MICKEY MANTLE
Born: October 20, 1931 in Spavinaw, Oklahoma
Died: August 13, 1995 in Dallas, Texas
Full name Mickey Charles Mantle
Born October 20, 1931,
Spavinaw, Oklahoma
Died August 13, 1995, Dallas, Texas
Buried at
Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas (Mausoleum-St. Mark
NE-N-C-13-A)
First Game: April 17, 1951; Final Game: September 28,
1968
Bat: Both Throw:
Right Height: 5' 11.5" Weight: 195
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1974
Named AL Most
Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1956 to 1957 and
1962)
Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News
(1956)
Named AL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1956 and
1962)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1952
and 1956 to 1957)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team
(1961 to 1962 and 1964)
Won AL Gold Glove as outfielder (1962)
MICKEY
MANTLE
This article was written by James Lincoln Ray and is presented in part, courtesy of the Society for American Baseball Research
Even before he was born into this world, Mickey Mantle
was being prepared for life as a future big-league baseball player. His father,
Elvin "Mutt" Mantle, a former semipro player and a lifelong baseball fanatic,
proclaimed that if his first child turned out to be a boy, he would name him
Mickey, in honor Mickey Cochrane, who was the best catcher in baseball at the
time.
And so, when Mutt's wife, Lovell, delivered a boy on
October 20, 1931, in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, they named the little slugger-to-be
Mickey Charles Mantle. What the elder Mantle didn't know at the time was that
Cochrane's actual first name was Gordon, and Mickey was just a nickname. Years
later, the younger Mantle expressed relief that his father had not known
Cochrane's true first name, saying derisively, "I would have hated to be named
Gordon."i
By the time Mickey was 3 years old, the country was mired
in the Great Depression. Like so many other able-bodied men, Mutt Mantle found
himself unemployed and nearly broke when he moved the family to Commerce,
Oklahoma, in 1934. Mutt had been lucky enough to land a job working in the
Eagle-Picher company's lead and zinc mines. The work was exhausting, dirty, and
dangerous. Those who worked for many years at the plant were at risk for lung
disease, heart ailments, and cancer. In fact, cancer had been the grim reaper of
the Mantle family, claiming among others, Mickey's uncle, his grandfather, and a
couple of other relatives, all in their 40s or younger.
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Film Credits
2012 10 Things You Don't Know About (Other), 2010 A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939 (Other), 2010 30 for 30 (Other), 2009-2011 Prime 9 (Other), 2009 Rescue Me (Other), 2008 The O'Reilly Factor (Other), 2008 Bigger Stronger Faster* (Other), 2006 DHL Presents Major League Baseball Hometown Heroes (Other), 2006 Costas Now (Other), 2005 Mantle (Other), 2004 Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino (Other), 2003 ESPN SportsCentury (Other), 2003 100 Years of the World Series (Other), 2001 The Greatest Summer of My Life: Billy Crystal and the Making of (Other), 2001 Boston Red Sox: 100 Years of Baseball History (Other), 2000 Joe DiMaggio: The Final Chapter (Other), 1998 Race for the Record (Other), 1994 Baseball (in person), 1992 The 50 Greatest Home Runs in Baseball History (Other), 1992 Diamonds on the Silver Screen (in person), 1991 When It Was a Game (Other), 1990 The Arsenio Hall Show (in person), 1990 Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed (in person), 1989 The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast (in person), 1989 Mr. Belvedere (in person), 1987 New York Yankees The Movie (in person), 1986 Pinstripe Power: The Story of the 1961 New York Yankees (Other), 1986 Baseball Tips for Kids of All Ages (in person), 1985 Late Night with David Letterman (in person), 1984 Remington Steele (in person), 1980 The White Shadow (in person), 1980 It's My Turn (in person), 1980 Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the (Other), 1975-1976 The Way It Was (in person), 1975 1975 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1971 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (in person), 1971 Hee Haw (in person), 1970 The Mike Douglas Show (in person), 1970 The Merv Griffin Show (in person), 1970 1970 World Series (in person), 1970 1970 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1969 The Joey Bishop Show (in person), 1969 The Joe Namath Show (in person), 1969 Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America (Other), 1969 1969 World Series (in person), 1969 1969 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1968 