Mantle Family History & Genealogy

Mickey Mantle Famous Center Fielder Born: October 20, 1931 Spavinaw, Oklahoma Died: August 13, 1995 (aged 63) Dallas, Texas Batted: Switch Threw: Right MLB debut April 17, 1951, for the New York Yankees Last MLB appearance September 28, 1968, for the New York Yankees MLB statistics Batting average .298 Hits 2,415 Home runs 536 Runs batted in 1,509 Teams New York Yankees (1951–1968) Career highlights and awards 20× All-Star (1952–1965, 1967, 1968) 7× World Series champion (1951–1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962) 3× AL MVP (1956, 1957, 1962) Triple Crown (1956) Gold Glove Award (1962) AL batting champion (1956) 4× AL home run leader (1955, 1956, 1958, 1960) AL RBI leader (1956) New York Yankees No. 7 retired Monument Park honoree Major League Baseball All-Century Team Member of the National Empty Star.svg Empty Star.svg Empty Star.svg Baseball Hall of Fame Empty Star.svg Empty Star.svg Empty Star.svg Induction 1974 Vote 88.2% (first ballot) Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995), nicknamed The Commerce Comet and The Mick,[1] was an American professional baseball player. Mantle played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career (1951–1968) with the New York Yankees as a center fielder, right fielder, and first baseman. Mantle was one of the best players and sluggers and is regarded by many as the greatest switch hitter in baseball history.[2] Mantle was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974[3] and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. Mantle was one of the greatest offensive threats of any center fielder in baseball history. He has the second highest career OPS+ among center fielders, (behind Mike Trout) 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 average and power,[4] especially tape measure home runs,[5] a term that had its origin in a play-by-play caller reacting to one of Mantle's 1953 home runs.[6] He hit 536 MLB career home runs, batted .300 or more ten times, and is the career leader (tied with Jim Thome) in walk-off home runs, with thirteen — twelve in the regular season, one in the postseason. 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. Mantle won the Triple Crown in 1956, when he led the major leagues in batting average (.353), home runs (52), and runs batted in (RBI) (130). He later wrote a book (My Favorite Summer 1956) about his best year in baseball. He was an All-Star for 16 seasons, playing in 16 of the 20 All-Star Games that were played during his career.[a] He was an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times and a Gold Glove winner once. Mantle appeared in 12 World Series including seven championships, and he holds World Series records for the most home runs (18), RBIs (40), extra-base hits (26), runs (42), walks (43), and total bases (123). Early years Mantle was born on October 20, 1931, in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, the son of Lovell (née Richardson) Mantle (1904–1995) and Elven Charles "Mutt" Mantle. He was of at least partial English ancestry; his great-grandfather, George Mantle, left Brierley Hill, in England's Black Country, in 1848. Mutt named his son in honor of Mickey Cochrane, a Hall of Fame catcher.[9] Later in his life, Mantle expressed relief that his father had not known Cochrane's true first name because he would have hated to be named Gordon. Mantle spoke warmly of his father and said he was the bravest man he ever knew. "No boy ever loved his father more," he said. Mantle batted left-handed against his father when his father pitched to him right-handed, and he batted right-handed against his grandfather, Charles Mantle, when his grandfather pitched to him left-handed. His grandfather died at the age of 60 in 1944, and his father died of Hodgkin's disease at the age of 40 on May 7, 1952. When Mantle was four years old, his family moved to the nearby town of Commerce, Oklahoma, where his father worked in lead and zinc mines. As a teenager, Mantle rooted for the St. Louis Cardinals. In addition to his first love, baseball, Mantle was an all-around athlete at Commerce High School, playing basketball as well as football. He played halfback and Oklahoma offered him a football scholarship. His football playing nearly ended his athletic career. In his sophomore year, he was kicked on the left shin during a practice game, and he developed osteomyelitis—a crippling disease that was incurable just a few years earlier—in his left ankle. Mantle's parents drove him at midnight to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he was treated at the children's hospital with the newly available penicillin, which reduced the infection and saved his leg from amputation.

Larry Mantle was born in 1941 in United States, and died at age 78 years old on August 10, 2020 in Fresno, CA. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Larry Mantle .

Danny Mantle was born on March 19, 1960 in United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Danny Mantle .

Billy Mantle was born on December 5, 1957 in United States to Merlyn Louise Mantle and Mickey Mantle, and had siblings Mickey Mantle Jr, David Mantle, and Danny Mantle. Billy Mantle died at age 36 years old on March 12, 1994 in Wilmer, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Billy Mantle .

Roy D Mantle of Las Vegas, Clark County, NV was born on February 22, 1936 in Cardin, Ottawa County, Oklahoma United States to Elvin Charles Mantle and Lovell Mantle. He had siblings Mickey Mantle, Larry Mantle, Barbara Delise, Ray Mantle, and Butch Mantle. Roy Mantle died at age 65 years old on August 6, 2001 in Las Vegas, Clark County, NV.

Ray Mantle was born on February 22, 1936 in Cardin, Oklahoma United States, and died at age 77 years old on March 3, 2013 in Las Vegas, Clark County, NV. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ray Mantle.

Mickey Mantle Jr was born on April 12, 1953 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri United States, and died at age 47 years old on December 20, 2000 in Dallas, Dallas County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mickey Mantle Jr.

Lovell (Richardson) Mantle was born on February 17, 1904 in Delaware County, Oklahoma United States. She was married to Elvin Charles Mantle in 1929, and they were together until Elvin's death on May 7, 1952. She had children Mickey Mantle, Roy D Mantle, Ray Mantle, Larry Mantle, Barbara Delise, and Butch Mantle. Lovell Mantle died at age 81 years old on March 19, 1985 in Jay. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lovell Mantle .

Elvin Charles Mantle was born on March 16, 1912 in Osage County, Oklahoma United States, and died at age 40 years old on May 7, 1952 in Denver, Denver County, CO. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elvin Charles Mantle .

David Mantle was born on December 26, 1955 in United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember David Mantle .

Merlyn Louise Mantle of Texas was born on January 28, 1932 in Cardin, Ottawa County, Oklahoma United States, and died at age 77 years old on August 10, 2009 in Plano, Collin County, TX.

Trella Lanorra (Nalley) Mantle was born in 1924 at Woodfield,ohio. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Trella Lanorra Nalley Mantle.

Barbara (Mantle) Delise was born in United States to Elvin Charles Mantle and Lovell Mantle, and has siblings Mickey Mantle, Roy D Mantle, Larry Mantle, Ray Mantle, and Butch Mantle. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Barbara Delise .

Butch Mantle was born in United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Butch Mantle .

Dale R Mantle was born on February 26, 1948, and died at age 51 years old on October 8, 1999. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dale R Mantle.

Sylvania E Mantle of Peachtree City, Fayette County, GA was born on November 25, 1906, and died at age 90 years old on June 4, 1997.

Arden Dewayne Mantle of Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana was born on January 25, 1947, and died at age 61 years old on September 21, 2008.

Paul J Mantle of Avis, Clinton County, PA was born on August 18, 1927, and died at age 79 years old on November 19, 2006.

Theresa C Mantle was born on February 10, 1956, and died at age 43 years old on September 1, 1999. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Theresa C Mantle.

Mary S Mantle was born on June 28, 1913, and died at age 90 years old on January 21, 2004. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary S Mantle.