The Ultimate Mickey Mantle Trivia Book

(Book summary from the back cover)

Here is the last word in trivia about the most popular icon of the modern baseball era and his five decades in the spotlight.  The reader will be challenged by 536 questions - one for each of Mantle's career homers - covering his childhood, star-studded playing career, yearly and career statistics, injuries, marriage, family events, up to and including his untimely death in 1995.

1. What 1962 move starred both Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, the year after they combined for 115 home runs?
2. As a star for the Commerce High basketball team, what position did Mickey play? (Hint: Mantle never reached six feet in height.)
3. Who was Mickey Mantle's 1991 bestseller, My Favorite Summer 1956, dedicated to?

These and 533 other fascinating questions in this entertaining collection will give readers the chance to see how they really rate as true Mickey Mantle fans and experts.

 

 

Answers:

1. Safe at Home, which Leonard Maltin said "is a must for Yankee fans... if no one else."
2. Guard
3. Billy Martin
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