right but batted for more power left handed
Mickey Mantle had a Right handed career batting average of .334 with 2,208 at bats, Left handed he had a career batting average of .282. with 4,517 at bats.
Mickey Mantle holds the American League record for games with home runs from both sides of the plate with 10. Ken Caminiti holds the National League record, also with 10. Eddie Murray holds the major league record with 11, 9 times in the American League and twice in the National League.
Mickey Mantle's Left Handed Batting Average .282Hitting left handed Mickey Mantle had a career batting average of .282 with 343 home runs, 867 RBIs in 4,517 at bats.Hitting Right handed Mickey Mantle had a career batting average of .334 with 136 home runs 397 RBIs, in 2,208 at bats.
Mickey Mantle hit his 500th home run at Yankee Stadium on May 14, 1967. The solo blast came in the 7th inning against relief pitcher Stu Miller of the Baltimore Orioles. Miller was right-handed so Mantle batted left-handed. This is confirmed by the photograph of the event that you can find at various places.
right but batted for more power left handed
Mickey Mantle had a Right handed career batting average of .334 with 2,208 at bats, Left handed he had a career batting average of .282. with 4,517 at bats.
Mickey Mantle holds the American League record for games with home runs from both sides of the plate with 10. Ken Caminiti holds the National League record, also with 10. Eddie Murray holds the major league record with 11, 9 times in the American League and twice in the National League.
372 home runs while batting left-handed.
Mickey Mantle hit 163 right handed and 373 left handed for a total of 536 home runs, ranking him number 16 all-time. However, he hit 18 home runs in the World Series, a record that still stands to this day.
Mickey Mantle's Left Handed Batting Average .282Hitting left handed Mickey Mantle had a career batting average of .282 with 343 home runs, 867 RBIs in 4,517 at bats.Hitting Right handed Mickey Mantle had a career batting average of .334 with 136 home runs 397 RBIs, in 2,208 at bats.
Mickey Mantle hit his 500th home run at Yankee Stadium on May 14, 1967. The solo blast came in the 7th inning against relief pitcher Stu Miller of the Baltimore Orioles. Miller was right-handed so Mantle batted left-handed. This is confirmed by the photograph of the event that you can find at various places.
Mickey Mantle hit 266 home runs at Yankee Stadium I.
Mickey Mantle hit career home run number 300 during his 10th season in the Major leagues, on July 4, 1960 batting right handed, at Griffith Stadium vs. the Wash. Senators off left handed pitcher Hal Woodeschick. It was Mantles 20th home run of the 1960 season when he hit 40.
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 hit 163 right handed and 373 left handed for a total of 536 home runs, ranking him number 16 all-time. However, he hit 18 home runs in the World Series, a record that still stands to this day.
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