mantle, mickey

A collection of photographs, memorabilia, stats, and personal anecdotes that chronicle the life and career of baseball legend Mickey Mantle, discussing his impoverished childhood, schooling, career accomplishments, and other related topics.

Louis, who loves baseball despite being the worst stickball player in White Plains, New York, sees his opportunity to be bat boy for the 1961 Yankees team as the perfect way to escape the problems of his father's remarriage and moving to the suburbs.

He could run from home plate to first base in 2.9 seconds. He could hit a ball 540 feet - the longest home run in Major League history. He was the greatest switch-hitter ever to play the game. And he did it all despite broken bones, pulled muscles, strains, and sprains, from his shoulders to his feet.

He could run from home plate to first base in 2.9 seconds. He could hit a ball 540 feet - the longest home run in Major League history. He was the greatest switch-hitter ever to play the game. And he did it all despite broken bones, pulled muscles, strains, and sprains, from his shoulders to his feet.

Recounts Mickey Mantle's life as a New York Yankee--both public and private.

Drawing on more than five hundred interviews with loved ones and fellow baseball players, the author crafts a deeply personal biography of the Yankee great, weaving her own memories of the major league slugger with an authoritative account of his life onand off the field.

More than two hundred photographs, some never before published, chronicle the life and career of the baseball legend, from Mantle's youth learning the basics from his father, through his eventful professional career, to Baseball's Hall of Fame.

A biography of the New York Yankee famed for his legendary hitting ability.