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Merlyn Mantle (née Johnson; January 28, 1932 – August 10, 2009) was an American author and widow of New York Yankees outfielder Mickey Mantle. [1] [2] Early life
At the time, Mantle did not know that most of the men in his family had inhaled lead and zinc dust while working in the mines, which can cause Hodgkin's disease. [106] Like Mantle, his wife and three of their sons also became alcoholics. Merlyn, Mickey Jr., and David all completed treatment for alcoholism and pleaded with Mantle to do the same.
The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood is a non-fiction book by sportswriter Jane Leavy.Published by HarperCollins in 2010, the book chronicles the personal struggles of Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle, who played his entire career with the New York Yankees, including his struggle with coming to terms with his stardom and his alcoholism as well as its effect on his career ...
The title of Cashman’s 1981 creation, “Talkin’ Baseball,” became a part of the sport’s lexicon. Its words always come back to three men: Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle and the Duke Snider.
It's been 20 years since baseball legend Mickey Mantle left us on Aug. 13, 1995. At 63, he died too soon, of liver cancer that spread throughout his body. But the on-field legacy he left behind is ...
We have a new record. Nearly 30 years after his death, one of Mickey Mantle's 1952 rookie cards sold at Heritage Auctions for a whopping $12.6 million.
Malcolm Merlyn (portrayed by John Barrowman; main: seasons 3–4; recurring: seasons 1–2 & 5; guest: seasons 7–8), was born Arthur King, a wealthy businessman, a member of the League of Assassins, the father of Tommy Merlyn and Thea Queen. During season one, Malcolm plots the Undertaking, the destruction of the Glades using an earthquake ...
[34] Gehrig saw limited playing time, mostly as a pinch hitter, playing in only twenty-three games and being left off the Yankees' 1923 World Series roster in spite of producing both years (with lofty batting averages of .423 in 1923 and .500 in 1924). On June 1, 1925, the slumping Pipp took himself out of the day's lineup with complaints of a ...