A Great Teammate: The Legend of Mickey Mantle

“When you’re playing, especially if you were alone or if you’d struck out a couple times, you’d say, `What the h–‘s it all for, anyway?’ But if you hit a home run and your teammates jumped all over you, you knew what it’s all for.” — Mickey Mantle No one knew the meaning of being a great teammate like Mickey Mantle. For a man who many still consider to be the greatest natural baseball player of his time–if not for all times–Mantle was remarkably humble, considerate, and team-oriented. Unlike many athletes today, who some believe are overpaid and egocentric, Mantle personified the meaning of teammate; and those who knew him and played beside him relate their stories in Randall Swearingen’s A Great The Legend of Mickey Mantle. Swearingen sheds light on another side of Mantle’s legend using fresh testimonials from several of the Mick’s teammates, who all agree on No. 7’s most amazing He helped them win ballgames. Unheard stories interweave with compelling new interviews describing intriguing teammate angles on more than 20 of Mantle’s greatest games, which he played despite nagging injuries and personal troubles that somehow never obstructed his ultimate goal–giving his teammates everything he had on the field. Also included in this book are appendices detailing every teammate who had the honor of playing alongside the Mick, from the beginning of his career with the Baxter Springs Whiz Kids to his retirement from the New York Yankees in 1968. Colorfully illustrated with Swearingen’s collection of oneof- a-kind photographs, A Great The Legend of Mickey Mantle reminds us that Mickey Mantle was an immense talent who always put his team ahead of himself. Relive, through his teammates’ eyes, how Mantle’s heart was as big as the tapemeasure home runs that awed a generation. Perfect for baseball fans of all ages!