And one of his twin brothers worked for my dad in Kansas City. I never knew for sure how he heard of that particular job.

And TV was just becoming popular. And he had it all perfectly for it.

Crazy to think Mickey Mantle died nearly 30 years ago

Musial was a hardcore white supremacist, as in "purify the blood." He distinguished between "black people and n***ers." Heard the rant myself in a living room. Couldn't believe it at the time but it makes sense.

Mickey Mantle was one of those rare people who could be as flawed as he was and still be loved by millions people all over the world. Imagine someone who didn't establish any new records or impossible to reach standards for future players. But somehow was THE guy. The one everyone wanted to know and be like. If he struck out at bat, you felt his frustration. When you see him struggling to even walk, you could sense his courage and wanted to be able to take away his pain. When he was sick and dying, you felt like you were dying a little too. There will never be another Mick.

Love him but didn't realize he spoke at HUAC against Robeson, that's uh... not great. Still love him, but that's disappointing to learn.

Back in the late 80’s I found an address for Mr Musial in the back of a Beckett magazine. I was just a kid, but I sent him a card with a short note asking for an autograph. In a couple weeks he sent it back to me, signed. That really meant a lot to me, and I still have that card. He was the epitome of what a great baseball should be.

May we all receive the fullest measure of Mickey Mantle's blessings.

In 2024 it's easy to see Mickey mantle was a good friend, dad, husband and man.

Candle stick was 1082 total out field vs yankee 2382 out field 😅

The true m and m were marciano amd mantle.

Mantle was not drinking each games he said he drank in the off seasons.when he won the 1956 and 1961 and 1964 seasons drinking was not the issues

I used to play a lot of golf with Mantle. I asked him who was the toughest pitcher he faced. He didn't hesitate. He said Kofax without a doubt.

Merln is my real hero

he didnt blow anything.. he didnt understand what was given to him.. i mean come on.. he didnt even have time to understand why he was loved so much...

I’ve always wanted to have that aura that folks like Mr. Mantle had. Him and Mr. Nolan Ryan where who I dreamed of being like. I only knew the strong silent with that grin. I didn’t know of what either one’s private life was really like. Maybe that’s a good thing… if you only know the good a person does, it makes you strive for only that.. the good.

It was more innocent age. We believed in our hero’s back then. They didn’t tell us about all their human foibles. And Mantle was the hero of all the Yankee fans back in the 1950s and ‘60’s.

THE 5 GREATEST YANKEES EVER...IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER....BABE RUTH....LOU GEHRIG...MICKEY MANTLE...JOE DIMAGIO....YOGI BERRA...DERRICK JETER MAKES 6...

I CAN'T LISTEN BECAUSE I HATE COSTAS. SORRY MICK.

Larry Doby. Anyone remember him? He doesn't have a universally retired and revered jersey number. He doesn't have a special day. He's not the subject of movies, TV specials, volumes of books, and ongoing praise. Larry Doby broke the color barrier in the American League just three months after Jackie and went through the same prejudices, degredation, and despicable treatment that Jackie endured. And yet, he is not the focus of any honors. This is not meant to diminish in the slightest the contributions of Jackie Robinson but rather to elevate the role of Larry Doby. He earned it.

Not baseball

Best ever

When he played against the Twins, I was from Minneapolis, every on me disliked him because he seemed to always win; but when he was old and fell on the way to first in his last season, though he was playing for the OTHER team, the whole stadium stood up and applauded because he was so good!

Mickey was an influence on my Dad getting sober in 1995, they were both my heros. I was with my Dad at a boat race in St. Louis the day Mick passed, I remember every detail of that day still. I hope Mickey truly found peace before he passed, he deserved that much.

For those that don't know , check the stats.

R.I.P

Now i know why Mickey Mantle was so loved. Because with all he suffered he was always gracious to the fans - and he was human. He was a star , but he had all the problems and fears of the average man.

Im here bc i pulled his gold vintage card in 9 innings😅. Thats literally it.

Thank you Bobby Richardson for having the courage and love to share salvation with Mickey Mantle! Who was saved by faith to be eternally alive! Eph 2:8 & 9. God’s Speed Mickey! Thanks for your love!

Considering the many injuries that interrupted some of his seasons, and shortened his career, I wonder if a consistently healthy Mantle might still have the record for most games played

The closed captions aren’t what they are saying.

Clemente was the bestĺ. Ballplayers ever . Seen

My dad came to America in 1951 as a 6yr old from WWII torn Germany and he learned English from listening to the Yankees on the radio and he loved MANTLE.. we went to the '95 Wildcard Games at Yankees Stadium and dad bought his only piece of memorabilia in a Game Jersey #7 and had the #7 put on the left sleeve like the Yankees wore at the end of the season and the playoffs became MANTLE died that August.. Mattingly was my guy.. MANTLE was my dads

He was the fastest man too ever play and could hit the baseball a mile, very athletic

