Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium

On June 8, 1969, the New York Yankees retired the uniform number of one of their greatest players on Mickey Mantle Day” at Yankee Stadium. Mantle’s No. 7 is retired before a crowd of 60,096 fans, who stay on to watch the Yankees sweep a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox. New York sweep the Chicago White Sox, 3 – 1 and 11 – 2

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