Mickey Mantle was an American professional baseball player. Mantle was highly regarded by millions for his extraordinary strength and speed, as well as his down-to-earth personality.
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Mantle dominated the American League for over a decade. He won the Triple Crown in 1956 by leading his league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in.
His production was so impressive that he led both leagues in 1956, hitting.353 with 52 home runs and 130 RBI. He was named American League MVP that year, as well as in 1957 and 1962.
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In 1956, Mantle won the Triple Crown by leading the major leagues in batting average (.353), home runs (52), and runs batted in (RBI) (130). He later wrote a book about his best baseball season, My Favorite Summer 1956.
He was an All-Star for 16 seasons, appearing in 16 of the 20 All-Star Games in his career. [a] He was named MVP of the American League (AL) three times and a Gold Glove winner once. Mantle played in 12 World Series, winning seven of them.
He holds World Series records for the most home runs (18), RBIs (40), extra-base hits (26), runs (42), walks (43), and total bases.
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