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Old 04-19-2016, 01:23 PM
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Howie Schenker
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Originally Posted by Yoda View Post
I did see Mantle play. My Dad and I took in a game at Yankee Stadium in 1956, his Triple Crown year, and, hard to believe but true, he hit 2 HR's from the left side and 1 from the right, I think I went away with stars in my eyes, a Mantle man forever. One of the things that sometimes gets overlooked with all his achievements on the diamond is that many consider him the best switch hitter ever. I saw and I believed.
It was actually a May 13, 1955 game:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...95505130.shtml
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