I worked at a CPA firm in the KMOX building in St. Louis. It was a two block all to the park. I went to the park in the summer of 1977 (Musial retired at something age 41 after the 1963 season. I went early to watch batting practice. Musial was an P.R. Officer of a bank (I think), so he came to the Bush Stadium II (round one), and he took off his suit coat and tie and began to take batting practice. He instantly was hitting line drives off the walls, occasionally over the wall. I know he was getting batting practice speed pitches, but it was 14 years after his retirement at age 41; so, he was at least 55! He likely played a lot of golf, but he was not working out. At age 55 (even though I played beyond high school, playing to age 24 and stayed in various sports we old dude play (slow pitch softball, reaction league basketball, etc. THERE IS NO WAY I COULD HAVE DRIVEN EVERY PITCH OFF A WALL OR AS A LINE DRIVE IN THE ALLEYS OR HOME RUNS! I recall his last game, when he was happy to retire after getting a single in a real game. He was ever the gracious representative the greatest game. I grew up with Stan. The first game I ever watched St. Louis (the Browns were long gone) still had electric street cars,cars, and one of my older brothers (10 years ahead of me in school) drove the three of us and my dad across the old bridge into downtown. I had never seen a street car, all the wires, and traffic intersecting rails. We made it through and drove into the old Sportsman Park (by then named Bush stadium after the Brewery bought the Cardinals). Neighborhood people were out hawking parking spots. We parked off an alley in a guy’s garage and made the very, very short walk to the park. One of our 4 seats was partially blocked by a steel girder, so I (at age 8 or so) was given a good seat for a double header with Philadelphia. I was in awe of Stan the Man and others who on the average to fairly bad teams STL had after the last World Series win in 1946 (the year I was born). They would not win a World Series (or play in post season, as there were no playoffs) until just after I had graduated from high school (age 18) and had gone to college two states away from my home in Illinois (about 80 miles from St. Louis). The Yankees had won the American League (as usual); the Cards, with an old, slerve-trhowing left-handed (Cur Simmons) and a young guy named “Bob Gibson “ throwing to an incredibly young catcher, Tim McCarver and Ken Boyer playing 3rd Base (winning series MVP based upon his one home run, a grand slam) would beat his brother, the Hall-of-fame Yankee 3rd Baseman. To this day, his equivalent playing 3rd for the hapless Chicago Cubs would be welcomed into the Hall, but I don’t think Ken Boyer has. I would enjoy many other titles, as the Cards won’t have great teams in 1967 and 1968. The 1980s would be fruitful, and eventually the Cards would hold the National League record for the number of World Series Titles. I lived and worked in St. Louis only one year, a year of mediocrity; however, whether in Japan, practicing law in Illinois, or living in California (now over half my life, my home), I have followed only one team. The one with the bird or birds on the bat. Whether winning or having a season like the one last year, they are forever the team that gave me my first dream (to be a STL. Cardinal player, something I just could not accomplish. Nevertheless, the Cardinals, and great players like Stan the Man and numerous others have given me a life of thrills, with fewer years to have to say, “WAIT TIL NEXT YEAR” far fewer times than any other team in the league. THANKS, STL & TAN!

Man that was a great edit of one of the greatest. An like many stories that hit the hardest hard luck regret redemption and appreciation. ⚾

every time I watched him it was a moment. Strike out and I was down in the dumps. Hit it out and I was up in the clouds.

My old man n I didn't get along too well until baseball season.

Stick Ball da best 🍕

Saw him in 67

He was my héroe,and by the way I had At least 3 Rookie cards back in the early 1950 s in Cuba.

As a 14 year old back in 1967, I had an opportunity to get his autograph after a Detroit Tigers game, when you could stand right near the door of the bus, while it was parked on the street, they were getting on. I got a lot of Yankees autographs that late afternoon and when Mickey was getting ready to get on the bus, I asked, "Mr. Mantle" could I have your autograph? He just got on the bus, so I followed him to his seat...until the bus driver kindly told me, "Son, you have to get off this bus". I was that close to one of my Baseball hero's. I still have my scorecard of that day with those autographs of some Yankees including Joe Garagiola and remember my encounter with the GREAT Mickey Mantle. Hope you are still playing the game you loved Mickey! From a Vietnam Era Marine Corps veteran.

I remember the first time I ever saw Barry Bonds on tv. I was so excited. I don’t remember who they were facing, but they walked him 😂😭

Looks a little like my great Uncle, MLB player Lloyd “Gimpy “ Brown …. Who played against Ruth, and good friend of his

My dad took me to my first baseball game,los Angeles angels and the new York Yankees My idol Mickey mantle was playing center yield 1961❤

Will never forgot the mick jumping out of the dug out running to center field in Detroit 1961 going 2 for 3

news that only hurt must be reoublicans work?

Mick was my hero as a young boy.. I have a framed picture of Mick in a frame made while dad was stationed in Germany.. the frame was of wood made in 1954 from a Baseball bat. ... It's frame sits on my desk.. Memories upon memories so special

I grew up in Oklahoma. And of course it was Mickey my hero the greatest baseball player I’ve ever seen.

What in the hell is a water faucet piece of shit doing sticking out so anyone could hang their foot on it, in Yankee Stadium? Are they that dammed ignorant? Idiots, have water hydrants to fall over SMH 😮