Mickey Mantle: Stories and Memorabilia from a Lifetime with The Mick

by Mickey Herskowitz, Danny Mantle, David Mantle

Some say he was the greatest ever—a rare combination of power and speed who made acrobatic catches and never failed to get a hit when his team needed it most. The son of an Oklahoma miner, he was the anchor in center field for a Yankees team that won seven world championships. He was three times the league MVP, he won the Triple Crown in 1956, and in 1961 he dueled teammate Roger Maris in a thrilling race for the single-season home run record. He was so famous that to identify him people didn’t even bother to say his last name or even all of his first. He was known, simply, as The Mick.

Mickey Mantle is the first-ever illustrated biography published with the support of the Mantle family. Covering his entire life from his impoverished youth to his glorious career to his poignant sunset years, it features rare photos and never-before-seen memorabilia, with 10 pull-out, removable facsimiles. It also includes intimate stories collected over the years by his sons and his friend, writer Mickey Herskowitz— stories that will be new even to the most avid Mantle enthusiasts. This book is an absolute must for Mantle fans of every stripe, Yankees fans, and baseball fans in general.

Genres: Baseball

176 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2006

Reviews

[Gary · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was born in 1951, although I remember Mickey Mantle and I played Little League baseball I never realized how great he was. I recently saw the Mick on Dick Cavett show (reruns on Decades TV) and thought he was a very likeable guy and wanted to read about him. He truly was an American hero.

[Tim Dunn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bookwise, not a lot to read....but if you like neat things, it's a good buy. Obviously they're all replicas, but it's interesting to see what it would've been like.....

[Mr. Kovach · Rating 4 out of 5]

A light but nevertheless fairly probing look at the life of Mantle, a great guy, inveterate alcoholic, and tremendous ballplayer. Fun read.

[Ellison · Rating 4 out of 5]

recounts his life with pictures and removable insert copies of some important papers. insightful.