Mickey Mantle

Mickey Charles Mantle was a professional baseball player. He played for the New York Yankees for 18 years. Even though he had a lot of physical problems during his lifetime, Mickey had a terrific career playing major league baseball. On October 21, 1931, in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, a baby by the name of Mickey Charles Mantle was born to Elven “Mutt” Mantle and Lovell Mantle. Mickey was named after Mickey Cochran, a professional baseball player, who Mutt admired, and …

…Mickey Mantle had a good career and a good life even though he had many tough times in both. With his many physical problems and with the deaths of so many of his friends and family members at young ages, he tried to never let the team down or his family. Mickey Mantle’s baseball career has become a legend and he will live on for a very long time in baseball history. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**