On May 14, 1967, Mickey Mantle became just the sixth player in major league history to hit 500 career home runs, providing the deciding run in a 6-5 Yankees victory over the Orioles. The milestone blast came with an unlikely backstory—and the pitcher who surrendered it wasn't someone Mantle expected to take deep.
🕵️ Inside The Original Newspaper Coverage you’ll learn:
Mantle's humorous admission about the pitcher.
The borrowed bat behind baseball history.
Which star was next in line for 500.
🕵️ Replay Today: August 4, 1971
Travel back 55 years ago to the day, and experience baseball as fans saw it that day with one original newspaper page featuring:
pressure mounts for Vida Blue
Denny McLain also closing in on 20., but not the kind you’d expect
Reds pitcher falls to 0-11
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