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Jim Thome Ties Mickey Mantle With 536th HR

Jim Thome stretched the truth Sunday after tying Mickey Mantle for 14th place on the all-time home run list. "I'm speechless," Thome said after hitting a two-run, first-inning homer that helped vault the White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Red Sox.
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Great moments at Yankee Stadium

From World Series championships to record-breaking achievements to prize fighting epics to football spectacles to inspirational speeches to devotional services, Yankee Stadium has seen it all in its 85 years.
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Fathers, Sons and Mickey Mantle

The day was brilliantly hot and surreal when I walked into the cathedral known as Yankee Stadium for the first and only time in my life.
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Player Info

Name:
Mickey Mantle
Birthday:
10 / 20 / 1931
Birthplace:
Spavinaw, Oklahoma
Height:
5 foot 11 inches
Weight:
200 pounds
Position:
Center Field
College:
None