This day in baseball
Posted: April 17, 2013 Filed under: 20th Century | Tags: Baseball, history, Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees 2 CommentsMickey Mantle made his Major League debut on 17 April 1951 as the Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox. Mantle, aged nineteen, batted third in the lineup, in between Phil Rizzuto and Joe DiMaggio, and played right field. He went 1-for-4, including an RBI and a run scored.
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Fantastic photo of The Mick! — YUR