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Galleries tagged: New York Yankees

Mickey Mantle flings his batting helmet in disgust after a lousy at-bat, Yankee Stadium, 1965.

Athletes

'60s

Twilight of the Idol: A Portrait of Mickey Mantle in Decline

Babe Ruth in the locker room at Yankee Stadium, June 13, 1948, the day his number 3 was retired.

Athletes

'40s

Babe Ruth: Color Photos of a Yankees Legend

University of Pittsburgh students cheer wildly from atop the Cathedral of Learning as they look down on Forbes Field, where the Pittsburgh Pirates are playing the Yankees in the 7th game of a Series that would enter baseball lore when Bill Mazeroski smacked a 9th-inning, game-winning home run.

Culture

1947
1970

LIFE’s Best Baseball Pictures

Jackie Robinson, 1950.

Athletes

1949
1956

LIFE With Jackie Robinson: American Icon

Tony Kubek, Bobby Richardson, 1961

Culture

'60s

LIFE With the Yankees: Rare Photos From Spring Training, 1961

Hank Aaron, 23 years old, at bat in 1957.

Athletes

1948
1969

LIFE With Hank Aaron: A Legend Looks Back

One of Mantle's nicknames was the Commerce Comet -- Commerce was the name of his hometown in Oklahoma -- and he indeed had exceptional speed. (He was offered a football scholarship to the University of Oklahoma.) Oddly, though, he only stole 153 bases in his big league career.

Athletes

1952
1967

LIFE With Mickey Mantle: Glory and Pain

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LIFE With Mickey Mantle: Glory and Pain

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