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Mickey Mantle was born on this date. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2019 OP
a true great and I got to watch him play and got him to sign a couple baseball cards beachbumbob Oct 2019 #1
Now that I think back, Mickey Mantle, Willy Mays, Henry Aaron, Roberto Clemente... world wide wally Oct 2019 #2
absolutely! Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2019 #4
Jim Bouton on Mickey Mantles' drinking (8:50) Brother Buzz Oct 2019 #3
 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
1. a true great and I got to watch him play and got him to sign a couple baseball cards
Sun Oct 20, 2019, 11:19 AM
Oct 2019

for me back in the 60's. Without the knee injury, who knows have far he would have gone.

world wide wally

(21,827 posts)
2. Now that I think back, Mickey Mantle, Willy Mays, Henry Aaron, Roberto Clemente...
Sun Oct 20, 2019, 01:12 PM
Oct 2019

I don't know if there was ever a greater time for baseball

Ernie Banks, Sandy Koufax... The list goes on and on.

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