Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium

ByThis Day in Baseball June 8, 1969September 16, 2024

On June 8, 1969, the New York Yankees retire 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.

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June 8 1969

Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium

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