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05-08-2016, 08:19 AM
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1950 Mantle #6 Scorecard
Recently came across a 1950 Program/Scorecard between the NY Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers with Mickey Mantle #6 in Right Field. Does anyone know anything about this item ? PICS are included to decipher
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05-08-2016, 09:00 AM
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I'll take a stab at it. Likely an exhibition game before the regular season started and Mantle's assignment to Joplin of the minor league Western Association. His first number in a Yanks uniform was 6, which he also wore in his initial period with the Yanks in his rookie year of 1951 before changing to #7 after a period when he was sent down to AA Kansas City.
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05-08-2016, 10:27 AM
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I have a similar program though for New York rather than Brooklyn. It came with a ticket stub as well. Apparently the Yankees used up their supply of leftover 1950 programs during the 1951 preseason. The one that I have is from Mantle's first appearance in a Yankee program. I believe yours is also preseason 1951, and was likely one of the very first appearances of Mantle in a program with the Yankees.
Tom C Edit: Also Gene Markland was not in the Yankees system in 1950...he was in the A's system that year. He was in the Yankees system in 1951. Last edited by btcarfagno; 05-08-2016 at 10:31 AM.
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05-08-2016, 01:23 PM
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Mantle wore #6 for the first 69 games that he played for the Yankees in 1951, thru July 13, while Cliff Mapes wore #7. When Mantle next played a big league game on August 24, he was wearing #7, which was available due to Mapes being traded to the Browns at the end of July. Although Bob Cerv wore #7 for at least a portion of his time with the team that year (Aug 1 thru Aug 20).
The attached scorecards show each of them wearing #7. July 30 - Mapes Aug 15 - Cerv Aug 29 - Mantle Also, at some point, Bobby Brown, who had been wearing #9, switched to #6
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05-08-2016, 01:27 PM
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PS - here is a game where #7 Mapes, replaced #6 Mantle.
That's reason enough to show it on this thread, but a better reason is that it is Mickey's first career HR.
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