Mickey Mantle

MCoxon · #1 06-22-2018, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AustinMike

As a contribution to the thread, here's a news wire photo that I find interesting. It was taken during the only game that Mantle played 2nd base in his career.

Pretty cool picture - all sorts of things wrong with this:

1) Mantle playing 2nd base

2) HOF pitcher Bob Lemon nearly getting picked off on the basepaths (though of course pitchers batted then, and Lemon was one of the best batting pitchers ever, high on home run list for pitchers, pinch-hitting a number of times etc.)

Any one know what year this was? Tried a bit to find it, wasn't 1951

AustinMike · #2 06-22-2018, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MCoxon

Any one know what year this was? Tried a bit to find it, wasn't 1951

Mike, the game was on July 24, 1954.

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