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Mickey Mantle
Actor
Born October 20, 1931Died August 13, 1995 (63 years)
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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 2022 | It Ain't Over · as Self |
| 2016 | Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg · as Self |
| 2015 | Ferrell Takes the Field · as Self |
| 2013 | Sport in America: Our Defining Stories · as Self |
| 2008 | Bigger, Stronger, Faster · as Self |
| 2005 | Mantle · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino · as Self |
| 2003 | 100 Years of the World Series · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | |
| 1994 | Baseball (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | When It Was a Game · as Self |
| 1990 | |
| 1989 | Pat Sajak Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Later with Bob Costas (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | New York Yankees (the Movie) · as Self |
| 1986 | Our World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Mr. Belvedere (TV Series) · as Mickey Mantle |
| 1984 | TV Bloopers And Practical Jokes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Remington Steele (TV Series) · as Mickey Mantle |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | It's My Turn · as Self |
| 1980 | |
| 1978 | The White Shadow (TV Series) · as Mickey Mantle |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | Astro Golfers · as Self |
| 1969 | Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America · as Self |
| 1969 | Hee Haw (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1962 | The Match Game (TV Series) · as Self - Team Captain |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | That Touch of Mink · as Self |
| 1962 | Safe at Home! · as Mickey Mantle |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Ex-Mlb Player |
| 1960 | Candid Camera (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Home Run Derby (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1958 | Damn Yankees · as Self - New York Yankee |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1952 | The Winning Team · as Mickey Mantle |
| 1952 | The Jackie Gleason Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | I've Got a Secret (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | We, the People (TV Series) · as Self - Mlb Player |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Self |