Mickey Mantle 1973 - His Last Home Run in Yankee Stadium, OTD, 8/11/1973
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- YanksAtShea finds another archival goodie (some video-audio problems). Here's Mickey Mantle, the magnificent Yankee, hitting his last (unofficial) home run in the original Yankee Stadium before 46,000 + on Old Timer's Day 1973. Mick's buddy Whitey Ford serves up some nice ones for this homer finale (this is also the last OTD in the original Yankee Stadium). Catch his first foul home run with Mel Allen encouraging him right afterwards to "Straighten it out, Mick!!" This is as sentimental a favorite if ever there was one. Long live Mickey, Whitey, Mel Allen, and the memories of the original Yankee Stadium.
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42-years-old, no legs, out of the game for five years, and he crushes it into the left field stands at the old Yankee Stadium. Unreal
he was probably half in the bag too!
@@Firestone1 And you're probably late for your parade again too.
@Christopher Agan and the pitchers pitch every fifth day, and maybe go 5 or 6 innings, not to mention they had to pull fences in closer, and they use tightly wound superballs , talk about integrity lost a long time ago
Whitey wasn’t exactly throwing his best stuff. And 42 isn’t old by any means. Pete Rose played until he was 45.
When Men were Men.
i am 70, wish i had kept all my baseball cards from when i was a kid growing up.
...same here. I collected them as a kid and kept them in a cardboard shoe box. I'm sure I had some collectables in there, probably worth a ton of money now.
Me too
Absolutely
Same here
Same here
My Dad said Mantle was one of the best sheer power hitters he ever watched. And he could go to either field. Those days are largely gone. What a player!
Switch-hitting slugger. Truly unique.
My dad took me that day!!!! I still get chills watching this!!!
How old are you??
@@livebaseball1443 I'm 68.
That’s really cool, Michael. What a great event to have witnessed.....
Michael- What a thrill...I went in 1974 .....Missed that one, lol
I was there too with my Dad. I was 9.
"The Mick" There will only ever be one. #7
@MANCHESTER UNITED NOPE Kickball sucks, if it were so great, you wouldn't be going to every historic baseball video with that same lame BS. You must be trying to convince yourself.
There's no real sport where you don't use your hands. Your game probably started with some clown kicking a melon or a skull around.
Yes. And it ain’t Joe Mower.
@MANCHESTER UNITED Its called football not soccer, gave away tthe fact your an idiot who jumped on the media bandwagon.
@ThumperOne B.S. JUST A DRUNK GUY...
Absolutely!!
Happy birthday mick.....he would've been 80 years today. Go yanks!!!
Love that roar from the crowd. It must be difficult for succeedingly jaded and cynical generations to relate to the absolute, unconditional love this man engendered in his time. The Natural: flawed, damaged, infinitely heroic.
@MANCHESTER UNITED Soccer is the stupidest sport in history. So pointless. So boring.The few people in America who watch it are either Third World immigrants or White hipsters who have latched onto the latest "product" that will make them look different.
@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C That's truly incredible, considering there are fewer than 200 nations in the world.
Not one person who was a Mickey Mantle fan cares one lick about soccer.
I was watching that day...I almost cried when I watched him gimp around the bases...
I was watching old clios of Mickey from the 50s and you can tell he is limping even then.
@@aztiff He tore up both knees early in his career, and he still broke records!
@@aztiff But when he first came up, he was fast as hell....
@@aztiff This clip reminds me of Kirk Gibson's home run off Dennis Eckersley in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, and how he limped around the bases.
Mick was amazing probably one of the few of the old era that could probably compete in today's game. Evwn with busted knees he was fast as hell...oh what could have been...but ohhh what was!!
"It is going, it is going, it is GONE!!!"
Thunderous roar from the crowd.
MAGIC.
Thank you for this.
Most beautiful swing ever, "straighten out Mick..."
luv it.
Ken Griffey Jr says what
The "Mick" was the pick.
@Gary Brenner Yep, you nailed it perfectly.
He was so unique, in every way.
As a kid, I saw Mick hit one over the roof in Tiger Stadium in Detroit. He was my guy after that!
