Mickey Mantle 1969 - Mickey Mantle Day, Yankee Stadium, 6/8/1969, WPIX-TV

many many great stars of the past will emerge there's just a shot of some of the activity we were down in the press room before the game had a chance to visit with with Mickey whitey Ford Yogi Berra their names that I have been a fan of personally for a long long time again that is Li MacPhail and behind him Michael Burke and just in between the Yankee manager Ralph house and a Chance starts we want Mickey it's the first time Mickey's been back to New York I believe since he retired made the announce for the course for the Yankee Ford spring training and I think this is the first time he's been back for the town he calls his own listen to the chant eris Frank Messer and just in front of him Ali MacPhail as we told you Frank normally would be sitting up here as one of the broadcaster's is the master of ceremony Elston Howard of course the teammate of Mickey walking alongside number 32 just about to get underway now listening to an interview that Marv Albert had with Mickey before the game Joe Pepitone whose homerun won the first game here your attention please stadium analogous gendered possible you can hear in the back I let's kill mcdougal all time Nelson how he direct your attention to the area between second base and the pitcher's mound and our master of ceremonies to mark this high moment in Yankee history the Yankee announcer Frank Messer thank you Bob Sheppard and good afternoon ladies and gentlemen this truly is a historic occasion we are here to honor one of the greatest of all Yankees Mickey Mantle and to officially and to officially retire his number seven uniform ladies and gentlemen as you know mayor Lindsay has proclaimed today Sunday June 8th 1969 Mickey Mantle day in New York City spread out in the outfield our 12 World Championship or American League clinics these pennants are emblematic of the 1,200 winning teams on which Mickey Mantle played and standing behind each of these pennants is a former teammate of Mickey's representing each of these championship teams first I would like you to treat each of these dozen representatives of Yankee championship teams on which Mickey Mantle starred for Mickey's rookie season 1951 when he hit his first 13 homers and played 40 games at Kansas City before returning to the stadium for keeps here's a pitcher who won 21 games in 1951 twice defeated the Giants in that Falls World Series allowing only one earned run himself a member of six Jackie champions here's teammate steady eddie lopat ladies and gentlemen Mickey at his first 300-plus season in 1952 at 23 home runs and his first two home runs in the World Series representing the 1952 world champion Yankees is a man who hit 309 for the season and 348 against the Dodgers that fall a member of five straight Yankee world champions now a Yankee scout in Ohio welcome back gene Woodling 1953 marked the Yankees record fifth straight pennant and World Championship and that fall Mickey hit a grand slam home run against the Dodgers in the series the Yankee first baseman that year gets 17 home runs and starred in the World Series and in seven fall classics for the Yankees here's another teammate Joe Collins the Yankees were stopped in 1954 although that club won 103 games but the Bombers were back on top in 1955 with Mickey's 37 homers and 113 runs batted in leading the way one of his great teammates was the Yankee shortstop who won Most Valuable Player honors yes ladies and gentlemen representing the 1955 team recently elected by you Yankee fans as the greatest Yankee shortstop in history my broadcasting partner the scooter Phil Rizzuto ladies and gentlemen representing the 1956 world champion Yankees as another of my broadcast sidekicks a former Yankee infield star a Babe Ruth Award winner who had a lifetime 263 batting average for nine Yankee seasons is Gary Coleman no mention of that nineteen fifty sixteen can be made without reference to the stunning record set that season by today's honored guests in 1956 Mickey one the first of his three American League Most Valuable Player Award he also won the Triple Crown and the pro athlete of the Year award hitting 353 with 52 homers and 130 runs batted in in 1957 Mickey Mantle repeated as Most Valuable Player with a career-high average of 365 another star of that team a former American League Rookie of the Year in 1951 in a serious grand slam Homer played on eight Pellatt winners and five world champions at all-star at three in field positions welcome Gil McDougald 1958 was the year of the great series come back down three games to one to Milwaukee the Yanks wept the last three and became world champions Mickey led the league and homers again this time with 42 the majors the majors top pitcher in 58 with a two point zero one earned run average was the man who won more games than any Yankee in history set a world series record of 33 consecutive scoreless innings among his many notable Peaks and whitey Ford the Yanks had a fine team in 1960 and scored an all-time record of 55 runs in the World Series yet lost to the Pirates Mickey get 400 in that series with three homers and 11 RBIs representing representing that 1960 Club was the second baseman