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Jim VBYou would be hard pressed to complain about any of those three guys (Mantle, Mays, Snider) in your outfield. Mays always made everything look so smooth and easy that many thought he wasn't even trying (He was.) Plus there was still some racial bias that played into how Mays was treated. Mantle's personality, especially early Mantle, made him a media and fan darling for his career and beyond. Snider was doomed to finish third to those guys.
Plus the Yankees had surrounded Mantle with a team that was unmatched. From 1950-1963 (14 years), Yankee players won 10 AL MVP awards and it was spread over 5 different players. They, and Mantle, were winners first and foremost.
But very few people, not the sportswriters of that day, not the fans, not Bill James, think Snider was better than Mantle. You could make a case for Mays, but not Snider.