Mickey Mantle Center fielder Born: October 20, 1931(1931-10-20) Spavinaw, Oklahoma Died: August 13, 1995(1995-08-13) (aged 63) Dallas, Texas Batted: Switch Threw: Right  MLB debut April 17, 1951 for the New York Yankees Last MLB appearance September 28, 1968 for the New York Yankees Career statistics Batting average     .298 Home runs     536 Hits     2,415 Runs batted in     1,509 Teams New York Yankees (1951–1968) Career highlights and awards 7× World Series champion (1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962) 3× AL MVP (1956, 1957, 1962) 20× All-Star (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1959², 1960, 1960², 1961, 1961², 1962, 1962², 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968) Gold Glove Award winner (1962) 1965 Hutch Award 1956 Triple Crown New York Yankees #7 retired Major League Baseball All-Century Team Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction     1974 Vote     88.2% (first ballot) Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995) was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire 18-year Major League Baseball career for the New York Yankees as an outfielder and first baseman. He won 3 American League MVP titles and played in 16 All-Star games. Mantle appeared in 12 World Series, winning 7 of them. 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). He is also the career leader in walk-off home runs, with a combined 13 in regular season and post-season play (12 regular, 1 postseason). He won the triple crown in 1956. He is regarded by many to be the greatest switch hitter of all time, and one of the greatest players in baseball history. Mantle was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974..