Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life®

Selected Mickey Mantle Stories Excerpted from the Award-Winning Program Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life^® The Deluxe Lost Stories Edition
How Mickey Became a Yankee Mickey tells the story of how he was discovered by scout Tom Greenwade at a high-school game in Oklahoma, and how Greenwade signed him to the New York Yankees. (excerpted from "Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life^® - The Lost Stories" - 4:03) CLICK HERE to Go Back to the List of Video Clips CLICK HERE to order the Deluxe Edition DVD
Mickey's Knee Injury in the 1951 World Series Mickey tells the story of the devastating knee injury he suffered at Yankee Stadium in the 1951 World Series, and how he discovered his father's illness. (excerpted from "Mickey Mantle: *The American Dream Comes To Life^®"* - 2:37) CLICK HERE to Go Back to the List of Video Clips CLICK HERE to order the Deluxe Edition DVD
Flying into a Thunderstorm Over the Great Lakes Mickey tells the story about how the Yankees flew into a severe thunderstorm over the Great Lakes, and how the players reacted to it. (excerpted from "Mickey Mantle: The Lost Stories^®" - 1:19) CLICK HERE to Go Back to the List of Video Clips CLICK HERE to order the Deluxe Edition DVD
Mickey's First Great Thrill as a Yankee Mickey tells the story of his first great thrill as a Yankee came in the 1951 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers and Jackie Robinson. (excerpted from "Mickey Mantle: The Lost Stories^®" - 1:28) CLICK HERE to Go Back to the List of Video Clips CLICK HERE to order the Deluxe Edition DVD
Billy Martin Gets Traded Mickey tells the story about how Billy Martin was traded from the New York Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics, breaking up the "Three Musketeers" - Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin & Whitey Ford. (excerpted from "Mickey Mantle: *The American Dream Comes To Life^®"* - 1:26) CLICK HERE to Go Back to the List of Video Clips CLICK HERE to order the Deluxe Edition DVD
"The hardest ball I ever hit..." Mickey tells the story behind his May 22, 1963 home run off Bill Fischer that almost went out of Yankee Stadium. (excerpted from "Mickey Mantle: *The American Dream Comes To Life^®"* - 0:59) CLICK HERE to Go Back to the List of Video Clips CLICK HERE to order the Deluxe Edition DVD
The Denny McLain "Gift" Home Run Story Mickey tells the story about how Denny McLain "gifted" him with a home run at Tiger Stadium in Detroit in Mickey's last season. (excerpted from "Mickey Mantle: *The American Dream Comes To Life^®"* - 2:00) CLICK HERE to Go Back to the List of Video Clips CLICK HERE to order the Deluxe Edition DVD
The 1961 Home Run Race with Roger Maris Mickey tells the story behind his home run race with Roger Maris in 1961, the year Maris broke Babe Ruth's single season record by hitting 61 home runs. (excerpted from "Mickey Mantle: *The American Dream Comes To Life^®"* - :53) CLICK HERE to Go Back to the List of Video Clips CLICK HERE to order the Deluxe Edition DVD
Mickey's 1964 World Series "Called Shot" Mickey tells the story behind his *"called shot"* walk-off home run off Barney Schultz of the Cardinals in the 1964 World Series, that broke Babe Ruth's record of 15 World Series home runs. (excerpted from "Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life^®" - 1:19) CLICK HERE to Go Back to the List of Video Clips CLICK HERE to order the Deluxe Edition DVD
The Copacabana Nightclub Fight Story Mickey tells the story behind the brawl between Yankees players and some drunken patrons at the *Copacabana* nightclub in New York City. (excerpted from "Mickey Mantle: *The American Dream Comes To Life^®"* - 3:33) CLICK HERE to Go Back to the List of Video Clips CLICK HERE to order the Deluxe Edition DVD
Casey Stengel's "Whiskey Slick" Story Mickey tells the story of how Casey Stengel's lecture to the team gave Whitey Ford his nickname. (excerpted from "Mickey Mantle: *The American Dream Comes To Life^®"* - 2:03) CLICK HERE to Go Back to the List of Video Clips CLICK HERE to order the Deluxe Edition DVD
How Casey Stengel Helped Mickey Sign His First Yankees Contract Mickey tells the story of how Casey Stengel helped him sign his first contract with the Yankees on the train to Opening Day in Washington. (excerpted from "Mickey Mantle: The Lost Stories^®" - 2:51) CLICK HERE to Go Back to the List of Video Clips CLICK HERE to order the Deluxe Edition DVD
Billy Martin Pranks Jackie Jensen on a Flight to Japan Mickey tells the story of how Billy Martin played a joke on Jackie Jensen - who had a great fear of flying - on the team's flight to Japan for exhibition games. (excerpted from "Mickey Mantle: *The American Dream Comes To Life^®"* - 1:22) CLICK HERE to Go Back to the List of Video Clips CLICK HERE to order the Deluxe Edition DVD
Mickey's Swimming Race with Roger Maris Mickey tells the story of how Whitey Ford helped him rig a swimming race with Roger Maris at Bob Turley's house in Baltimore. (excerpted from "Mickey Mantle: *The American Dream Comes To Life^®"* - 1:41) CLICK HERE to Go Back to the List of Video Clips CLICK HERE to order the Deluxe Edition DVD
Billy Martin the Jokester Mickey tells how Billy Martin loved to play jokes - even on Joe DiMaggio! (excerpted from "Mickey Mantle: *The American Dream Comes To Life^®"* - 1:41) CLICK HERE to Go Back to the List of Video Clips CLICK HERE to order the Deluxe Edition DVD
Breaking Curfew with Billy Martin in Boston Mickey tells how he and Billy Martin arrived at their hotel in Boston after curfew and how they managed to get past Casey and back to their room. (excerpted from "Mickey Mantle: *The American Dream Comes To Life^®"* - 1:45) CLICK HERE to Go Back to the List of Video Clips CLICK HERE to order the Deluxe Edition DVD

Mickey Mantle Video Clip Titles - Click on a Title to Go to that Clip:
How Mickey Became a Yankee Flying into a Thunderstorm over the Great Lakes Billy Martin Gets Traded The Denny McLain "Gift" Home Run Story Mickey's 1964 World Series "Called Shot" Casey Stengel's "Whiskey Slick" Story Billy Martin Pranks Jackie Jensen on a Flight to Japan Billy Martin the Jokester	Mickey's Knee Injury in the 1951 World Series Mickey's First Great Thrill as a Yankee The Hardest Ball I Ever Hit The 1961 Home Run Race with Roger Maris The Copacabana Nightclub Fight Story How Mickey Signed His First Yankees Contract Mickey’s Swimming Race with Roger Maris Breaking Curfew with Billy Martin in Boston