| Date |
Event |
| Oct 20,
1931 |
Born in Spanivaw, Oklahoma
Named Mickey Charles Mantle - Mickey after Mickey Cochrane and Charles after his
grandfather |
| 1934 |
Mickey's Mother makes him
his first baseball uniform |
| 1935 |
Moved to 319 N. Quincy
Street in Commerce, OK |
| 1938 |
Began attending Central
Grade School in Commerce, OK |
| 1942 |
Catcher for Douthat, OK
Pee Wee League team |
| 1944 |
Played second base
for Gabby Street League from Douthat |
| |
Grandfather Charlie dies of
Hodgkin's disease at age 40 |
| |
Enrolls in Commerce High
School |
| 1946 |
Running back for Commerce
High School (developed Osteomyelitis) |
| 1947 |
Plays Second Base for the
Miami, OK team in the Ban Johnson League |
| |
Tunney Mantle (uncle) died
of Hodgkin's disease at age 41 |
| 1948 |
Shortstop for Baxter
Springs Whiz Kids |
| Summer,
1949 |
Signed with Yankees for
$1150 bonus + $140/mo
Moves to Independence, Kansas and begins play for the Yankee's Class D team |
| Nov, 1949 |
Classified 4-F by Draft
Board because of Osteomyelitis |
| Dec, 1949 |
Began dating Merlyn
Johnson |
| 1949 |
Worked off season as
electrician's helper in the mines |
| |
Bought first car (1947
Chevrolet Fleetline) |
| Spring,
1950 |
Promoted to Joplin Miners,
Class C team - Western Association
26 HRs and 136 RBIs |
| Sept 17,
1950 |
Promoted to Yankees as non
roster player for last weeks of 1950 season |
| Feb, 1951 |
Spring Training in Phoenix
as Outfielder |
| 1951 |
Signed with Yankees - $7,500 for 1951 season |
| |
Roomed with Hank Bauer and
Johnny Hopp |
| Jul 15,
1951 |
Sent down to Kansas City
Blues, AAA team & subject to recall |
| Aug 23,
1951 |
Recalled by draft board
and classified by Army as 4-F (due to Osteomyelitis) |
| Aug 14,
1951 |
Recalled by Yankees |
| Oct 5, 1951 |
Injures right knee in Game
2 of World Series vs. Giants |
| Dec 22,
1951 |
Marries Merlyn Johnson in
Picher, OK |
| 1952 |
Purchased 7 bedroom house
for his parents in Commerce, OK |
| |
Salary - $10,000 |
| |
Paid $16,000 for house at
317 S. River St. in Commerce, OK |
| |
Emmett Mantle (uncle) died
of Hodgkin's disease at age 32 |
| May 5, 1952 |
Mutt Mantle died of
Hodgkin's disease at age 39 |
| May 20,
1952 |
Starts at Center Field for
the Yankees |
| Apr
12, 1953 |
Mickey Mantle Jr. born |
| Apr 17,
1954 |
Hit 565' homer off Chuck
Stobbs of the Senators |
| Dec 26,
1955 |
David Mantle born |
| 1956 |
American League MVP |
| |
Wins Triple Crown with
batting average of .353, 130 RBIs, 52 HRs |
| |
Paid $59,500 for house in
Preston Hollow section of Dallas, TX |
| |
Purchased bowling alley in
Dallas, TX |
| Jan 31,
1957 |
Awarded Sports
Broadcasters Association Award |
| May, 1957 |
The Copa Incident |
| 1957 |
Salary raised to $65,000 |
| |
American League MVP for
the second time |
| Nov, 1958 |
Billy Mantle born named
after Billy Martin |
| Mar 19,
1960 |
Danny Mantle born |
| 1961 |
Mantle and Maris in home
run competition to break Babe Ruth's record |
| Sept 29,
1961 |
Admitted to hospital for
hip infection |
| May 1962 |
Admitted to hospital for
torn thigh muscle |
| 1962 |
Appeared in movies
"Safe at Home" and "That Touch of Mink" |
| 1962 |
Third American League MVP |
| Feb 27,
1963 |
Signed his first $100K
contract |
| June 5,
1963 |
Broke bone in his left
foot |
| Oct, 1964 |
Plays in his last World
Series |
| Sept 18,
1965 |
Mickey Mantle Day at
Yankee Stadium |
| 1967 |
Began playing first base
for the Yankees |
| Sept 20,
1968 |
Hit homer #536 off Boston
Red Sox |
| 1968 |
Last season with the
Yankees - .237 average, 18 HRs, 54 RBIs in 144 games |
| Mar 1, 1969 |
Announces retirement from
baseball |
| June 8,
1969 |
Yankees retire his uniform
#7 |
| 1969 |
First public speech
(earned $500) |
| Feb 1970 |
Accepted coaching
job (1B Coach) with Yankees |
| 1970 |
Began employment agency
with Joe Namath (Mantle Men & Namath Girls) |
| Aug 10,
1974 |
Inducted into HOF becoming
only the 7th player inducted in the first year of eligibility |
| 1975 |
Casey Stengel died |
| 1977 |
Son Billy, diagnosed with
Hodgkin's disease |
| 1983 |
Banned from baseball by
Bowie Kuhn because of job with casino |
| 1985 |
Roger Maris died of cancer |
| 1985 |
Reinstated into baseball
by Peter Ueberroth |
| 1988 |
Mickey Mantle's Restaurant
& Sports Bar opened in New York City |
| |
Separates from Merlyn |
| Dec 25,
1989 |
Billy Martin died in car
accident |
| Mar 1992 |
Lovell Mantle (mother)
died |
| Dec 28,
1993 |
Entered Betty Ford Center |
| Mar 12,
1994 |
Billy Mantle (son) died of
Hodgkin's disease at age 36 |
| May 28,
1995 |
Admitted to hospital for
stomach pain |
| June, 1995 |
Diagnosed with liver
cancer |
| June 8,
1995 |
Liver transplant |
| June 18,
1995 |
Released from hospital |
| Jul 28,1995 |
Readmitted to hospital |
| Aug 13,
1995 |
Died of liver cancer at
age 63 |
