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Damn Yankees
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Mickey Charles Mantle was born October 20, 1931, and lived until August 13, 1995. He was nicknamed "the Mick," "the Commerce Comet," and “The Tape Measure Kid.” Mantle played his entire
Major League Baseball career (1951–1968) with the New York Yankees, primarily as a center fielder. Mantle is regarded as being one of the best players and sluggers of all time. He was an American League Most Valuable Player three times and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
He had injured legs from high school football play which he exacerbated his first year with the Yankees. One can only wonder what he might have done on two good legs. At 5 feet 11 inches