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  Mickey Mantle editor best quiz   great trivia quiz  
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This quiz will test your knowledge about one of the most popular MLB players of all time, Mickey Mantle.
Tough, 15 Qns, dchidawg, Jan 06 06
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  Cut Me Mick!   best quiz  
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A made to order all multiple choice quiz about Mickey Mantle, the Commerce Comet. I hope that you all enjoy it. :-)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Oct 16 06
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  The Great #7: Mickey Mantle   popular trivia quiz  
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Mickey Mantle was one of the greatest Yankees ever to don the pinstripes. Let's see how much you know about the Mick.
Average, 10 Qns, yankeesrock101, Jan 30 08
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trivia question Quick Question
To carry on Mickey Mantle's legacy, how many sons did he have?

From Quiz "Cut Me Mick!"





Mickey Mantle Trivia Questions
1. In what year did Mantle play his first game with the Yankees?

From Quiz The Great #7: Mickey Mantle

Answer: 1951

He made his Bomber debut under Casey Stengel, and played with Joe DiMaggio in 1951.

2. Mickey Charles Mantle was born October 20, 1931, in which state?

From Quiz Cut Me Mick!

Answer: Oklahoma

He was born in the city of Spavinaw, 35 miles southwest of a town called Commerce. Mickey went to Commerce High School. He played baseball for Baxter Springs, where he was discovered by Yankee scouts. He had already had received his nickname, 'The Commerce Comet'. After high school, the Yankees signed him as a free agent in 1949.

3. What was Mickey's original position?

From Quiz Mickey Mantle

Answer: Shortstop

Turns out the Gold Glove-winning Centerfielder couldn't field a ground ball to save his life. During his last two seasons in the minors, he made 102 errors at shortstop, and was so wild that his teammates strung chicken wire behind first base, to keep him from killing any fans.

4. In 1961, who was his manager?

From Quiz The Great #7: Mickey Mantle

Answer: Ralph Houk

Houk managed the Yankees for over 15 years in two stints.

5. Mantle debuted for the Yankees as a rookie in 1951. How many home runs did he hit in the season?

From Quiz Cut Me Mick!

Answer: 13

In 96 game appearances, Mantle had 91 hits, 29 of those being for extra bases. He batted .267 in the season. After starting the season in April, manager Casey Stengel sent him back down to the Minor Leagues in July, then Mantle came back in August. When he debuted as a Yankee, he donned the number 6, but later changed it to the number 7.

6. What uniform number did Mickey wear when he was first called up to the Majors?

From Quiz Mickey Mantle

Answer: 6

Mickey wore #6 during his first year in 1951 with the Yankees. Cliff Mapes occupied the #7 jersey.

7. In what year did Mantle win the Triple Crown?

From Quiz The Great #7: Mickey Mantle

Answer: 1956

Mantle had an outstanding year and so did his Yankee team. The Bombers won the World Series, alongside Don Larsen's perfect game.

8. The Mick was the second Yankee to win the Triple Crown. Who preceded him?

From Quiz The Great #7: Mickey Mantle

Answer: Lou Gehrig

Gehrig won the Triple Crown in 1934, his last year playing with Babe Ruth. Although Gehrig was an outstanding player, he was always overshadowed by either Babe Ruth or Joe DiMaggio. 1935 was his only year in the spotlight. He died of ALS in 1941. The Tripe Crown is a batting achievement, leading the league in three categories in the same season - - batting average, home runs, and runs batted in (RBI).

9. Mantle appeared in an amazing 12 World Series. How many times was he a World Series MVP?

From Quiz Cut Me Mick!

Answer: 0

Unfortunately he never made it. He appeared in 12 World Series, winning seven of them. In the 1960 World Series, Pirate Bill Mazeroski won the Series with a bottom-of-the-ninth inning home run. Yankee Bobby Richardson won the Series MVP honors. Richardson hit one home run with 12 RBIs, and batted .367. Mantle on the other hand hit three home runs, 11 RBIs, and batted. 400. Go figure.

10. How many MVP awards did Mickey win in his career?

From Quiz Mickey Mantle

Answer: 3

He won MVP awards in 1956 when he won the Triple Crown, 1957, and 1962 brought him the MVP.

11. In 1974, Mantle got into the Hall of Fame. What other Yankee did he play with that got in that same year?

From Quiz The Great #7: Mickey Mantle

Answer: Whitey Ford

Ford worked very hard on his speech the night before, while Mantle did not, but still delivered a good one.

12. What scout signed Mickey to his first big league contract?

From Quiz Mickey Mantle

Answer: Tom Greenwade

Mickey was signed to a New York Yankee contract by scout Tom Greenwade. When Mickey's dad hinted that his son could make as much working in the mines and playing ball on Sundays, Greenwade threw in a monetary bonus.

13. In 1961, the race was on to see who could break Babe Ruth's 60 home run record. Maris won, and Mantle did not. How many home runs did Mickey finish the season with?

From Quiz The Great #7: Mickey Mantle

Answer: 54

Mantle finished the season with a disappointing 54 after a hip injury in September.

14. Mickey Mantle was the season runner-up MVP in 1960 and 1961. He lost the first by only four points, then lost in 1961 by only three votes. Which Yankee teammate put Mickey in the backseat in those two seasons for the MVP?

From Quiz Cut Me Mick!

