Mickey Mantle. Yankees' scout Tom Greenwade first came across Mickey Mantle when Mickey was playing semi-pro ball for the Baxter Springs, Kansas Whiz Kids in 1948. Greenwade had traveled to Baxter Springs to watch Whiz Kids' third baseman Billy Johnson. During the game, Mickey smacked two homers, one righty and one lefty, into a river that flowed well beyond the ballpark's fences. Greenwade wanted to sign Mantle right then and there, but, after learning that the kid was only 16 and still in high school, he promised he'd be back when Mickey graduated. In 1949, Mickey signed a contract to play Class D ball with the Yankees team in Independence, Kansas. The contract gave him $400 for finishing the season, plus an $1100 signing bonus. In the press release announcing Mantle's signing, Greenwade was quoted as calling Mickey "The best prospect I've ever seen."
• totals listed in red indicate Mickey led all of baseball in that category. He was the last triple crown winner to lead the majors in Homers, Runs Batted In, and Batting Average.
1956 - Mickey Mantle's Triple Crown Year YEAR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA 1956 NYY AL 150 533 132 188 22 5 52 130 112 99 10 1 .353
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- Frank "Home Run" Baker 1916-1919, 1921-1922
- Wade Boggs 1993-1997
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- Frank Chance 1913-1914
- Jack Chesbro* 1903-1909
- Earle Combs* 1924-1935
- Stan Coveleski 1928
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- Joe Dimaggio* 1936-1942, 1946-1951
- Leo Durocher** 1925, 1928-1929
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- Lou Gehrig* 1923-1939
- Lefty Gomez* 1930-1942
- Goose Gossage 1978-1983, 1989
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- Jim "Catfish" Hunter 1975-1979
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