Mickey Mantle

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1. What was Mickey's original position? Catcher First Base Shortstop Center Field

2. What uniform number did Mickey wear when he was first called up to the Majors? 6 9 7 3

3. Which of the following nicknames, was Mantle known as? The Mick from Stick The Mouse Mantle's Crown The Commerce Comet

4. How many MVP awards did Mickey win in his career? 5 2 3 4

5. What scout signed Mickey to his first big league contract? Tom Greenwade Ron Malone Jack McDevitt Jason Michaels

6. For several years, Mickey attached his name to a Holiday Inn Motel. Where was the motel located? Commerce, OK Joplin, MO Kansas City, MO Constable, NY

7. In what year did Mickey win the Triple Crown? 1952 1956 1957 1960

8. Who was Mickey named in honor of? Joseph Floyd Vaughan Gordon Stanley Cochrane Earle Bryan Combs Charles Herbert Klein

9. Mickey is the only player to have ever hit a fair ball out of Yankee Stadium? True False

10. In what small town was The Mick born? Commerce, OK Commerce, GA Spavinaw, OK Joplin, MO

11. Who were Mickey's two closest friends during his time with the Yankees? Yogi Berra and Hank Bauer Tony Kubek and Bobby Richardson Irv Noren and Roger Maris Billy Martin and Whitey Ford

12. What forced Mickey onto the DL and out of the 1961 home run record chase? A hip abscess caused by a bad reaction to a shot A broken arm caused by crashing into the outfield wall A torn ligament caused by an awkward slide into third base He contracted acute food poisoning by eating a bad dinner during a road trip to Boston

13. Mickey hit his 500th home run in 1967. What other Hall of Famer hit his 500th home run in 1967? Willie Mays Eddie Mathews Duke Snider Al Kaline

14. Mickey hit the first home run in which newly-built stadium? Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, MO Houston Astrodome in Houston, TX Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, MD

15. Who managed the New York Yankees during Mickey's rookie season? Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)