Mantle comes back from injury with pinch hit 3 run homerun

Mantle comes back from injury with pinch hit 3 run homerun

On June 16, 1962, an injured Mickey Mantle returns after a one-month layoff and hits a dramatic three-run pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning. Although Mantle’s blast gives the New York Yankees a 9-7 lead, With the Tribe trailing the Bronx Bombers, 9-8, Jerry Kindall hits a walk-off two-run homer, giving the Indians a…