Mickey Mantle Retirement Plaque Day W/Joe DiMaggio

Mickey Mantle Retirement and Plaque Day from Yankee Stadum!
Joe DiMaggio is among the many famous Yankess in attendance!

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[dzanier]

Mickey had a lot of injuries in his career, and he didn't take care of his body very much either and that wa shis fault, but for what it's worth, based on what I've read in various Yankee books and based on comments by ex-teamates like Al Downing, Bobby Richardson, Yogi Berra, etc. I'm not sure any player ever played in more pain than Mickey Mantle. Some teamates said they COULDN'T believe he was taking the field.

[x924t]

@dzanier Hi ! Take a look at my other postings! You should enjoy them! I have some 52 World Series stuff featuring the Mcik! Regards

[Tito74]

Who are some of the old guys in the background?

[x924t]

@Tito74 - Hi - I'm sure they are famous Yankee players, perhaps some of the next viewers will be kind enough to list them!

[sgtjeff56]

I remember it like it was yesterday!!! I can't believe its been 42 years. I was there that day as a vendor selling hot dogs in the upper deck. I put down my hot dog tray during the ceremonies to watch. (nobody would buy during the ceremony anyway) Mickey was my hero and the reason I'm still a Yankee fan today.

[skipdillard]

How could joe d have not had a plaque as late as 69??? What a disgrace??? He should have had a monument!!!

[qdog568]

He never talked to Mickey unless Mickey talked to him first. Clearly did not like him.

[grizzleybearz282004]

@dzanier alot of players just kept going with injuries thay did what thay had to do to keep going and thay were happy i can tell you i played football for 4 years in high school was a defenes tackle at 6.2" 325lb and i loved it any issues i had though out the week i took it out on gameday but back to the players a few of my team mates have gotten injured and kept going with poping pain meds i would see here and there its kina sad to see knowing there hurting them self even more in the long run

[leonetski]

too bad he had bad knees, he wouldve had no equal in speed and power combined if healthy

[robphilll22]

Joe D. must have been dying inside giving Mickey a plague.Little did Joe know.

[jseph1234567890]

@doglips1958 So true..he was never gracious about Mickey Mantle ascendancy..His loss.

[jseph1234567890]

He is one of the 25 greatest players in Major League Baseball...The guy played with terribly injured knees and if he hadn't tore his knee up back in 1950..He would have been one of the Top 10 Players....The guy was incredible...

[RRaquello]

Saw this on tv as a seven year old back in 1969. The next year on oldtimer's day they gave away records of the ceremony and we went to that game and I got one of those records, but lost it years ago. We kids used to call Frank Messer "Superman" coz we thought he looked like Superman on the TV show.

[agsmallticket]

damn the 2 best yankee centerfielders ever. pretty amazing to say the least.