I can remember seeing a HR on tV by Mick that hit the Yankee Stadium roof front(The top edge with all the ornate carving ). The announcer said while watching the replay, that the ball was still on its way UP. About 2-3 feet more incline, it would have left the stadium. I was never a yankee fan, more of a dodger and eventually Mets fan, but Mickey was the guy.
The Natural.
I remember Mom & Dad taking me to Tiger Stadium in July of '73 as a gift to celebrate my 14th birthday. And Nolan Ryan ends up tossing a no hitter against my Tigers. I recall the booing turning to cheers around the 7th inning ...and Norm Cash coming to the plate holding his bat upside down mockingly as if totally befuddled. Of course Cash then proceeded to go down on strikes.
An era never to be seen again. having seem Mantle countless times in the stadium in the fifties, I can vouch for him being recognized as the high priest of power by everyone. The man transcended the game with his freakish power.
Man, listen to that crowd. I would’ve loved to been there for that.
I was 14 and attended the game with my Dad. This is one of my most cherished memories. Thank you so much for uploading!
I was at the game also with my parents n sitting on the 3rd base side n it was a hot humid day!
Whitey Ford didn’t pitch fast at all. I bet I could get a hit off of him
I was there also, sat above the first base dugout behind a girder. It was fun watching Mantle try to give the fans what they wanted.
By any chance do you still have items or photos of that day?
@@alonenjersey I'm sorry. I wish I did! All I've got is the memory. 50 years ago.
That was great seeing the Mick. Maybe my favorite player of all time, and I'm from Michigan. Thanks to Whitey too.
Mickey was the reason I started following the Yanks as a 9 year-old in '66. Our NJ little league took us to Yankee Stadium for games - the stadium was in bad shape then. We also went the day before his retirement day. I had drawn 2 big sheet-sized banners of Mick's right& lefty stances & got guys to help me walk them around the stadium. Great memories.
Sadly Mantle was basically the only Yankee worth cheering for from'66 through '68.
@@alonenjersey I rooted for all on that terrible team.
There was NOTHING like watching a Yankees Old-Timers game in that era.
Wow!! I was at this game. I was 10 years old.
I have wonderful memories of watching the Yankee legends play on the 'Game of the Week' almost every Saturday, in the late 50's and 60's. Dizzy Dean and Pee Wee Reese broadcasting. Good old days!
Yes, a great play-by-play team, and then there was Dizzy practicing what he preached with his “Time Out for Falstaff” commercial.
Loved those guys calling games!
Even watching this 50 years later, I'm grinning ear-to-ear. Loved them both.
He is my favorite player
#7 A true Yankee legend. Great memories as a kid cherished forever!
Truly the best all around basebell player of all time. He had it all. He could hit with tremendous power, he could run with lighting speed to first base, he could field with the best, and he could throw runners out with his powerful arm!! What more could you ask for in baseball?
The original 5 tool player .
Every time I see a video of Mantle playing ball, the first thing I think of is my father who passed away in 2003 from complications of Parkinsons disease. He would bring me and my brother all the time when we were kids to the stadium and he would always tell us stories of him being there and watching Mantle back in the day. Needless to say, Mantle was my dads favorite player, and I love being able to watch videos like this to remind me of my pops...
Looks like Mickey said "Thanks for that meatball" to Whitey as he rounded first. He did hit it a ton.
Pitcher threw micky mantle a cookie
Same cookie Ted Williams got on his last at bat.
Mel Allen was the best . Loved the scooter too !
Miss this week in baseball tv show. The greatest ever
❤️ this week in baseball weekly show
I remember seeing that on TV at the time and it's still great to watch.
I've never been a Yankees fan, but you have to respect players like Mantle and Ford. Two of the greatest players ever!
Mantle was really a star of the 1950s Yankees. He and those Yankees were both done after 1964 - - remember that final home run against Barney Schultz (?)
He was my boyhood sports idol was at this game with my dad and wife it was thrilling.
Imagine catching that ball. Whitey Ford pitched it and Mantle crushed it... I hope they both made sure to sign it as well. 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
Man, I loved Mickey when I was growing up, born and raised in California but I became a life-long Yankee from the first time I saw Mickey at bat on TV in the early 1960s. Can't watch him now without getting tears in my eyes. Thanks for uploading this great clip.
Only 41 here, and you can see how broken down he is.. still awesome power..
