Mickey Mantle
by Reis, Ronald A.Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-01-01
Publisher(s): Facts on File
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Summary
Growing up in small-town, Depression-era Oklahoma, Mickey Mantle hit a baseball every chance he had, all the better to make him into a slugger, a prospect, a pro. Sooner than anyone could have imagined, Mantle joined the New York Yankees. In 1956, Mantle's incredible Triple Crown performance-most home runs, most runs batted in, and highest batting average-electrified the baseball world. Five years later, his home-run derby with teammate Roger Maris again captured the nation's attention. Injuries often kept Mantle out of the lineup, however, and he also suffered from alcoholism. Finally coming to grips with his addiction late in his life, Mantle became a role model for the clean and sober life and an American hero for all time. Book jacket.
Table of Contents
| Father Knows Best | p. 1 |
| Country Bumpkin | p. 12 |
| Fear Factor | p. 23 |
| Hits and Misses | p. 33 |
| Yankee Superstar | p. 45 |
| A Rookie No More | p. 55 |
| Home-Run Derby | p. 66 |
| A Player's Player | p. 77 |
| Working the Game | p. 89 |
| "Yesterday When I Was Young" | p. 101 |
| Statistics | p. 112 |
| Chronology and Timeline | p. 114 |
| Glossary | p. 117 |
| Bibliography | p. 120 |
| Further Reading | p. 124 |
| Index | p. 126 |
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Excerpts
Growing up in small-town, Depression-era Oklahoma, Mickey Mantle heard the same plea day in and day out from his parents: "Get out of the house and play some baseball!" Sooner than anyone expected, Mantle was a New York Yankee in 1951. Five years later, the switch-hitting phenomenon was on his way to stardom, completing the season with a Triple Crown for the highest batting average and most home runs and RBIs. Hailed as the successor to the great Joe DiMaggio, Mantle felt the pressure of success and faced difficulties stemming from physical infirmity and, later, alcohol abuse. In Mickey Mantle, discover how this baseball great came to grips with his addiction, becoming a role model for the clean and sober life, and is now remembered as an American baseball hero.
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