The Match Game (in person), 1968 1968 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1967 Today (in person), 1967 1967 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1964 1964 World Series (in person), 1964 1964 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1963 1963 World Series (in person), 1962 Safe at Home! (in person), 1962 1962 World Series (in person), 1961 The Perry Como Show (in person), 1961 1961 World Series (in person), 1960 Home Run Derby (in person), 1960 Candid Camera (in person), 1960 1960 World Series (in person), 1958 Omnibus (in person), 1958 Damn Yankees! (Other), 1958 1958 World Series (in person), 1958 1958 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1957 1957 World Series (in person), 1957 1957 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1956 The Steve Allen Show (in person), 1956 The Bob Hope Show (in person), 1956 1956 World Series (in person), 1956 1956 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1955 1955 World Series (in person), 1955 1955 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1954 1954 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1953 What's My Line (in person), 1953 The Name's the Same (in person), 1953 The Jackie Gleason Show (in person), 1953 The Arthur Murray Party (in person), 1953 1953 World Series (in person), 1953 1953 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1952-1963 Toast of the Town (in person), 1952 The Winning Team (Other), 1952 I've Got a Secret (in person), 1952 1952 World Series (in person), 1951 1951 World Series (in person)
CASEY STENGEL
Born: July 30, 1890 in Kansas City, Missouri
Died: September 29, 1975 in Glendale, California
Full name Charles Dillon Stengel
Born July 30, 1890, Kansas City,
Missouri
Died September 29, 1975, Glendale, California
Buried at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California (Court of Freedom, Long Crypt 6A Block
7060)
First Game: September 17, 1912; Final Game: May 19, 1925
Managed
First Game: April 17, 1934; Managed Final Game: July 24, 1965
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 5' 11" Weight: 175
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1966
Named Major League Manager of the
Year by The Sporting News (1949, 1953 and 1958)
Named Minor League Manager of the
Year by The Sporting News (1948)
CASEY STENGEL
This article was written by Bill Bishop and is presented in part, courtesy of the Society for American Baseball Research
Casey Stengel is best remembered for his managerial
accomplishments with the juggernaut New York Yankees of the 1950s and the
bumbling, beloved New York Mets of the early '60s, but decades earlier he was a
hard-hitting outfielder who compiled a .284 batting average over 14 seasons in
the National League. Planting his right foot closer to the plate than his left,
as if he were peering at the pitcher over his right shoulder, the left-handed
Stengel held his hands down at the end of the bat and took a healthy swing. He
hit more long balls than most Deadball Era players, but it also made him more
susceptible to change-ups and curves. Perhaps the strongest aspect of his game
was his defense; he excelled at playing the sun field, and the long hours he
spent practicing caroms off the fences at Ebbets Field paid off when he led all
NL outfielders in assists in 1917.
Descended from German and Irish immigrants, Charles
Dillon Stengel was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 30, 1890. His father
made a steady living selling insurance and Charley had an enjoyable childhood,
much of it spent playing sandlot baseball. He was a star athlete at Central High
School, leading the basketball team to the city championship and pitching the
baseball team to the state championship. In 1910 Charley signed with the Kansas
City Blues of the American Association, perhaps the fastest minor league of the
time. His pitching skills weren't up to the level of AA competition, however, so
manager Danny Shay moved him to the outfield. To give him some seasoning, Kansas
City optioned Stengel to the Class C team in Kankakee, Illinois, where he batted
.251 before the Northern Association folded in July. For the rest of the season
he hit .221 in the Class D Blue Grass League.
When the season ended, Charley followed his friend Billy Brummage to the
Western Dental College in Kansas City. Having an alternative career as a dentist
enabled him to negotiate a raise for the 1911 season. The Blues assigned him to
the Class C team in Aurora, Illinois, where he led the Wisconsin-Illinois League
with a .352 average. Brooklyn's premier scout, Larry Sutton, liked what he saw
in Stengel. The Superbas bought him in the August draft and assigned him to
Montgomery of the Southern Association for 1912.
