In just his fifth season at the age of 22, baseball legend Mickey Mantle had already cemented himself as one of baseball’s best. Batting left-handed, Mantle hit his first of three homers in the first inning and drove in teammate Andy Carey for an RBI. His second homer came in the fifth inning when he hit a 407-foot blast into the right field stands, extending the Yankees lead to 4-0. As a switch-hitter, Mantle switched over to batting right-handed in the eighth inning to hit his farthest homer of the day, leading the Yankees to a 5-2 win over the Tigers. Mantle dominated the rest of the season, leading the league in on-base percentage, slugging percentage and home runs. He carried this momentum into the following season, winning AL MVP.
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May 13, 1955- Mickey Mantle hits three consecutive 400+ foot homers
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