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The Mick - No. 7MICKEY MANTLE'S RECORDS

Mickey Mantle and Casey Stengal - 1956 Mickey and Casey Stengal in 1956 after Mickey had won the Triple Crown with .353 batting average, 52 home runs and 130 RBIs.  Mickey is the only switch hitter to win the Triple Crown.

New York Yankee Records

Hitting Records  
All Time Leader in Games Played 2,401
All Time Leader in At Bats 8,102
Career Strikeouts 1,710
Third All Time Leader (behind Ruth & Gehrig) in hits 2,415
Second All Time Leader - Home Runs (behind Ruth) 536
Third All Time Leader (behind Ruth & Gehrig) in RBIs 1509
Third All Time Leader (behind Ruth & Gehrig) in extra base hits 952
Most Home Runs hit at Yankee Stadium 266
Third All Time Leader (behind Ruth & Gehrig) in runs scored 1677
Fielding Records  
Most Putouts by a Centerfielder 4,273
Career Fewest Average Number of Errors per year 6.5
Most Career Total of Fielding Chances by a Centerfielder 4460

Switch Hitting Records

Major League

All Time Record for Highest Batting Average in a Season by a SH in the modern era .365 (1957)
All Time Record for Most RBIs in a Season by a SH 130
All Time Record for Most Walks in a Season by a SH 146
The Most Lifetime Walks by a SH in MLB History 1734
Most Lifetime Strikeouts by a SH in MLB History 1710
Most Seasons (Lifetime) Leading the League in Strikeouts by a SH 5
Most Home Run Titles by SH in MLB history 4
Most Consecutive Years of Leading the League in Strikeouts by SH 3
First and only SH to win the Triple Crown 1956
Highest Slugging Average by a SH in MLB history .705 (1956)
Most Home Runs by a SH in a single season 54 (1961)
Most Career Home Runs by a SH 536
Highest Career Slugging Average by a SH .557

SH stands for Switch Hitter
MLB stands for Major League Baseball

American League

Most career RBIs by a SH 1509
Highest Number of Walks Issued to a SH in a season 146 (1957)
All Time Season Leader for Strikeouts 126
First SH to ever hit for the cycle 5/23/57
Record for leading the AL in strikeouts for 3 consecutive seasons  

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