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Film Credits
2009 Ted Williams (Other), 2009 Prime 9 (Other), 2000-2003 ESPN SportsCentury (Other), 1975 The Way It Was (in person), 1968 Romp!!! (in person), 1965 The Merv Griffin Show (in person), 1965 Casey at the Mets (in person), 1964 1964 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1962 What's My Line (in person), 1960 1960 World Series (in person), 1958 1958 World Series (in person), 1958 1958 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1957 1957 World Series (in person), 1957 1957 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1956 1956 World Series (in person), 1956 1956 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1955 1955 World Series (in person), 1954 1954 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1953 1953 World Series (in person), 1953 1953 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1952 1952 World Series (in person), 1952 1952 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1951 1951 World Series (in person), 1951 1951 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1950 1950 World Series (in person), 1950 1950 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1949 1949 World Series (in person), 1916 World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn (in person)
JIM BUNNING
Born: October 23, 1931 in Southgate, Kentucky
Full name James Paul David Bunning
Born October 23,
1931, Southgate, Kentucky
First Game: July 20, 1955; Final Game: September 3,
1971
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 190
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1996
Named pitcher on
The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1957)
Named pitcher on The
Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1964)
Film Credits
2012 Randslide: The Election of Rand Paul (in person), 2010 Prime 9 (in person), 2010 Hannity (in person), 2008 Bigger Stronger Faster* (Other), 2006 The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (in person), 2005 ESPN 25: Who's #1 (in person), 2002/II Follow the Leader (in person), 1999-2003 ESPN SportsCentury (in person), 1996 1996 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1985 Greats of the Game (in person), 1966 1966 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1964 1964 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1963 1963 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1957-1964 Toast of the Town (in person), 1957 1957 MLB All-Star Game (in person)
JOE CRONIN
Born: October 12, 1906 in San Francisco, California
Died: September 7, 1984 in Barnstable, Massachusetts
Full name Joseph Edward Cronin
Born October 12, 1906, San Francisco,
California
Died September 7, 1984, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Buried at St.
Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Massachusetts (Section 6, Row D, Lot
6)
First Game: April 29, 1926; Final Game: April 19, 1945
Managed First
Game: April 12, 1933; Managed Final Game: September 28, 1947
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11.5" Weight: 180
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1956
Named AL Most Valuable Player by The
Sporting News (1930)
Named shortstop on The Sporting News Major League
All-Star Team (1930 to 1934 and 1938 to 1939)
Film Credits
2003 100 Years of the World Series (Other), 2001 Boston Red Sox: 100 Years of Baseball History (Other), 1991 When It Was a Game (Other), 1983 1983 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1975 The Way It Was (in person)
YOGI BERRA
Born: May 12, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri
Full name Lawrence Peter Berra
Born May 12, 1925, St.
Louis, Missouri
First Game: September 22, 1946; Final Game: May 9,
1965
Managed First Game: April 16, 1964; Managed Final Game: April 28,
1985
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 7.5" Weight: 185
Father of Dale
Berra
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1972
Named AL Most
Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1951 and 1954 to
1955)
Named catcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1950,
1952, 1954 and 1956 to 1957)
Film Credits
2013 Henry & Me (in person), 2012 All-Star Dealers (in person), 2011 Late Show with David Letterman (in person), 2010 Closers (Performer), 2010 A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939 (Other), 2010 30 for 30 (in person), 2009-2011 Prime 9 (in person), 2009-2011 Prime 9 (Other), 2009 Yankeeography (in person), 2009 The Great 8s (Performer), 2009 Ace of Cakes (in person), 2008 2008 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 2007 Pride Against Prejudice: The Larry Doby Story (in person), 2006 War Stories with Oliver North (in person), 2006 Toots (in person), 2006 DHL Presents Major League Baseball Hometown Heroes (Other), 2005-2006 ESPN 25: Who's #1 (in person), 2005 Yogi and a Movie (Performer), 2005 This Week in Baseball (in person), 2005 The Tony Danza Show (in person), 2005 Mantle (in person), 2005 ESPN 25: Who's #1 (Other), 2005 CenterStage (in person), 2005 1955, Seven Days of Fall (Other), 2004 Catching Up! (in person), 2003 100 Years of the World