home run September 10, 1961 - Mickey Mantle becomes 7th to hit home run # 400 September 10, 1960 - New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 643' home run over right field roof in Detroit July 4, 1960 - Mickey Mantle is 18th to hit 300 home runs July 26, 1957 - Mickey Mantle hits career home run # 200 September 29, 1956 - New York Yankees Mickey Mantle hits his 52nd home run of season September 18, 1956 - Mickey Mantle is 8th to hit 50 home runs in a seaon June 20, 1956 - At Detroit's Briggs Stadium, Mickey Mantle hits 2 Billy Hoeft pitches into right center field bleachers (no else hits 1 there) May 31, 1956 - Mickey Mantle home run just misses clearing Yankee Stadium's roof May 30, 1956 - Mickey Mantle misses by 18" hitting 1st home run out of Yankee Stadium May 18, 1956 - Mickey Mantle hits home run from both sides of plate for record 3rd time September 16, 1955 - Yankee Mickey Mantle pulls a hamstring muscle running out a bunt June 19, 1955 - Mickey Mantle hits career home run # 100 June 5, 1955 - New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 550' home run off Chicago Billy Pierce May 13, 1955 - Mickey Mantle hits 3 consecutive home runs of at least 463' October 4, 1953 - Mickey Mantle hits a grand slam in World Series April 17, 1953 - Mickey Mantle hits a 565' (172 m) home run in Washington D.C.'s Griffith Stadium July 26, 1952 - Mickey Mantle hits his 1st grand-slammer May 1, 1951 - Mickey Mantle's 1st home run April 18, 1951 - New York Yankee Mickey Mantle goes 1-for-4 in his 1st game April 17, 1951 - New York Yankee Mickey Mantle's 1st game, he goes 1 for 4 October 20, 1931 - Mickey Mantle, New York Yankee, home run slugger, 1956 Triple Crown
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