Editing Mickey Mantle (section)

==Legacy==
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|Name = Mickey Mantle
|Number = 7
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Mantle was inducted into the [[Oklahoma Hall of Fame]] in 1964.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mantle, Mickey Charles - 1964 |url=https://oklahomahof.com/member-archives/m/mantle-mickey-charles-1964 |publisher=Oklahoma Hall of Fame}}</ref> In 1969, he received the Golden Plate Award of the [[American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#sports}}</ref>

On Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium, June 8, 1969, Mantle's number 7 was retired and he was presented with a bronze plaque to be hung on the center field wall near the monuments to Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and [[Miller Huggins]]. The plaque was officially presented to Mantle by Joe DiMaggio. Mantle gave a similar plaque to DiMaggio, telling the crowd: "Joe DiMaggio's deserves to be higher."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=43ssAAAAIBAJ&pg=5954,1473277|title=Quite A Day For Mickey at Proud Yankee Stadium|newspaper=[[Syracuse Herald-Journal]]|agency=Associated Press|date=June 6, 1969|access-date=November 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512181304/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=43ssAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2cwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5954,1473277|archive-date=May 12, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> As per Mantle's request, DiMaggio's plaque was hung one inch higher than Mantle's. When Yankee Stadium was renovated and reopened in 1976, the plaques and monuments were moved to a newly created [[Monument Park (Yankee Stadium)|Monument Park]] behind the left-center field fence.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Golianopoulos |first1=Thomas |title=Monument Park: Where Legends Live |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/history-of-monument-park-c263612104 |website=[[Major League Baseball|MLB.com]] |date=December 15, 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Mickey Mantle's plaque in Yankee Stadium's Monument Park.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|Mantle's plaque at [[Monument Park (Yankee Stadium)|Monument Park]] in the new Yankee Stadium|alt="Plaque with the phrase 'A Great Teammate' written on in, honoring Mickey Charles Mantle."]]

On August 25, 1996, Mantle's Monument Park plaque was replaced with a monument bearing the words "A great teammate" and keeping a phrase that had been included on the original plaque: "A magnificent Yankee who left a legacy of unequaled courage."<ref>{{cite news |title=Mantle Monument Unveiling A Hit At Yankee Stadium |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/aug/26/mantle-monument-unveiling-a-hit-at-yankee-stadium/ |work=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |date=August 26, 1996}}</ref> Since the opening of the [[Yankee Stadium|current Yankee Stadium]] in 2009, Mantle's monument has stood at the current Monument Park.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081112&content_id=3676342&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|title=Monument of Babe Ruth removed: Artifact will make its way to new Yankee Stadium by year's end|first=Anthony|last=DiComo|work=[[Major League Baseball|MLB.com]]|date=November 12, 2008|access-date=September 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121223119/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081112&content_id=3676342&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|archive-date=January 21, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

In {{bhofy|1974}}, his first year of eligibility, Mantle was elected to the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] alongside his former teammate [[Whitey Ford]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Muder |first=Craig |title=Mantle, Ford headline stellar Class of 1974 |url=https://baseballhall.org/discover/inside-pitch/mantle-ford-inducted-in-1974 |access-date=2025-01-01 |publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum}}</ref>

In 1998, ''[[Sporting News|The Sporting News]]'' placed Mantle at 17th on its list of baseball's 100 greatest players.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Baseball's 100 Greatest Players: No. 17, Mickey Mantle|magazine=[[The Sporting News]]|date=April 26, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050416222917/http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/100/index-17.html |archive-date=April 16, 2005 |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/100/index-17.html}}</ref> That same year, he was one of 30 players selected to the [[Major League Baseball All-Century Team]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The All-Century Team|website=[[Major League Baseball|MLB.com]]|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/mlb_history_moreinfo.jsp|access-date=February 15, 2007|archive-date=January 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119065808/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/mlb_history_moreinfo.jsp|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, ''[[The Athletic]]'' ranked Mantle at number 11 on its "Baseball 100" list, compiled by sportswriter [[Joe Posnanski]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Posnanski |first1=Joe |title=The Baseball 100: No. 11, Mickey Mantle |url=https://theathletic.com/1676662/2020/03/20/the-baseball-100-no-11-mickey-mantle/ |magazine=[[The Athletic]] |date=March 20, 2020}}</ref>

A school for children with disabilities in [[Manhattan]] was renamed for Mantle on June 4, 2002.<ref name=Landmark>{{cite web|title=P.S. M811- Mickey Mantle School|url=https://insideschools.org/school/75M811 |website=InsideSchools.org |accessdate=January 15, 2018}}</ref>

In 2006, Mantle was featured on a United States [[postage stamp]], one of a series of four including fellow baseball legends [[Mel Ott]], [[Roy Campanella]], and [[Hank Greenberg]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usps.com/communications/news/stamps/2005/sr05_054.htm |title=The 2006 Commemorative Stamp Program|work=United States Postal Service|access-date=January 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018040857/http://www.usps.com/communications/news/stamps/2005/sr05_054.htm |archive-date=October 18, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

