Saturday, December 17, 2022

Mickey Mantle in 14 World Series elimination games.

Using stathead.com:

Mickey Mantle, For single games, in the postseason, in series Game is_potential_elimination, sorted by ascending Date.


9 World Series elimination series for Mickey Mantle (W-L, elimination games greater than 1):

1952 Yankees beat Dodgers 4-3; 2
1955 Dodgers won 4-3; 2

1956 Yankees beat Dodgers 4-3
1957 Braves won 4-3
1958 Yankees beat Braves 4-3; 3 three
1960 Pirates won 4-3; 2
1962 Yankees beat Giants 4-3
1963 Dodgers won 4-0
1964 Cardinals won 4-3; 2

1955 Yanks faced elimination in games 6 & 7. Mantle 0 for 1 PH in 1955 game 7; did not play in 1955 game 6, which Yanks won; only 10 PA in 1955.

Mantle had these PA in World Series when Yanks did not face elimination:
1951: 7; Yankees beat Giants 4-2
1961: 6; Yankees beat Reds 4-1

At least one hit in 12 of the 14 elimination games.

Five Home Runs in 14 elimination games (52 AB, about one every ten AB):

1952, game 6Ebbets Field: Mickey Mantle (1, off Billy Loes, 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF). Made score 3-1 Yanks. Final: Yankees 3, Dodgers 2.

1952, game 7Ebbets Field: Mickey Mantle (2, off Joe Black, 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF). Made score 3-2 Yanks. Final: Yankees 4, Dodgers 2.

1963, game 4, Dodger Stadium: Mickey Mantle (1, off Sandy Koufax, 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF). Made score 1-1. Final: Dodgers 2, Yankees 1.

1964, game 6Busch Stadium I: Mickey Mantle (2, off Curt Simmons, 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF). Maris and Mantle went back-to-back. Made score 3-1 Yanks. Final: Yankees 8, Cardinals 3.

1964, game 7Busch Stadium I: Mickey Mantle (3, off Bob Gibson, 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF). Made score 6-3 Cards. Final: Cardinals 7, Yankees 5.

That was the last World Series game that Mickey Mantle played. The Yankees won their next pennant in 1976 and their next World Series in 1977: Reggie, Reggie, Reggie! Mickey Mantle was long gone.

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