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

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'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.

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'40s

Babe Ruth: Color Photos of a Yankees Legend

George Silk—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

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'60s

Rosey Grier and the 1960 Giants: Rare Photos

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.

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1952
1967

LIFE With Mickey Mantle: Glory and Pain

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LIFE With Mickey Mantle: Glory and Pain

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