Answer: Roger Maris

In 1960, Mantle had more first place votes for the MVP than Maris, but still lost it by only four. Maris and Mantle's stats were comparible. In 1961, the year that saw baseball's famous asterisk by Maris breaking Babe Ruth's record, Maris hit 61 home runs. Ruth's record stood since 1927. The asterisk was due to Maris playing in 10 more games that Ruth in the seasons. At any rate, Mantle was back-seated only by three MVP votes to Maris. Mantle also was on the disabled list in 1961, and still hit 54 home runs.

15. For several years, Mickey attached his name to a Holiday Inn Motel. Where was the motel located?

From Quiz Mickey Mantle

Answer: Joplin, MO

From Mickey's Hall of Fame induction speech: "There is a man and a woman here that were really nice to me all through the years, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Youngman. I don't know if all of you have ever heard about any of my business endeavors or not, but some of 'em weren't too good. Probably the worst thing I ever did was movin' away from Mr. Youngman. We went and moved to Dallas, Texas, in 1957, but Mr. Youngman built a Holiday Inn in Joplin, Missouri, and called it Mickey Mantle's Holiday Inn. And we were doin' pretty good there, and Mr. Youngman said, 'You know, you're half of this thing, so why don't you do something for it.' So we had real good chicken there and I made up a slogan. Merlyn doesn't want me to tell this, but I'm going to tell it anyway. I made up the slogan for our chicken and I said, 'To get a better piece of chicken, you'd have to be a rooster, and I don't know if that's what closed up our Holiday Inn or not, but we didn't do too good after that. No, actually, it was really a good deal".

16. In what year was the number 7 retired by the Yankees?

From Quiz The Great #7: Mickey Mantle

Answer: 1969

Mantle made a great speech after being introduced by the great Mel Allen, the voice of the Yankees.

17. How many home runs did Mickey retire with?

From Quiz Cut Me Mick!

Answer: 536

Mantle became a member of baseball's 500 home run club in 1967. In his final season in 1968, he hit 18. Mickey was the first switch-hitter in history to hit 500 home runs.

18. In what year did Mickey win the Triple Crown?

From Quiz Mickey Mantle

Answer: 1956

In 1956 he hit 52 home runs, batted .353, and drove in 130 runs.

19. In what year did Mickey die of liver cancer?

From Quiz The Great #7: Mickey Mantle

Answer: 1995

Near the very end of his life, he looked very skinny and sick. Following his death, the 1995 and 1996 Yankees all wore arm bands in his honor.

20. Mantle played his last season with which team in 1968?

From Quiz Cut Me Mick!

Answer: Yankees

Mickey was a Yankee for life, and played 18 seasons in the pinstripes from 1951-1968. His managing mentors were the great Casey Stengel, Ralph Houk, Yogi Berra for one season, and Johnny Keane.

21. Who was Mickey named in honor of?

From Quiz Mickey Mantle

Answer: Gordon Stanley Cochrane

Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane was a catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers from 1925-1937. He hit a home run in his last major league at-bat. Joseph "Arky" Vaughan, Earle Combs, and Charles "Chuck" Klein, are other MLB HOF'ers.

22. The Mick, The Commerce Comet, and Muscles, finally came to an end when he died on August 13th in Dallas, Texas. In which year did he start this new life?

From Quiz Cut Me Mick!

Answer: 1995

Yankee fan or not, the world mourned the death of Mickey in 1995. He was 63 years old. His memory still lives on with numerous indicators, one being a Hall of Fame induction in 1974. He was inducted with fellow Yankee, Whitey Ford.

23. How many World Series rings does he have?

From Quiz The Great #7: Mickey Mantle

Answer: 7

He won titles in '51, '52, '53, '56, '58, '61, and '62.

24. To carry on Mickey Mantle's legacy, how many sons did he have?

From Quiz Cut Me Mick!

Answer: 4

Mickey and his hometown sweetheart, Merlyn Johnson, were wed on December 23, 1951, in Mickey's first Yankee season. They gave birth to four sons; Mickey Jr., David, Billy, and Danny.

25. In what small town was The Mick born?

From Quiz Mickey Mantle

Answer: Spavinaw, OK

Mickey was born in Spavinaw, OK, just outside of Commerce, OK. Thus, the 'Commerce Comet' nickname.

26. Who were Mickey's two closest friends during his time with the Yankees?

From Quiz Mickey Mantle

Answer: Billy Martin and Whitey Ford

Although Mickey's roommates were immortalized in Billy Crystal's "61*", it was Mickey, Billy, and Whitey, who were inseparable during their time in the big leagues.

27. What forced Mickey onto the DL and out of the 1961 home run record chase?

From Quiz Mickey Mantle

Answer: A hip abscess caused by a bad reaction to a shot

Mickey had a long history of injuries and ailments, perhaps none more notorious than the hip abscess he suffered near the end of the 1961 season, as a bad reaction to a "cure-all" shot administered to help cure a viral infection he was suffering from. The abscess sidelined him for the last three games of the regular season, and paved the way for Roger Maris to hit his historic 61 home runs. He hot 54 home runs; it was the first time two teams mates hit more than 50 home runs in the same season.

28. Mickey hit his 500th home run in 1967. What other Hall of Famer hit his 500th home run in 1967?

From Quiz Mickey Mantle

Answer: Eddie Mathews

Mickey hit his 500th home run on May 14, 1967-Mother's Day. Eddie Mathews followed up with his 500th on July 14, 1967.

29. Mickey hit the first home run in which newly-built stadium?

From Quiz Mickey Mantle

Answer: Houston Astrodome in Houston, TX

Mickey hit the first home run in the Houston Astrodome on April 9, 1965, where the New York Yankees were facing off against the Houston Astros in the final game of Spring Training.

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