YOU'LL NOTICE THAT PLAYERS BACK THEN DIDNT STAND IN THE BATTERS BOX & ADMIRE THEIR HOMERUNS LIKE THEY DO TODAY...REGGIE JACKSON STARTED DOING THAT SHIT WHEN HE PLAYED FOR OAKLAND
Baseball was so much better when it was predominantly White. No showboating, no bat flips, just taking care of business and back to the dugout. The way it should be.
Ain't it funny the guys in the game back then ? Didn't wear helmets at bat? And yet the majority of pitches really didn't the players in the head that much from wild pitches . Madone !!
My dad took me to the Municipal Stadium in KC during his farewell season. In those days the stadium was surrounded by small homes owned by Black Americans who made a few bucks allowing us to park in their front yards. I remember only one of his at bats, a line shot that seemed never to get more than 15 ft high and made it to right field in a short blink of the eye. He was a beat up American Hero but sold out wherever he went.
that should be his record 18 in WS Games - none of this playoff wildcard HR Crap - this is one of the best videos ever - no looking pointing to the sky - just round the bases did not admire the HR or flip his bat - he is the Greatest
I was in Angel Stadium in 1967 or 1968, way way way up near the top of the Right Field stands and saw Mickey hit an HR. It rose I would guess 20 feet above where I was sitting with my dad and brother. Man, did he have power!!!
When Casey Stengel was asked which hitter he valued most, his reply was "Yogi Berra". When asked why, Casey said fans love a home run, but he valued the player who produced most consistently in critical situations. Home runs are harder to hit then singles. Casey thought trying to hit a home when single could help win a game was not the best choice.
Comments full of people who probably got mad when Jackie Robinson came in lol. Very thinly veiled everyone good job. You see this on old nfl clips too a bunch of 90 year olds longing for the days before "dreadlocks and tattoos and thugs" hmm I wonder who they're talking about.
I became a Yankee fan in 3rd grade when The Mick was banging them in 1952. I lived in the NYC suburbs. Almost every postseason the Yankees, Dodgers and Giants were in the series and at it each throats. It was a great time for baseball and a great place to be living.
Wow, nice job. The Mick was a rare switch hitter who threatened almost the same from both sides. Lefty though he was incredible. Off Koufax and Gibson even. Unreal.
Every wanna be power hitter should study the still photo of the Mick at 6:26 It is the perfect power swing for tape measure home runs. Hips turn 90° , Torso goes 180°, bat goes 360° with BOTH hands on the bat handle, all the while maintaing back foot leg drive.
***@ChazQ, Many thanks for this GREAT Post! **03:08** min. mark. During regular-season play, Mickey Mantle sent two home runs out of Detroit's Briggs/Tiger Stadium and into the cab company parking area across the street, ("gulp!") TWICE!***
So Mickey would drill a no doubter way over the wall, he merely dropped the bat and ran around the bases, he didn't stand at the plate and watch it go out, he didn't pump his fist, he didn't jump up and down. he never showed up the pitcher, he just went about his business and acted like he did it before. Mickey hit a record 18 WORLD SERIES HOME RUNS not just playoff homers when some guys now a days might have 50 playoff AB's before they even get to the series, There are many records experts say will never be broken this is truly the one that will NEVER EVER BE BROKEN!~
