Mickey Mantle Research Paper

The Great Life of Mickey Mantle Number 7. A baseball Hall of Fame number that will always be remembered in professional baseball. However, a number is just a number without the man who made it great. That man was Mickey Mantle. Born during the Great Depression, this did not define Mickey Mantle, who seemed destined to have a stunning career in baseball, but Mantle will also be remembered for his life outside sports and his legacy. Mickey Mantle grew up a normal boy in rural Oklahoma. He was born on October 20, 1931 in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, to Elvin Clark Mantle and Lovell Richards Mantle. During the Great Depression, life was hard. Elvin Mantle moved his family to Commerce, a town in northeastern Oklahoma, 20 miles from Joplin, Missouri, where he took a job in the mines. Even though he worked a lot of hours, Elvin still had time to practice …show more content…
Mickey Mantle was put in the baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. He was known as one of the greatest baseball player of all times (“Mickey Mantle”). Mantle was a great player, he led the American League six times in runs scored, four times in home runs, and once in batting. In 1956 he was named the Most Valuable Player in the American League in 1956,1957, and 1962 (“Mickey Mantle” 1). During Mantles season he played he was known to have the best season than any other player. Mickeys huge season, .353, 52 home runs,130 RBI to win the Triple Crown in 1956 (“Mickey Mantle”18). In baseball history, Mantle will always be known. Ever since Mickey was elected into the baseball Hall of Fame his number 7 will never be worn by any other baseball player (“ Kroll” 54). Mantle will always be remembered by people and baseball history. Mantle's career was a story book stuff, hewing more to our ideas of myth than any player since Babe Ruth(“ Mickey Mantle” 18). He was a great baseball player and will always be remembered. He hit a lot of home runs and gave hope for a lot of people