It was the boomers romanticism of mantle that touched of the baseball card and memorabilia boom of the early 1980s. All of this makes the tragic life of american baseball legend mickey mantle 19311995 also a beautiful one. Always looking for mantle cards such as stahl meyer, 1954 dan dee, 1959 bazooka, 1960 post, 1952 star cal decal, 1952 tip top bread labels, 195354 briggs meat, and other topps, bowman, and oddball mantles. The mickey mantle classic is proud to announce 2021 special guests royals great frank white any and all photographs and or artworks on this site, are protected under law for the exclusive use of the mickey mantle classic, iconic images art gallery llc, mantle ip holdings, and are the property in part of the aforementioned.
A former semipro professional but independent of major league baseball baseball player, mutt mantle named his first child after detroit tigers catcher mickey cochrane. Mickey charles mantle was born on october 20, 1931 in spavinaw, oklahoma. Mickey mantles big league baseball board game boardgamegeek. He was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1974 and was named in the major league baseball allcentury team during 1999. Jul 24, 2015 always looking for mantle cards such as stahl meyer, 1954 dan dee, 1959 bazooka, 1960 post, 1952 star cal decal, 1952 tip top bread labels, 195354 briggs meat, and other topps, bowman, and oddball mantles.
Photo by lelands earlier this month, an amazing 1951 mickey mantle bowman rookie card in. To date, two different mickey mantle cards have appeared in the sports illustrated for kidsmagazine. Mickey charles mantle was born on october 20, 1931, in spavinaw, oklahoma, to elvin mutt and lovell richardson mantle. The most iconic postwar card in existence, people often regard mantles 1952 topps baseball card his rookie. Mantle played his entire major league baseball mlb career 19511968 with the new york yankees as a center fielder, right fielder, and first baseman. Lot detail 1962 life magazine with mickey mantle and. Mickey mantles big league baseball is one of 6 games that were included in a grouping of games from the gardner company. Inserted as an ad for post cereal cards in this issue, the card is in fantastic condition, and is still attached to the binding of the magazine. After mickey mantle would graduate high school in 1949, greenwade would return to kansas and sign mickey to a minor league deal. He helped the yankees win seven world series 195153, 1956, 1958, 196162. Mickey mantle was an allaround athlete at commerce high school, playing basketball, football, and baseball. Mickey mantle was an american professional baseball player who played his entire major league baseball mlb career 19511968 with the new york yankees as a center fielder and first baseman. Shop comcs extensive selection of baseball cards matching. With literally thousands of cards to choose from, here are the top ten mickey mantle baseball cards of alltime.
Friday morning october th 2006, jeremy kraft discovers the last known documentation in the form of a coa of what might possibly be. Gardners championship golf, all star basketball, gardners stock car race, all star football and verne gagne. Well hear a 1985 interview with the yankees slugger, whose father had his career in pro baseball planned before he was born. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment. Why mickey mantle was the best switch hitter of alltime. Mickeys father, mutt, wanted his son to grow up to be a professional baseball player so he was named after hall of fame catcher for the philadelphia athletics, mickey cochrane. Mickey charles mantle, born october 20, 1931, in spavinaw, oklahoma. Oct, 2006 friday morning october th 2006, jeremy kraft discovers the last known documentation in the form of a coa of what might possibly be the last signed mickey mantle baseball. This was the site of the first of two allstar games played that summer with the second. Mickey mantle, professional baseball player for the new york yankees 195168, who was a powerful switchhitter and who hit 536 home runs. Mickey mantle magazine cards explored sports collectors. Top 10 mickey mantle baseball cards the cardboard connection. Rare and hazardous mickey mantle card unearthed by hoarder. Presented here is a copy of the life magazine issue from april th, 1962.
Baseball legends appears in yellow and black on the cards left side. Mickey mantle biosalary, net worth, earnings, wife, married. A legend on the diamond and in the collecting world, theres been nobody like mickey mantle. Sep 05, 2019 mickey mantle was an american professional baseball player who played his entire major league baseball mlb career 19511968 with the new york yankees as a center fielder and first baseman. Trying to avoid discouraging my son from his selected topic, i searched amazon and found mickey mantle baseball legends. View mickey mantles page at the baseball hall of fame plaque, photos, videos. Lot detail 1962 mickey mantle game used and team signed. However, some of his exploits off the field hardly are appropriate for a second grader. Dec 16, 2016 william wilen is an expert on mickey mantle cards and memorabilia, as well as the hobby of collecting cards. His nearly 60 years as a collector and follower of the market make him a true authority not to mention a passionate fan of mickey mantle cards and other vintage pieces. This analog quartz watch, featuring mickey mantle on the face has a brown leather strap. So, if you wanted a 54 mickey mantle baseball card, bowman was the only game in town.