Great point, Cap. I bet, as amazing an athlete he was, he may even have still been playing for real at 41 without those agonizing legs.
CapAnson12345 Look at him running the bases on his 500th HR in '67. Looks just the same.
This is awesome!
That's when old timers day meant something.
I agree. I myself haven't watched a Old-Timers game @ the Stadium in a long time. I did however go to one w/ my Uncle & cousin in '78. As for the real game afterwards, we saw a rain-shorten game against the Angels w/ Nolan Ryan on the mound.
@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C soccer sucks shit
@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C Too bad for you. The world has lost much and will continue to.
Paul Polito Back when they had big stars.
MANCHESTER UNITED F.C Soccer is good for kids and soccer moms but not fun to watch. Not in the American world.
A truly epic Yankee stadium moment. I remember watching this as a kid live. Ruth did the same thing off Walter Johnson at a benefit game for the Vets in the late 30's(also on youtube). Two greats and two great moments.
There will never be another Mickey Mantle.
Is he related to the legend himself?
Mickey Mantle, my hero !!!
Micky mantle used to owned baseball
Wow, I remember this. I was ten.
Mickey Mantle a true American icon , a hero , an idol , the Mick , God Bless you Mickey , we love you
*Mantle is only 41 years old here, and he was already retired for nearly 5 years. Imagine if he had taken better care of himself, and the American League had implemented the designated hitter a few years sooner.*
Pete Rose played until he was 45. In an alternate universe, if you give Rose’s longevity to Mantle, Mickey ends his career on the 1976 Yankees. Imagine Mickey managed by Billy, working for George and participating in that celebration after Chambliss sent the Yanks to the series.
One of the Greatest, and this is coming from Dodger fan.
Same here, my friend!
Same here Boston fan
Yankees should have restored and kept the old Yankees stadium up and running. New stadium has nothing on the old one
The Yankees were short sighted. Shea was still standing but empty. They could have used Shea while The Stadium was totally rebuilt. They should have kept the front of the stadium facade and gutted everything between the stone front facade and the outfield. Put home plate right back where it was.
OMG yes! Yankee Stadium IS baseball!
The did the same to the MLB hall of fame. Although they used the same building they ruined the museum. It's all modern now with it's fresh smell and brightly lit rooms. The old museum had the smells of baseball. The locker room smelled like a locker room. The stadium room smelled like a stadium. The over all experience was totally baseball. It brought back so many memories of days playing and going to baseball games. Now it's just a building displaying memorabilia. Sad.
It's all about the private boxes, premium seats, shops, and restaurants nowadays. Less seats and more money.
@@99somerville I know. It's totally f*****d! I loved the old Yankees Stadium, it was the house that Ruth built. Now, they have freaking butchers and five star restaurant cuisine. At the ballpark! Wtf! If he were around today Babe Ruth wouldn't eat twenty hot dogs, he'd prolly have what, 10 entrees of fillet mignon with Parisian pomegranate sauce?!! F me.
I remember getting his autograph at his restaurant in Atlanta back in the day.
Thanks for posting this! I remember watching it on TV when it happened - this brought tears to my eyes. I remember the crowd going crazy. Mickey Mantle could excite a crowd like no other player I've seen before or since.
I remember watching this game on TV WPIX channel 11 back in New Jersey I was 14 years old.
Wow!!! .... What memories ... I remember this like it was yesterday ... The Mick! ... Thanks for posting!
I was there!
Because Mickey Mantle was one of the greatest all-time hitters, and everyone wanted to see him blast one more homer -- even a symbolic one!
Poignancy, sir -- simple poignancy . . . !
He was a shmuck only 3 100 rbi seasons
@@jaymoon5906 From someone who couldn't carry his jock strap.
My very first baseball glove was a Rawlings model that had Mickey Mantle's autograph printed on it.
me 69 - Mickey was & still is my hero - Jimmy Lorain,Ohio
Vermilion
Mantle played his entire career without an ACL in his left knee. His knees got worse and worse, yet he played with the severe pain. He had very little cartilage in his knees. He could barely climb stairs! He took one step at a time just like a small child. Today, his knees would have been repaired and he would have played healthy. Using the statistics of today, that is run producing actions on the field, Mantle is second all time to Babe Ruth. The man is a legend for good reason.
