Mickey Mantle's 1956 Statistics
| Year | Club | Games | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | BA | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Yankees | 150 | 533 | *132 | 188 | 22 | 5 | *52 | *130 | 112 | 99 | 10 | *.353 | *.705 |
| World Series vs. | Dodgers | 7 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.667 |
1956’s Facts
- $32,000 Salary
- $8,715 World Series winning share
- Triple Crown
- A.L. MVP, Home Run Leader, Slugging Leader, Runs Scored Leader
- April 17th – Hits home run completely out of Griffith Stadium (opening day)
- May 30th – Hit Yankee Stadium facade with home run
- June 5th – KC Athletics manager, Lou Boudreau invents Mantle Shift
- June 18th – Hits home run on roof of Briggs Stadium (Tigers)
- September 18th – Hits home run completely out of Comisky Park (White Sox)
- October 8 – Great catch saves Don Larsen’s perfect game
My idol. Mickey Mantle WAS THE BEST ALL AROUND BALLPLAYER EVER.
Who was the only Yankee player to wear # 3 & # 7 uniform????
Recently watched the film of Don Larsen’s World Series perfect game played on 10/08/56. Even when Mantle swung and missed 65,417 people OOOO’d and AAAA’d. Compared to Mantle, every other player in that game swung the bat and ran in slow motion.
When he took batting practice, the sound was so much different from everyone else that every player from both teams stopped what they were doing and stood there watching. (partly from fear of being killed by a line drive)