The companion volume to the award-winning Public Television Videography "TM" Program Special on Mantle's career with more than 180 rare photographs, headlines, articles, cartoons, and text. Mantle offers readers an intimate and insightful portrait of his life and career.
Mickey Charles Mantle was an American baseball player who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
He played his entire 18-year major-league professional career for the New York Yankees, winning 3 American League MVP titles and playing in 16 All-Star games. Mantle played on 12 pennant winners and 7 World Series Championship clubs. He still holds the records for most World Series home runs (18), RBIs (40), runs (42), walks (43), extra-base hits (26), and total bases (123).