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Mickey Mantle
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Mickey Mantle
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1931-10-20,
Gender
Male
Biography
Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995), nicknamed "the Mick" and "the Commerce Comet", was an American professional baseball player. Mantle played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career (1951–1968) with the New York Yankees, primarily as a center fielder. Mantle is regarded by many as being one of the best players and sluggers of all time. He was an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player three times and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. He was raised by his father to become a baseball player and was trained early on to become a switch hitter. Despite a career plagued with injuries, beginning with his knee injury in the 1951 World Series, he became one of the greatest offensive threats in baseball history, and was able to hit for both average and power. He is the only player to hit 150 home runs from both sides of the plate. Mantle hit 536 career home runs while batting .300 or more ten times. Mantle is 16th all-time in home runs per at-bat and 17th in on-base percentage. He won the Triple Crown in 1956, when he led the major leagues in batting average (.353), home runs (52), and runs batted in (RBI) (130). He was an All-Star for 16 seasons, playing in 16 of the 20 All-Star Games that he was selected for. He also had an excellent .984 fielding percentage when playing center field, winning a Gold Glove in that position. Mantle appeared in 12 World Series, winning seven championships, and holds World Series records for the most home runs (18), RBIs (40), extra-base hits (26), runs (42), walks (43), and total bases (123), and he has the highest World Series on-base and slugging percentages. After retirement, Mantle briefly worked as sports commentator for NBC and later as a part-time coach in the Yankees farm system. Despite being one of the best paid athletes of his era, he was a poor businessman and suffered financial setbacks from business failures. His private life was plagued by tumult and tragedy. His marriage fell apart due to his alcoholism and infidelity, and three of his sons became alcoholics, two of them dying from it. Towards the end of his life, he came to regret his hard lifestyle and the damage he had inflicted on his family. In his final year, he was treated for alcoholism, later warning others of the dangers of hard drinking and telling fans: "Don't be like me." He died from liver cancer brought on by years of alcohol abuse in Dallas, Texas, aged 63. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Filmography

7

Mantle
2005-07-13

The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: The 60's

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The Best of ABC's Wide World of Sports: The 60's
1990-01-29

Super Stars of Sports: Baseball

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Super Stars of Sports: Baseball
1991-01-01

Billy Martin: The Man, the Myth, the Manager

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Billy Martin: The Man, the Myth, the Manager
1990-04-20

Feeling Good With Arthritis

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Feeling Good With Arthritis
1989-01-01

Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly

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Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly
1958-12-21

The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast

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The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast
1989-01-01

3.8

Safe at Home!
1962-04-13

MLB Vintage World Series Films: New York Yankees

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MLB Vintage World Series Films: New York Yankees
2006-07-25

Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed

7

Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
1990-07-07

That Touch of Mink

6.425

That Touch of Mink
1962-06-14

5.8

It's My Turn
1980-10-24

0

Grand Slam!
1988-01-17

New York Yankees: The Movie

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New York Yankees: The Movie
1987-11-13

Mickey Mantle: In His Own Words

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Mickey Mantle: In His Own Words

Remington Steele

7.104

Remington Steele
1982-10-01

6

Omnibus
1952-11-09

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.6

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

The Steve Allen Show

5

The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

5.4

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973-09-14

10

Home Run Derby
1960-01-10

7.4

Baseball
1994-09-18

The Dick Cavett Show

6.6

The Dick Cavett Show
1968-06-06

What's My Line?

6.8

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.41

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01