Mickey Mantle was born on October 20, 1931 in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. He was an All American baseball player who threw right, and threw off the pitchers by switching sides when batting. Mickey was put into the Hall of Fame in 1974 with an 88.2% vote. Mantle did not just play baseball, when he was in high school he also played football and basketball. Mantle was injured while playing football and he almost lost his leg. This injury is believed to be the cause of many other injuries throughout his life.

Mantle overcame his injury and played his first game as a Yankee on April 17, 1951. He became the Yankee's right fielder, and did not see much of the infield until his last two seasons, where he played first base. Some of his records still stand in the World Series, such as 18 home runs, 42 runs, 43 walks and a few other ones. His career total in home runs is 536, and he had a batting average of .298. During Mickey's years in baseball, he became known as the fastest man to first base.

Mickey Mantle's number was retired on June 8, 1969, and he also was given a plaque that hangs on the center field wall. Then, in 1999, Mantle was placed number 17 on a list of one hundred of the greatest players in baseball. Mantle died August 13, 1995 at the age of 63. The rest of the 1995 season was played in honor of Mickey Mantle.