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MICKEY MANTLE

Name: Mickey Mantle                                                               
Born: 20 October 1931                                                             
Died: 13 August 1995 (aged 63)                                                   
                                                                                 
Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995) was an American     
baseball player who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. 
                                                                                 
He played his entire 18-year major-league professional career for the New York   
Yankees, winning 3 American League MVP titles and playing for 16 All-Star teams. 
Mantle played on 12 pennant winners and 7 World Championship clubs. He still     
holds the records for most World Series home runs (18), RBIs (40), runs (42),     
walks (43), extra-base hits (26), and total bases (123).