Mickey Mantle

Mickey Mantle Books- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Commerce Comet

Perhaps the best switch hitter of all time, Mickey Mantle’s heroics on the field are always paired with what could have been? Plagued by injuries, and famously succumbing to a lawn sprinkler in the 1951 World Series that tore up his knee, its hard to imagine that a guy who hit 536 home runs, won 3 MVP awards, won 7 world series, and walked more than he struck out (even though he led the AL in strikeouts 5 times!) could have been destined for even more. There will always be the what could have been appended to Number 7, but still; we can celebrate what he did for baseball in the midst of one of the most dominant of Yankee dynasties. Almost famously known for his off-field antics and personal demons than his prowess as a ballplayer, there is a wealth of Mantle material for all types of baseball readers.

Jane Leavy’s “The Last Boy” is the gold standard right now, dealing not only with the ball player, but the person. Tony Castro’s 3rd installment of his Mantle trilogy will be released this April, completing his Mantle saga, starting with his early years sharing the spotlight with Dimaggio, to becoming the most famous face of the franchise since Babe Ruth. Jonah Winter’s bio, and Randy Roberts’s chronicle have received strong reviews as well.

The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood by Jane Leavy

DiMag & Mick: Sibling Rivals, Yankee Blood Brothers by Tony Castro

Mickey Mantle: America’s Prodigal Son by Tony Castro

Mantle: The Best There Ever Was by Tony Castro – Release April 12, 2019

Mickey Mantle: The Commerce Comet by Jonah Winter

A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantle by Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith

Beyond the biographies above there are a plethora of other books dedicated to the Mick. From a collection of autobiographies, to memoirs by his family, all the way a baseball card collector’s guide, one can spend a full year dedicated to only Mickey Mantle material.