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Mickey Mantle announces his retirement from the Yankees
After an 18-year career that propelled him into the same star orbit as Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, it is understandable that Mickey Mantle wasn’t eager to retire.

Mantle, Ford headline stellar Class of 1974
Longtime Yankees teammate Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford were elected to the Hall of Fame in 1974.

Mantle hits 565-foot home run
Mickey Mantle's home run on April 17, 1953, in Washington, D.C., shocked the baseball world.

Mathews left mark with Braves
Eddie Mathews played for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta before being traded to the Astros.