Although mickey charles mantle was named after baseball hall of famer mickey cochrane, no one in rural oklahoma, where mantle was born in 1931, could have predicted that he would become one of the greatest power hitters of all time, let alone one of the most extensively collected players. Met mickey in his bar in ny in the late seventies when he was showing his age. The book is fun and interesting, focusing on mickeys humble beginnings and his baseball accomplishments. Mickey mantle biosalary, net worth, earnings, wife. Mickey mantle cards, rookie cards, autographs and memorabilia. The watch comes complete in a blue collectors tin, with 2 collector statistic cards. Gardners championship golf, all star basketball, gardners stock car race, all star. Please come back often to read more interesting and never before told stories, facts, thoughts and opinions.
Mickey mantle s rookie card is generally considered to be from 1951 bowman baseball. A life in baseball 124 of 39 results all listings for sale auction. Mickey mantle is regarded as one of the greatest baseball players in history. Mickey mantle played in yankee stadium for his entire career. All games came in the same box under the title of big 6 sports games. But the unquestioned leader when it came to providing updated hobby information of all other sorts beyond mere pricing was sports collectors digest. In that same year, wheaties cereal issued a set of eight black and white premium photographs, one of which was mantle. Mickey mantle has 17 books on goodreads with 1619 ratings. Get the best deals on mickey mantle vintage sports posters when you shop the largest online selection at. Hall of fame players mickey mantle images psa card. In the summer of 1951, 19yearold mickey charles mantle wanted to quit the game of baseball and go home to oklahoma. William wilen is an expert on mickey mantle cards and memorabilia, as well as the hobby of collecting cards.
Mickey mantle legends of baseball collector s series watch. Some of the greatest baseball players of alltime have played for the yankees, even if it was just for a short stint in their career. Mickey mantle, american baseball legend and one hell of a. I was two when mickey and roger maris were dueling for the home run crown back in 53, but as a life long ny fan, lived in ny for a while, attended many championship games at the stadium in years paststill mickey is the one most populating my sports memorabilia wall.
There is no question that beckett ruled the price guide market during most of the hobby boom years, and even today. This section of the website contains insights and thoughts from the mantle family and randall swearingen. The starryeyed, 20yearold propsect plays his first full season in the place of retired legend joe dimaggio and helps lift the new york yankees to their fourth straight world series victory. In case you havent been paying attention for the last few decades, ill put it this way. See more ideas about mickey mantle, mantle, new york yankees. Mickey charles mantle october 20, 1931 august, 1995, nicknamed the commerce comet and the mick, was an american professional baseball player. Even before he was born into this world, mickey mantle was being prepared for life as a future bigleague baseball player. Inside of this issue is a twosided roger maris and mickey mantle 1962 post cereal baseball card. No other sport matches baseball in sustaining magic by keeping the past intertwined with the present through the memory of its iconic players. Mickey mantle biography life, childhood, death, history. 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 of mickey cochrane, who was the best catcher in baseball at the time. Mickey mantle s big league baseball is one of 6 games that were included in a grouping of games from the gardner company. Mickey mantle legends of baseball collectors series watch.
A former semipro professional but independent of major league baseball baseball player, mutt mantle named his. View mickey mantle s page at the baseball hall of fame plaque, photos, videos. He spent his 18year career as an outfielder and first baseman for the new york yankees, making his debut in 1951, and became known as one of the games most powerful switch hitters. Mickey mantle vintage sports posters for sale ebay. Hopefully we will get some good news the next few weeks about the state of texas stay at home rules that have locked down our schools. Named by his father mutt mantle after hall of fame catcher mickey cochrane. Mickey mantle memorabilia keyman collectibles baseball. The first one appeared in 1998 and uses an ozzie sweet photo of mickey and shows him in his yankee pinstriped uniform with blue sky and righthanded, followthrough swing. The information contained herein has never been published. For more collectible baseball cards of hall of fame players and legends, including other mickey mantle cards, please view my other items in my store by clicking on the homeruncards link. Oct 27, 2017 the rare 1954 mickey mantle stahlmeyer card. Unfollow mickey mantle autographed baseball to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This icon of the new york yankees is considered one of the greatest in his sport ever, even though he was known to show up for games with a hangover. Despite not being his first card, the 1952 topps mickey mantle deserves mention as well.
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