A [[Statue of Mickey Mantle (Oklahoma City)|statue of Mantle]] was unveiled in Oklahoma City in 1998 and is located at Mickey Mantle Plaza at [[Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark]], the home stadium of the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[Oklahoma City Dodgers]], 2 South Mickey Mantle Drive.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hersom |first1=Bob |title=Mantle Honored: RedHawks to Unveil Statue of Yankees Star |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1998/03/25/mantle-honored-redhawks-to-unveil-statue-of-yankees-star/62287452007/ |newspaper=[[The Oklahoman]] |date=March 25, 1995}}</ref> In 2010, Mantle's hometown of [[Commerce, Oklahoma]] unveiled a statue called ''[[The Commerce Comet (sculpture)|The Commerce Comet]]''; it stands outside the centerfield fence of the baseball field at Commerce High School.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Commerce Comet |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=41741 |website=Historical Marker Database}}</ref> In 2025, the Oklahoma City franchise were renamed to the [[Oklahoma City Comets]] in honor of Mantle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/mlb/2024/10/26/oklahoma-city-triple-a-minor-league-baseball-franchise-comets-mickey-mantle/75849381007/|title=Oklahoma City minor league baseball franchise pays homage to Mickey Mantle with rebrand|work=Oklahoman|first=Jaconb|last=Unruh|date=October 26, 2024|access-date=October 26, 2024}}</ref>

In August 2022, a 1952 [[Topps]] Mickey Mantle baseball card in mint condition (SGC Mint+ 9.5) sold for a record $12.6 million. It was originally purchased for $50,000 in 1991. The previous record for a sports card was $7.25 million, made by a 1909 [[T206 Honus Wagner]] card designed by the [[American Tobacco Company]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hajducky |first1=Dan |title=1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card sells for $12.6 million, shattering record |url=https://www.espn.in/mlb/story/_/id/34473632/1952-topps-mickey-mantle-card-sells-126-million-shattering-record |work=[[ESPN]] |date=August 28, 2022}}</ref> At the time of the 2022 sale, the Mickey Mantle card was considered the most valuable card of the modern era.<ref name="nytimescard">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/28/us/mickey-mantle-card-auction-baseball.html |title=Baseball Card Sold for $12.6 Million, Breaking Record |last=Albeck-Ripka |first=Livia |date=28 August 2022 |work=New York Times |access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref> The Mickey Mantle baseball card was the first ever sports trading card sold at auction for eight figures.<ref name="nytimescard"/>

There is a Mickey Mantle Drive in [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Merrisa |date=30 September 2014 |title=San Antonio street names and groupings |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/slideshow/San-Antonio-street-names-and-groupings-94695.php |website=mysanantonio.com}}</ref>

===Cultural portrayals===
Mantle portrayed himself a number of times on screen. He appeared as himself in the 1958 film ''[[Damn Yankees (film)|Damn Yankees]]'' in an uncredited role.<ref>{{cite web |author= Edelman, Rob |url=https://sabr.org/journal/article/damn-yankees-a-washington-fans-fantasy/ |title=Damn Yankees: A Washington Fan's Fantasy |website=Society for American Baseball Research |quote=Meanwhile, in-game footage was filmed during the 1957 season when the Senators took on the Yankees at the real Griffith Stadium... Could that be Camilo Pascual on the mound for Washington? That must be Yogi Berra catching a foul popup. In the sequence, Joe Hardy/Joe Boyd makes a game-saving catch off the bat of none other than Mickey Mantle.}}</ref> He and [[Roger Maris]] starred as themselves in the 1962 film ''[[Safe at Home!]]'',<ref>{{cite AV media |medium=motion picture |people= Doniger, Walter (director) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056435/ |title=Safe at Home! |publisher=Columbia Pictures |year=1962 |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> and also appeared, along with [[Yogi Berra]], in a scene in the film ''[[That Touch of Mink]]'' (1962), sitting next to Doris Day and Cary Grant.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0056575/mediaviewer/rm389156608/ |medium=motion picture |website=[[IMDb]] |last=Mann |first=Delbert (director) |publisher=Universal Pictures |year=1962 |title=That Touch of Mink}}</ref> Mantle appeared in [[Paul Simon]]'s 1988 music video for "[[Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard]]."<ref name="sheffield">{{cite web |last1=Sheffield |first1=Rob |title=Surviving Garfunkel: How Paul Simon Found His Voice and Made His First Solo Masterpiece |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/paul-simon-1972-solo-album-rob-sheffield-36481/ |website=Rolling Stone Australia |access-date=November 26, 2024 |language=en-AU |date=January 24, 2022}}</ref>

In 2001, Mantle was portrayed by [[Thomas Jane]] in ''[[61*]]'', directed by actor and comedian [[Billy Crystal]]. The film chronicled Mantle's and Maris's (played by [[Barry Pepper]]) 1961 chase of Ruth's single-season home-run record. Mantle's son Danny and grandson Will appeared briefly as a father and son watching Mantle hit a home run.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sandomir |first1=Richard |title=When Mantle and Maris Chased Babe Ruth's Ghost |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/25/sports/tv-sports-when-mantle-and-maris-chased-babe-ruth-s-ghost.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 25, 2001}}</ref>

Mantle has been referenced in a number of songs. The most notable song is "I Love Mickey" by [[Teresa Brewer]] which came out in 1956; Mantle also took part in the recording, in a speaking role.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Brewer, Teresa; Mantle, Mickey |title=I Love Mickey |type=[[Vinyl record]] |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2836142-Teresa-Brewer-The-Voice-Of-Mickey-Mantle-I-Love-Mickey-Keep-Your-Cotton-Pickin-Paddies-Offa-My-Heart |publisher=[[Coral Records]] |date=1956}}</ref> Another well-known song is "[[Talkin' Baseball]]" by [[Terry Cashman]], released in 1981; the song refers heavily to the three New York City center fielders of the 1950s: [[Willie Mays]], Mantle, and [[Duke Snider]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/poetry/po_stb.shtml|title=Talkin' Baseball |website=Baseball Almanac}}</ref>