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Mickey Mantle:
The American
Dream
Comes To Life® |
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Answers to Questions 31-40 (Excerpted from the award-winning DVD, Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life®- The Lost Stories Special Edition. Click Here to learn more about it. Click Here to see an outline of the contents of the DVD.) |
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During his career Mickey faced Dick Radatz 66 times, striking out 44 of those times. Mickey said, "I guess I would have to say that Dick Radatz was the toughest pitcher I ever faced." |
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Mickey switch-hit homers in a game 10 times. |
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Mickey hit 14 extra inning homers. |
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Mickey hit 102 of his homers in the first inning, followed by 66 in the third inning, 65 in the fourth inning and 63 in the eighth inning. |
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Mickey hit homers in three opening day games - 1955, 1956 and 1962. |
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Mickey hit four opening day homers - one each in 1955 and 1962, and two in 1956. |
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Ironically, one of baseball's greatest home run hitters ever never had a four-homer game. |
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Only once did the Mick connect for three home runs in a single game - May 13, 1955. |
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Mickey had 46 two-homer games. |
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Mickey hit three homers in a doubleheader three times. |
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