There were several players who played leftfield for the New York Yankees during the Mantle and Maris era (1960-66), including Yogi Berra, Tom Tresh and Roy White. But the player most associated with leftfield in those days was Hector Lopez, the Panama product who played for the Yankees from 1959-1966.
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Mickey Mantle, and Roger Maris were known as the M & M boys
There are many New York Yankees that played with both Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris on the same team. Mantle and Maris played together from 1960 -1966. You could visit BaseballAlmanac.co to see the rosters for each year. Some of the great players that played with the M&M boys included Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Bobby Richardson, Elston Howard, Mel Stottlemyre and even Bobby Murcer made an aperance with the two.
Mickey Mantle played his entire career for the New York Yankees, 18 seasons from 1951 -1968.
1961
Maris batted third in the order and the guy batting fourth was Mickey Mantle. So you took your chances with Maris.