The Mickey Mantle card that you have might be a card made by the Exhibit Supply Company. These 3 3/8" x 5 3/8" Vending cards could be purchased from a vending machine for one cents back in the 1950's. The back of the cards are blank. They are not rare, and sell for about $50.-$150. in near/mint condition depending on the year issued. See Related Links below for more information, and pictures of the Exhibit Supply Company Cards.
Mickey Mantle's Favorite SongsSee Related Links below for Mickey Mantle's Favorite Songs. in 1958 RCA Records released Mickey Mantle's "MY FAVORITE HITS" On the back of the record Mickey Mantle states that next to sports, he has been more interested in pop music than anything else.
Mickey Mantle Uniform NumbersNo. Mickey Mantle was issued uniform number 6 as a rookie in 1951. After a bad start Mickey was sent down to the minors. When Mickey was called back up to the Yankees that same year, he was issued number 7 for good.
Mickey Mantle's Country Cookin'Mickey Mantle's Country Cookin' Restaurant was located at 3651 Marvin D. Love Freeway at Polk in Dallas Texas back in the late 60s. I can't say if he had other locations.
'I Love Mickey' by Mickey Mantle and Teresa BrewerIn 1956 Mickey Mantle recorded a song with Teresa Brewer called "I Love Mickey" under the Coral Records label. Teresa Brewer Sings The Lyrics, and Mickey Mantle Talks Back to her, on the record. She would sing "I Love Mickey" and he would reply "Mickey Who?" (Teresa Brewer) "You know the Fella with the celebrated swing...." The Song came into being when one day Teresa Brewer was at a Yankee game watching Mickey in action. While leaving the Ball park Teresa commented to her friend "That Mantle is terrific! Someone should write a song about him" Teresa started singing her friend chimed in and they had a few bars written. They presented the song to Mickey, and Mantle said "Great", and recorded the song with Teresa.See Related Links below for more information on the record and sheet music.
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Mickey Mantle Uniform number 7Mickey Mantle was first issued uniform number 6 in 1951. After a slow start he was sent down to the minors. Later that year he was called back up to the Majors, and Issued uniform number 7, the number he would wear the rest of his career.
In 1996 Topps issued a 19 card Mickey Mantle commemorative set. Card number 14 is a reproduction of the 1964 Topps Mickey Mantle card number 50. The card is exactly the same with the exception of the commemorative stamp on the front, and the set title, and copyright on the back. That same year in the Topps regular issued set a special Mickey Mantle card was issued as card number 7 (his uniform number) and became the last card to be issued as card number 7 in the Topps brand set.
There are actually several different Mickey Mantle jersey/card combos floating around, and of course the value would depend greatly on the condition. That said, most I saw were listed between $40 and $150.
Nicholas Neglia. He caught his ball and fell back on his chair and still had the ball.
Mickey Mantle number 7April 17, 1951 the 19 year old Mickey Mantle broke into the big leagues with the New York Yankees wearing uniform number 6.After a bad start Mickey was sent down to the minors. He told his dad he was going to quit, and his father told him to pack his bags to come home. After a second thought to try again Mickey was then called up again to the Yankees, and was then issued number 7 for good.
Signed out of High SchoolIn 1948 Mickey Mantle was playing semi-pro Ball as a shortstop in Baxter Springs (KS) Yankees' scout Tom Greenwade came to Baxter Springs to watch Mickey's teammate, third baseman Billy Johnson. During the game Mickey Mantle hit two homers, one right handed, and one left handed into a river well past the ballpark's fences. Greenwade wanted to sign Mickey on the spot but, upon finding out that he was only sixteen and still in high school, told him he would come back to sign him with the Yankees on his graduation day in 1949. Good to his word, Greenwade was there right on schedule, signing Mickey Mantle to a minor league contract with the Yankees Class D team in Independence. On April 17, 1951 the 19 year old Mickey Mantle broke into the big leagues with the New York Yankees.
Mickey Mantle played professional baseball after he graduated 12 grade in high school. Mickey Mantle was an all-around athlete at Commerce High School, playing basketball, football, and baseball. In 1948 playing semi-pro Ball as a shortstop in Baxter Springs (KS) Yankees' scout Tom Greenwade came to Baxter Springs to watch Mickey's teammate, third baseman Billy Johnson.During the game Mickey Mantle hit two homers, one right handed, and one left handed into a river well past the ballpark's fences. Greenwade wanted to sign Mickey on the spot but, upon finding out that he was only sixteen and still in high school, told him he would come back to sign him with the Yankees on his graduation day in 1949. Good to his word, Greenwade was there right on schedule, signing Mickey Mantle to a minor league contract with the Yankees Class D team in Independence.For more information on Mickey Mantle see Related Links below.