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 ; ;

His first foray into television was a documentary for NBC's Omnibus, Dancing is a Man's Game ( 1958 ) where he assembled a group of America's greatest sportsmen – including Mickey Mantle, Sugar Ray Robinson and Bob Cousy – and re-interpreted their moves choreographically, as part of his lifelong quest to remove the effeminate stereotype of the art of dance, while articulating the philosophy behind his dance style.

Doreen Mantle described her character as " wanting to do the right thing but always finding out that it was the wrong thing ".

On August 7,, after Williams was booed for dropping a fly ball from Mickey Mantle, Williams spat at one of the fans that was taunting him on the top of the dugout.

In Ken Burns ' documentary Baseball, Mickey Mantle claimed that Ford gave Rose the nickname after Rose, playing in left field, made an effort to climb the fence to try to catch a Mantle home run that everyone could see was headed over everything.

Mickey Charles Mantle ( October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995 ) was an American baseball center fielder who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the New York Yankees from 1951 to 1968.

Mantle was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974 and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999.

Mickey Mantle was born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, the son of Elvin Charles Mantle, a lead miner known as " Mutt ," and Lovell ( née Richardson ) Mantle.

He was of at least partial English ancestry ; his great-grandfather, George Mantle, left Brierley Hill, in England's Black Country, in 1848.

Mantle spoke warmly of his father, and said he was the bravest man he ever knew.

When Mantle was four years old, the family moved to the nearby town of Commerce, Oklahoma, where his father worked in lead and zinc mines.

Mantle was an all-around athlete at Commerce High School, playing basketball as well as football ( he was offered a football scholarship by the University of Oklahoma ) in addition to his first love, baseball.

Mantle was assigned to the Yankees ' Class-D Independence Yankees of the Kansas – Oklahoma – Missouri League, where he played shortstop.

In 1950, Mantle was promoted to the Class-C Joplin Miners of the Western Association.

Mantle was invited to the Yankees instructional camp before the 1951 season.

Mantle was assigned uniform # 6, signifying the expectation that he would become the next Yankees star, following Babe Ruth (# 3 ), Lou Gehrig (# 4 ) and Joe DiMaggio (# 5 ).

After a brief slump, Mantle was sent down to the Yankees ' top farm team, the Kansas City Blues.

Mantle was called up to the Yankees after 40 games with Kansas City, this time wearing uniform # 7.

Neither Mantle nor Maris, understandably, will predict 60 home runs for himself.

But one thing is for certain: There is no dissension between Mantle, the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1956 and 1957, and Maris, the MVP in 1960.

Mantle, Maris, and Cerv probably share one major-league record already: Among them, they have fifteen children -- eight for Cerv, four for Mantle, and three for Maris.

Mantle is not normally given to public speaking -- or, for that matter, to private speaking.

If working in a zinc mine, which he once did for 87-1/2 cents an hour, paid more than playing center field for the Yankees, Mantle would work in a zinc mine.

Mantle is considerably better hitting for average (

Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones.

During the second game of the 2006 regular season, Griffey hit home run # 537, surpassing Mickey Mantle for 12th on the all-time list.

As a teenager, Mantle rooted for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Mantle signed for $ 140 per month ($ today ) with a $ 1, 500 ($ today ) signing bonus.

Mantle hit. 313 for the Independence Yankees.

Five years earlier, in 1956, Mantle had challenged Ruth's record for most of the season, and the New York press had been protective of Ruth on that occasion also.

" The press seemed to root for Mantle and to belittle Maris.

Mantle led the league in runs and walks, and batted a career-high. 365 ( second in the league to Ted Williams '. 388 ), and hitting into a league-low five double plays.

Over the next decade, Mantle would experience increasing difficulty hitting from his left side.

Mantle made a ( talking ) cameo appearance in Teresa Brewer's 1956 song " I Love Mickey ," which extolled Mantle's power hitting.

Mathews was regarded as one of the strongest power hitters of his time, often being compared to American League contemporary Mickey Mantle, in terms of power hitting strength.

There have only been three reported instances of a player hitting a home run over the left field bleachers: once by Mantle and twice by Gibson.

Mays and Mantle, both 10-year men at 30, have so much ability that, baseball men agree, they've never hit the heights.

Features of the Max technology demo included the ability to annotate photos and arrange them in custom layouts, slideshows and a " 3D Mantle View ".

With Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra both out of action due to injuries, the American League champs still mounted a 15-hit attack against a parade of eight Cincinnati pitchers, the most ever used by one team in a series game.

( `` One of the reasons they get along fine '', says a sportswriter who is friendly with the two men, `` is that both realize Mantle is head-and-shoulders above Maris ''.

) Hitting, Mantle has an immediate advantage because he bats both left-handed and right-handed, Maris only left-handed.

Mantle remains the most recent player to win the Major League Triple Crown by leading both leagues in all three categories.

Mays ' fly was hit to deep right center, and as both Mantle and DiMaggio converged to make the catch, DiMaggio called for it at the last second, causing Mantle to suddenly stop short as his cleats caught a drainage cover in the outfield grass.

Well before he finally sought treatment for alcoholism, Mantle admitted his hard living had hurt both his playing and his family.

Despite not making the team, Killebrew's home run total continued to climb, and by the end of July he had Jimmie Foxx and Mickey Mantle career marks in his sights ; he went on to pass both in August.

Other guest stars, both comedy and straight, have included: Steven Berkoff, Geoffrey McGivern, John Bluthal, Kate Isitt, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nigel Planer, Griff Rhys Jones, Hattie Hayridge, Alistair McGowan, Tamsin Greig, Katherine Parkinson, Colin Baker, Brian Murphy, Rebecca Front, Mary Tamm, Jim Bowen, Peter Davison, Maureen O ' Brien, Lysette Anthony, Mark Caven, Lorelei King, Geoffrey Beevers, Annette Crosbie, Rae Baker Doreen Mantle, Charlie Brooks, Maureen Lipman, Paul Blackthorne, Jimmi Harkishin, and Bill Bailey ( who was also pencilled as the original Jonathan Creek ).

* 1974, Ford and Mickey Mantle were both elected to baseball's Hall of Fame ; at that time, the Yankees retired his number 16.

He was a teammate of both Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle.

Mantle lherzolites may be the principal source rock for basaltic magmas, whereas mantle harzburgites probably form both from the crystalline residue left after basaltic magma migrates out of lherzolite and from a crystalline accumulation of early solidification products of some basaltic magmas within the mantle.

Benton is known for being the only pitcher to face both Babe Ruth ( in ) and Mickey Mantle ( in ) ( Bobo Newsom was also active-but never actually faced Mantle ).

Mantle ’ s shot set a record for home runs by one team and for both teams in a single Series at 13.