who set a serious record with six RBIs in one game and 12 for the series Bobby Richardson 1961 was the year of the home run at Yankee Stadium and that exciting race at Babe Ruth's crown Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris ultimately led in the race with Roger eventually setting the new record of 61 Mickey Mickey that year hit a career high of 54 leading the team in hitting that year with a 348 average was one of the great catchers in Yankee history a former MVP Babe Ruth award winner City Star and now back is first base coach of the Yankees is Elston Howard as you'll recall Miki missed part of the 1962 season with injuries but still battered a robust 321 with 30 home runs that last Yankee World Championship club had the league's Rookie of the Year who also led the Bombers in hitting in the series win over the Giants representing the 1962 world champion Yankees here's Johnny trash Mickey Mantle missed most of the 1963 season after his serious injury in Baltimore but came back with that dramatic finish over here in the stadium after missing two full months of action the young star of that 63 team who hit 271 with 27 homers at 89 RBIs was the Yankee first baseman and still his job at all licky came all away in 1964 to lead the Yankees to their 29th credit and last up to now he at 303 with 35 homers at 111 RBIs and his three series homers against the Cardinals established a new World Series career home run record of 18 the youngster who pitched the Yankees into the World Series after his August call-up from Richland is here representing the 1964 Yankees the serious story that fall and pitching mainstay ever since no Stottlemeyer ladies and gentlemen there they are the 12 teammates but not so much to Mickey and means so much to us and now ladies and gentlemen to introduce our guest of honor here is the man for officiated at the three previous retirement ceremonies and appropriately he is here for this occasion it is my pleasure to introduce the longtime voice of the Yankees mr. Mel Allen thank you hello there everybody my great thanks to the Yanks Mike Burke bleakman failed and all this is one of the proudest moments I've ever had on this Hallett baseball ground and I'm terribly privileged to have the honor to once again call from the dugout one of the all-time Yankee greats the magnificent Yankee took great number seven Mickey Mantle is my Coburg ladies and gentlemen all right could we have your attention for just a moment we would like to make a presentation to Mickey if we could get your attention for just a moment we'd like if it given a minute we'd like to make a presentation to make thank you very much for your attention I know that Mickey appreciate this more perhaps anything he's ever done but we would like very much to have your attention simply to complete a problem that we've laid on for Mickey honoring him for his great years of the Yankees ladies and gentlemen 20 years ago at the tender age of 17 Mickey Mantle was signed by the Yankees and started his illustrious baseball career the man who played such a big part in Mickey's early years are here today and we would like to bring them out right now Ricky's first Yankee general manager who built so many Yankee Championship clubs mr. George my s-- and the Yankee Scout who signed at Mickey in Oklahoma and he's still scouting for the Yankees today his newest Yankee being Bobby Murcer mr. John Green Wade make a plan under two minor league managers and a less than three seasons of the miners at over 300 each year Vicky's manager the first two years in Independence and Joplin are now a Yankee special scout hairy crap and Ricky's manager at Kansas City the former Washington general manager mr. George Selkirk Mickey you played under four managers when the Yankees the first casey stengel wanted to be here today but he cannot make it he did send greetings in a telegram I have here which reads verbatim many thanks for your personal record before retirement of Yankee number seven those words words Mickey sign Casey Stengel thinking we do have we do have two of your managers here and took a personal friends Ralph oh and yogi Miki's family is sitting in the mezzanine in the enclosed box at first base and we'd love to introduce them now Vicky's wife mrs. Merlyn Madol Vicky's mother mrs. lovell mantle and his mother-in-law mrs. Reba Johnson ladies and gentlemen there was only one man who could make this next and most significant presentation Mickey's predecessor in centerfield as well as in the Hall of Fame thank you ladies and gentlemen Mickey I know just how you feel out here today this is a nervous moment but it's also a very thrilling one too I'd like to present you with this plaque which will be right along in our spot out there in center field the Yankees have also asked me to that you fans are invited to see this with his great achievements after every ball game congratulations Mickey it's nice to be here along with all these bands now to make this next presentation to Vickie most appropriately here is his good friend and longtime teammate whitey Ford mickey we've had a lot of fun all these years playing baseball here at Yankee Stadium it's my honor to thank you on behalf of your teammates for