Mickey Mantle played shortstop and second in 1954 and 1955 in important games.

Mickey Mantle played shortstop in the minors and first base in his final two seasons (1967, 1968) after his legs had failed him. But he learned to play center field, which was his primary position during his great seasons: 1952-1964.

This post has details on the only games he played at shortstop, second or third. Here is a career Defensive Position summary in baseball-reference.com, including multiple positions in the same game:

	G
1B	261
2B	1
3B	1
SS	4
LF	130
CF	1,730
RF	146
PH	125

I found 8 games in which Mantle played SS, 2B, 3B; including one in which he played the entire game at SS.

Casey Stengel

Position: Manager

Born: July 30, 1890 in Kansas City, MO us

Died: September 29, 1975 (Aged 85-061d) in Glendale, CA

High School: Central HS (Kansas City, MO)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Manager in 1966. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)

Casey Stengel managed the Yankees 1949-1960. Pennants with World Series win bold: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, ..., 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, ..., 1960.

Pennants in the four years after Stengel: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964.

St. Louis Browns became the Baltimore Orioles.

Philadelphia Athletics moved to Kansas City and then to Oakland.

start: Mantle's position if he started.

Inn: the first inning he changed positions.

PH: number of pinch hitters in that game.

				NY	Opp	start	Inn			PH	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	PA	HR
1	Tue, May 13, 1952	@	Cle	5	10		5	3B		3	2	1	2	0	0	0	2
2	Wed, Sep 16, 1953		StL	3	5		8	PH	SS	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
3	Thu, Jul 22, 1954		Chi	4	3	CF	9	SS		4	5	1	2	2	0	0	5	1
4	Sat, Jul 24, 1954		Cle	4	5	CF	9	SS	2B	4	5	1	2	0	0	1	5
5	Sun, Aug 22, 1954	@	Bos	2	8	CF	8	SS		4	4	0	0	0	1	0	5
6	Sun, Sep 26, 1954		Phi	6	8	SS				2	2	1	1	0	3	1	5
7	Tue, May 10, 1955		Cle	6	8	CF	9	SS		5	4	0	0	0	1	1	5
8	Wed, Jul 27, 1955		Chi	4	7	CF	9	SS		5	4	0	0	0	0	1	4
											27	4	8	2	5	4	32	1
	W-L			1	7

Stengel may have outsmarted himself as the Yanks won only one of 8 games.

Note that Mantle hit a 10th inning walk off home run July 22, 1954 after switching to SS.

Mickey Mantle: starting lineups when he played shortstop, second, third. Sunday, March 24, 2024