Right with the Knee Replacements, They have Today, God only knows how many years? Longer, He would of played for the Bombers .?
He played with amazing character and grace
Before he wrecked his knees he was very fast! He had power and speed!
would have been the GOAT
@@davidlatham845 Probably because he was drunk most of the time.
Childhood hero. My dad used to say "cover the plate".. Mickey was an expert.
A year before his induction into the Hall. I remember it.
I was at that game, not yet 9 years old. I was/am a baseball geek, so I was totally able to appreciate that I saw Mickey hit a home run. But looking back on that day, the most important part of it is that I was there with my dad, who will always be my hero. My dad was exactly 8 days older than Mickey. I know that over the years my dad saw countless Mantle home runs, but the fact that we both saw his last one together is an extremely special moment for me.
Those were the days my friends the Mick was every kid hero in NYC and one of a kind RIP
nobody ever hit the ball like the Mick
NOBODY.I always loved the way he ran the bases after a homer. Head down did not want to show up the pitcher!
HE gave it all when he hit the ball. You watch todays juiced up players. They swing with one hand and hit the ball over 400'. Ridiculous.
George Paterson Bullshit
Care to clarify those comments Zenodotus of Athens? Let me guess. You consider Baroid Bonds the all time HR King, don't you?
Reggie always claimed that he did
Wow, great memories...RIP Mick.
Please these Mickey Mantle and old Yankee videos are fantastic keep them coming this is good stuff
The Good Old Days..
Oh how I miss them.
I saw this live on tv. An old timers game.
I was 13 years old and in the upper deck in the outfield.....First time I've seen this since! .Thanks for posting!
I also was a young kid who had the honor to watch it on my 19 inch Black & White television ..I screamed for my Dad saying Mickey Mantle just hit a home run ...I was so excited ...To think my favorite player Bobby Murcer had replaced my fathers favorite player Mickey Mantle ..Wow pretty crazy ...
i was there too , i was 15, i was in the first row of the bleachers behind the 457 foot mark in left center. it was the only time i saw my childhood hero hit a homer in person, it was great
Pulled my car over to listen to this loved it!
My first trip ever to Yankee Stadium was OTD 1965. Joe DiMaggio hit one into the left field grandstands. He was probably 50 yr old at that time. Mick was my all time favorite. If he played healthy, he would have put up numbers that would still stand at the top today.
+Steve Missinne I've also thought the same thing. These two guys had a lot of natural talent, and they both have probably had their accomplishments compromised by injuries more than any other players.
NO one compares to Mantle. If he were healthy, he would have easily hit over 600 HRs.
I saw Mantle play the year before he retired. Hit a shot into Death Valley, about ten rows back into the bleachers Never forgot that.
That "J" has to stand for JERK. Nothing better to say asshole ?
who care about losses out there we care about winning
My all time favorite player! I saw Mickey in a spring training game in Lakeland, Fl. against the Reds. I think it was 1961, but Mickey struck out 3 times. The 3rd. strikeout was when he bunted a foul ball with 2 strikes. Man was I devistated, at 8yrs.old.
Remember seeing that blast on TV at my (Mets fans) in-laws in Staten Island. Watched Mickey during his entire career as a Bronx kid. I had tears and goose bumps seeing him hit this one. And the number 7 has followed me all through my life!
I remember living in Brooklyn, my dad and uncle watching the Yankee's on TV. Mel Allen was the announcer. He'd plug Ballantine beer, remember the three rings? Also Schaefer and Rheingold. I was 7 years old in 1957. I even went to two Dodger's games at Ebbets Field. Whitey Ford went to my high school. Think it was called Manual Training when he was there. Then changed to John Jay in 1962. I'll never forget Mel Allen's voice.
The last vestige of the Brooklyn Dodgers will die when Vin Scully dies. Tommy Lasorda's passing opened the coffin, Vin's death will nail it shut.
@@joshuabrooks4907, dem bums. I had respect for players and club owners then. Not no more, baseball is just a business now. A swell movie to watch, if you're a Brooklyn Dodger fan, is "It Happened in Flatbush", 1942 staring Lloyd Nolan.
