Mantle was inducted into the. And was elected to the. Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Mantle was one of the greatest offensive threats of any center fielder in baseball history.
He has the second highest career. And he had the highest stolen base percentage in history at the time of his retirement. In addition, compared to the other four center fielders on the All-Century team, he had the lowest career rate of grounding into double plays, and he had the highest World Series on-base percentage and World Series slugging percentage.
He also had an excellent. 984 fielding percentage when playing center field. Mantle was noted for his ability to hit for both. A term that had its origin in a play-by-play caller reacting to one of Mantle's 1953 home runs.He hit 536 MLB career home runs. Or more ten times, and is the career leader tied with.
With 13 - twelve in the regular season, one in the. He is also the only player in history to hit 150 home runs from both sides of the plate. Mantle is 16th all-time in home runs per at bats. He is 18th in on-base percentage. He was safe three out of four times he attempted to steal a base.
He won the MVP Award three times, came in second three times, and came within nine votes of winning five times. In 1956, when he led the major leagues in batting average. 353, home runs (52), and. He later wrote a book. About his best year in baseball. For 16 seasons, playing in 16 of the 20 All-Star Games that were played during his career. Including seven championships, and he holds World Series records for the most home runs (18), RBIs (40). (September 10, 1934 - December 14, 1985) was an American professional. He is best known for setting a new. Record with 61 home runs in 1961; the record remained unbroken until 1998. From 1953 to 1956, and in the major leagues from 1957 to 1968. He reached the major leagues in 1957 as a player for the. He was traded to the. During the 1958 season, and to the.Maris finished his playing career as a member of the. From 1959 through 1962, an AL. In 1960 and 1961, and an AL. He played for Yankees teams that won the World Series in 1961 and 1962 and for a Cardinals team that won the World Series in 1967. Maris' home run record was controversial.
The previous single-season home run record 60, set by. In 1927 was set during a period when MLB teams played 154 games per season. Before Maris broke Ruth's record, the AL baseball season had been extended to 162 games. Maris hit his 61st home run in the last game of the season, which led to questions about the legitimacy of his record. Set a new MLB record with 70 home runs; in.
Surpassed that mark with 73. Maris continues to hold the American League record for most home runs in a season. This item is in the category "Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Vintage Sports Memorabilia\Ticket Stubs".
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