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Mickey Mantle's 1st Game as official Centerfielder....
Mickey Mantle's 1st Game as official Centerfielder....
Item # 657971
May 21, 1952
NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1952
* Mickey Mantle *1st game as centerfielder
* Officially becomes replacement for Joe Dimaggio
* Best title to be had ?
Pg. 33 has a 6 column headline: "Yankees Turn Back White Sox for Sain's Fourth Triumph" with subheads that include: "Bombers Win, 4-3, As Mantle Helps" & more. Summary and the box score. In the summary is mention that Mantle was playing his 1st game in centerfield where he would play most of his career at. Great to have in this famous NYC title.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 56 pages, nice condition.
* At the end of the 1951 season there were a few games in which he filled in for DiMaggio, but he did not become the actual centerfielder until 1952, after Joe's retirement.
Category: The 20th Century
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