Portrait of Mickey Mantle, outfielder for the New York Yankees. Red Heart Dog Food (F156) series. Printed on front: "Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees." Printed on back: "Mickey Charles Mantle, outfielder, New York Yankees. Mickey Charles Mantle, although troubled by a bad right knee, has proved his worth with the Yankees. He is a great home run hitter, but like many other heavy hitters, he strikes out frequently. Established a record for strikeouts by Yankee players, (111) 1952. Named as outfielder on All-Star team of 1952 and 1953. Born: Spavinaw, Okla. Date: 10-20-1931. Height: 5' 10". Weight: 180. Bats: L. or R. Throws: Rght. Fielding record. 1953, life. Put outs 322, 805. Assists 10, 30. Errors 6, 26. Field average .982, .969. Batting record. 1953, life. Games 127, 365. At bat 461, 1351. Runs 105, 260. Hits 136, 398. Doubles 24, 72. Triples 3, 15. Homers 21, 57. R.B.I. 92, 244. S.B. 8, 20. Bat. avg. .295, .295. Red Heart, the big league dog food. [Copyright] John Morrell & Co. Litho in U.S.A."
