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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.
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Mickey Mantle wore the number 6 when he came to the Major Leagues, but he got sent back to the minors for little while, and then returned back on the New York Yankees as number 7, but originally he was #6.

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April 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.

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Mickey Mantle wore uniform number 6 in his first year then wore the number 7 for the rest of his career.

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Thurman Munson wore #15 for the New York Yankees from 1969-1979.

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The Yankees retired Mickey Mantle's number in 1969.

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