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Both are good bunters: Maris once beat out eighteen of nineteen in the minor leagues ; ;

Mantle is a master at dragging a bunt toward first base.

Both have brilliant speed: Mantle was timed from home plate ( batting left-handed ) to first base in 3.1 seconds, faster than any other major leaguer ; ;

Maris ran the 100-yard dash in ten seconds in high school and once won a race against Luis Aparicio, the swift, base-stealing shortstop of the White Sox.

Both are good, daring fielders: Mantle covers more ground ; ;

Maris's throwing arm is stronger.