Series (in person), 2002 The Tim McCarver Show (in person), 2002 Arli$$ (in person), 2001 The Greatest Summer of My Life: Billy Crystal and the Making of (in person), 2001 61* (Other), 2000-2003 ESPN SportsCentury (in person), 2000 Joe DiMaggio: The Final Chapter (in person), 1999 The Robert MacNeil Report (Other), 1999 The Charlie Rose Show (Other), 1999 Bryant Gumbel/Walt Disney World Celebrity Golf Tournament (Performer), 1999 60 Minutes II (in person), 1998-2012 The Charlie Rose Show (in person), 1998 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (in person), 1995 Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream (in person), 1991 When It Was a Game (Other), 1989 Late Night with David Letterman (in person), 1989 Good Morning America (in person), 1987 New York Yankees The Movie (in person), 1985 Greats of the Game (in person), 1984 Saturday Night Live (in person), 1982 1982 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1974 1974 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1973 1973 World Series (in person), 1973 1973 National League Championship Series (in person), 1964 1964 World Series (in person), 1963 1963 World Series (in person), 1962 1962 World Series (in person), 1961 1961 World Series (in person), 1960 Candid Camera (in person), 1960 1960 World Series (in person), 1958 Damn Yankees! (Other), 1958 1958 World Series (in person), 1958 1958 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1957 The Phil Silvers Show (in person), 1957 1957 World Series (in person), 1957 1957 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1956 1956 World Series (in person), 1956 1956 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (in person), 1955 1955 World Series (in person), 1955 1955 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1954 1954 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1953 The Jackie Gleason Show (in person), 1953 1953 World Series (in person), 1953 1953 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1952 The Name's the Same (in person), 1952 All Star Summer Revue (in person), 1952 1952 World Series (in person), 1952 1952 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1951-1964 What's My Line (in person), 1951-1964 Toast of the Town (in person), 1951 1951 World Series (in person), 1951 1951 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1950-1951 The Milton Berle Show (in person), 1950 1950 World Series (in person), 1950 1950 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1949 1949 World Series (in person), 1949 1949 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1947 1947 World Series (in person)
WHITEY FORD
Born: October 21, 1928 in New York City, New York
Full name Edward Charles Ford
Born October 21, 1928,
New York, New York
First Game: July 1, 1950; Final Game: May 21, 1967
Bat:
Left Throw: Left Height: 5' 10" Weight: 178
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1974
Named Major
League Cy Young Award Winner by Baseball Writers' Association of America
(1961)
Named AL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1955, 1961 and
1963)
Named AL Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News (1950)
Named World
Series Most Valuable Player (1961)
Named pitcher on The Sporting News Major
League All-Star Team (1955 to 1956)
Named pitcher on The Sporting News AL
All-Star Team (1961 and 1963)
Film Credits
2011 Prime 9 (in person), 2010 A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939 (Other), 2008 2008 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 2006 Toots (in person), 2005 Mantle (in person), 2005 1955, Seven Days of Fall (Other), 2003 100 Years of the World Series (in person), 2002 The Tim McCarver Show (in person), 2001 61* (Other), 2001 61* (Performer), 2000-2003 ESPN SportsCentury (in person), 2000 The Boys Behind the Desk (Performer), 2000 The Boys Behind the Desk (in person), 2000 Joe DiMaggio: The Final Chapter (in person), 1995 Once There Was a Ballpark (in person), 1991 When It Was a Game (Other), 1990 The Golden Decade of Baseball (in person), 1989 The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast (in person), 1987 New York Yankees The Movie (in person), 1985 Greats of the Game (in person), 1984 Remington Steele (in person), 1980 It's My Turn (in person), 1977 The Way It Was (in person), 1964 1964 World Series (in person), 1963 Inside Danny Baker (in person), 1963 1963 World Series (in person), 1962 Safe at Home! (in person), 1962 1962 World Series (in person), 1961 1961 World Series (in person), 1960 1960 World Series (in person), 1958-1963 Toast of the Town (in person), 1958 1958 World Series (in person), 1957 The Phil Silvers Show (in person), 1957 The Arthur Murray Party (in person), 1957 1957 World Series (in person), 1956 1956 World Series (in person), 1956 1956 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (in person), 1955 1955 World Series (in person), 1955 1955 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1954 1954 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1953 1953 World Series (in person), 1950 1950 World Series (in person)
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