Mickey Mantle Research Paper

The most well-known name is baseball is the great New York Yankees center fielder Mickey Mantle. He was born on 20 October 1931 in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. Though the eyes of the sports fans Mickey Mantle was the most popular, athletic, sought out player of his time. His rookie year started in the spring of 1951. He teamed up with other well know Yankee players such as Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, and Phil Rizzuto which lead to them winning their 4th world series in 1953. This was the start of the New York Yankees franchise which has led to them winning over 25 World Series. To commemorate this baseball legend after his death in 1995, the people of Commerce, Oklahoma got together and created a place for all fans past and present to enjoy. The museum was created to keep the sport alive in there minds of their home town hero. Thousands of fans from across the United States would speak with the locals and see if they had any relics or souvenirs that they could have saying that they were in the town that Mickey Mantle grew up in. This was one of the reasons for them to raise funds in excess of ten million dollars to build this complex. …show more content…
The price tag for the museum was very high but this was due to the architect that designed the entire monument. The museum is now used to bring in baseball stars from current teams to sign autographs in which some of the proceeds go to the maintenance of the facility. There are auctions held at this in Commerce Mantle museum throughout the year to help raise funds for the maintenance of this wonderful treasured building. The legacy of Mickey Mantle will always be present now and for years to come as the sport of baseball is our national past