the many thrills you have given us those clutch hits booming homeruns great catches and an occasional strikeout and for all you did in a clubhouse and on the bench to make those real great Yankee teams click now number seven is being retired the Yankees have asked me to get to you this uniform ladies and gentlemen another uniform of Mickey's will be given to the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown New York and now Mickey Mantle Yankee Stadium is all yours before I make any personal comments I have one last task here and it's a very I'm going to enjoy it very much it's a pleasant one Joe gave me a plaque they're going to hang on the centerfield wall and certainly if they give me one is going to be hanging just a little bit higher than mine I think the one to the greatest shanky that I ever saw I didn't get to see Babe Ruth but Joe is the greatest one I ever saw and I think that it's going to be a great honor for me to present him with this ladies and gentlemen Thank You Mickey I just want to add this certainly is a pleasant surprise I had no idea this was going to happen and I just want to say that I'm out there with great company thank you so much thank you when I walked in this stadium eighteen years ago I felt much the same way I do right now I don't have words to describe how I felt then or how I feel now but I'll tell you one thing baseball was real good to me and playing 18 years in the Yankee Stadium for you folks is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer now to thank that the Yankees are retiring my number seven with numbers three four and five tops off everything that I could ever wish for I've often wondered how a man who knew he was going to die could stand here and say that he was luckiest man in the world but now I think I know how Lou Gehrig fell this is it's not only a great day for me it's a great day for all of the mantles my wife Merlin my poor boys my mother and I wish my father could have been here but it's been a great honor I'll never forget it god bless you all and thank you very much Thank You Mikey and also the biggest fans and also the biggest fans can be my personal farewell you'll take one last round I timed the first tribute that was paid and a few if you're watching at home I'm just first of all so very sorry that you could not be here this is Pat Summerall I can hardly talk myself as the tribute to the Mickey Mantle is over now number seven and will never be worn again at Yankee Stadium the pinstripes with the number seven on the back have been retired to go with three four and five as I said if you had a dry eye and I'm sure you were by yourself i time the tribute when the former voice of the Yankees Mel Allen was called out of the Yankee dugout to introduce Mickey and for nine minutes this throwing at Yankee Stadium stood until they had to be asked to be quiet as you look out in centerfield the flex and we just presented by Joe DiMaggio to Mickey Mantle will go up along with those others and back of the monuments here in centerfield at Yankee Stadium mantle then presented one which he said the DiMaggio should go just a little bit higher than any that would be given to me and it also Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle the man who succeeded DiMaggio in centerfield here at the stadium those two plaques will go up the tribute the people who came the people in the ballpark the ex-teammates has to be has to be one of the most emotional and one of the great thrills for everyone who had the opportunity to be here I think that says it all happiness is Mickey they'll never make another flak they'll never make another uniform the Yankees won't with number seven on it they tribute they applauded for nine straight minutes they would not be quiet until Mickey came to the microphone as he swung around the car the warning track here at the stadium for the last time there were four more minutes of standing ovation until he disappeared into the Yankee dugout for the last time so this is Pat Summerall who also has been privileged to have been here in place of Frank Messer in place of Phil Rizzuto and Jerry Coleman who were former teammates and who took part in the ceremonies honoring me

Channel: YanksAtShea

Views: 209,009

Keywords: Mickey Mantle, Yankee Stadium, Retirement Ceremony, Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Mel Allen, Frank Messer, Whitey Ford, Ralph Houk, Joe Pepitone, Yogi Berra, June 8 1969, Bob Sheppard, Pat Summerall, Gil MacDougald, Jerry Coleman, Vic Rashi, Gene Woodling, Ed Lopat, George Weiss, Michael Burke, Lee MacPhail, Joe Collins, Tom tresh, Mel Stottlemyre, Merlyn Mantle

Id: z2HnZi0Ad-Y

Length: 39min 20sec (2360 seconds)

Published: Fri Jan 04 2013

Reddit Comments

[u/Ultimatex]

This was actually the second Mickey Mantle Day. The first was in 1965 before he retired but apparently wasn't as good

[u/wasamy]

It's crazy how the crowd groans at the mention of Roger Maris around the 12 minute mark. Imagine showing disdain for one player on your team because he outperformed the fan favorite.

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[u/Starbucks__Lovers]

I just learned that "Master of Ceremonies" is commonly shortened to MC or emcee.