- Billy Crystal co-wrote his eulogy.
- Was afraid he wouldn't live past the age of 40 because of the prevalence of Hodgkin's disease in his family.
- Arguably the greatest all-around centerfielder of the 1950s.
- Hit his 536 home runs in 18 years mostly injured and sometimes half-drunk.
- Hit a home run completely out of Griffith Stadium in Washington. DC in 1953 that was measured by tape at 565 feet. Hit a home run completely out of Detroit's Tiger Stadium in 1960 that landed in a lumberyard across the street whose distance was calculated at 643 feet using the Pythagorean theorem. Also hit four home runs into the left centerfield bleachers (Death Valley) at Yankee Stadium over the course of his career and several to straightaway center.
- Without a doubt, he was the greatest switch-hitter (able to bat from either side of the plate) of all time.
- Uniform #7 retired by the Yankees.
- Was a recovering alcoholic.
- He was diagnosed with cirrhosis, hepatitis, and cancer of the liver. Although he underwent a liver transplant in June of 1995, the cancer had spread to most of his internal organs and Mantle died on August 13, 1995.
- He was considered the fastest man in baseball during the 1950s.
- He holds World Series records for home runs (18), RBI (40), runs (42), walks (43), extra-base hits (26), and total bases (123).
- Merlyn and Mickey were separated for 15 years, but neither filed for divorce. Mantle lived with his agent, Greer Johnson, until his death. Johnson was taken to federal court in November 1997 by the Mantle family to stop her from auctioning many of Mantle's personal items, including a lock of hair, a neck brace and expired credit cards.
- Mantle, Jimmie Foxx, Hack Wilson and Babe Ruth are the only players to hit .350 and 50 home runs in the same season (1956 for Mantle; 1930 for Wilson; 1932 for Foxx; 1920, 1921, and 1927 for Ruth).
- Pictured on one of four USA 39¢ commemorative postage stamps honoring Baseball Sluggers, issued 15 July 2006. Other stamps in this set honor Roy Campanella, Hank Greenberg, and Mel Ott.
- Named after former Major League Baseball catcher Mickey Cochrane.
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, 1974. Played for the American League's New York Yankees, 1951-1968.
- He hit 536 home runs
- Played first base during his final two years to preserve his knees.
- Named on 20 All-Star teams.
- When he first came up to the major leagues, he ran from home plate to first base in 3.1 seconds.
- New York Yankees All-Time Games Played Leader (2,401).
- Referenced in Robert De Niro's movie A Bronx Tale (1993).
- Initially wore #6 with the Yankees, then was issued #7 when he returned after a brief stint with AAA affiliate Kansas City.
- Went from Class C in 1950 to the Yankees in 1951, jumping five classifications in the process.
- Hit only .237 during his final season in 1968 which dropped his lifetime batting average to .298.
- Was third on the all-time home run list when he retired.
- Admitted he would have put up better numbers during his playing career had he taken care of himself.
- Had osteomylitis in his left leg and four operations on his right knee.
- Came closer to hitting a fair ball completely out of Yankee Stadium than any other major league baseball player - twice.
- Won the American League's Most Valuable Player award three times.
- Won the American League's Triple Crown in 1956, leading the league in batting (.353), home runs (52), and runs batted in (130).
- New York Yankees All-Time At Bats Leader (8,102).
- Holds both single season and career home run records (54 & 536, respectively) for switch-hitters.
- Father of Mickey Mantle Jr.
- Was the only switch hitter to win the Major League Baseball Triple Crown.
- Uncle of Kelly Mantle.
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