@@martyjewell5683 I'm not a dodger fan, but I am a fan of tradition, and history.
Yankees Old Timers Day .... Yanks vs A's weekend. I was there. Mickey hit it to me in the upper left field deck. My tall cousin reached across another friend and dropped it. I express my displeasure. Next thing we know The Mick hits it over the fence and we missed it. Glad I saw this. Yes, Whitey was serving up easter eggs, but it was old timers day.
To a kid like me and my pals growing in NYC, Mickey Mantle was some kind of a God.
My Childhood hero and favorite player of alltime in any sport !
I was in the LF stands, 2nd tier, age 12, hot humid August day. The video doesn't really capture the fan reaction, it was thundering, and lasted several months. Electricity was going through my veins, chills.
I was out in the bleachers and you are right!
I was there too! The sound of this video doesn't do this moment justice! The ball sounded like it was shot out of a cannon!
Several months? I hope they took some potty breaks in there! ;-)
I can't even imagine, I'm almost in tears watching this and I never saw him play.
So cool. I just purchased a game used Jersey card of Micky Mantle. This video rocked.
This was old timers day.
Yes, the pitcher's just lobbing the ball to the plate.
I saw him hit a massive HR into the parking lot at a HR hitting exhibition in Rochester, NY about 3 years after this..
Wow what a great moment for the fans and for Mickey to hear the fans one more time cheer for a homer. I love moments like that. I had just graduated High School in June of that year and I had been a fan for many many years.
In the 1950's, the letters MM stood for two things: Marilyn Monroe and Mickey Mantle.
Laserluver, look, my older brother is a HUGE fan of The Mick, as I am also. He grew up watching Mantle play during his prime in the 50s but I think that he would be a tad upset that you left out one other popular MM from the 50s. I'll give you a hint. The first name was also Mickey.
But the M&M boys were Mantle and Maris ... 🙂
@@RayRay-zt7bj And mickey Mouse.
Being a small kid at the time M&M stood for candy to me..
Melts in your mouth not in your hands..😂
Today it's Mickey Mouse and Marilyn Manson.
These were the days baseball was played by classy players and watched by respectful fans.
Different times. Classy players.
One of my boyhood heroes brought tears to my eyes like an old friend. see you one day.
I grew up in the '80s watching This Week in Baseball. I've never seen a young Mel Allen before.
Mantle , one of the best!
Even makes the ball player fill good to hear that cheer from the crowd
Mixed feelings for this classic clip. Joy at watching the Mick homer and sadness at watching him trot in pain around the bases.
I saw Joe D hit a Home Run at the 1965 Old Timers day (My first ever game)
I’ve watched this clip so many times. Just the roar of the crowd when he rips a foul ball! Wow.
I feel bad for those who are too young to have ever seen Mickey play.
The most charismatic athlete ever!
I have tears in my eyes watching this. Mickey was my hero. I grew up in Brooklyn, NY. My earliest memories of Mickey was in 1961 watching on WPIX TV. I was 6 years old. What has happened to baseball. Its not the same.
The Greatest follow thru of a swing I have ever seen. Whoever caught that ball was one luck SOB
The degree of greatness on this video is amazing. Mel Allen: one of the greatest announcers of all time, mentor to Vin Scully. Mantle: the best hitter of his time (Williams was earlier), and Ford could hang with Koufax. Mantle's legs were destroyed by disease as a kid, knee blown out in 1951 Series. The most inspirational player of all time, playing through more pain and tape than anyone else, with blood dripping in the 1961 Series! I saw him in his prime. Wish you could have seen him also.
Mel Allen: sucked boring ...................
If Mickey Mantle took care of himself maybe he would've hit 700+ home runs
+Ryan Patrick Mickey blew his knee out just barely into his career. The boozing didn't help I'm sure but the real issue was his torn ACL. Played the rest of his career with it.
+Ryan Patrick Mantle even said that had he known he wasn't going to die of cancer at age 40 (like his dad and some of his uncles did) he would have taken better care of himself.
+Jason T Arthritis developed in this knee as a result, he injured his shoulder during the 1957 WS and he had issues with his lower back (probably partially compressed L4 or L5 discs) as well. And I agree- his boozing and not getting enough sleep didn't help matters.
+Ryan Patrick and if Ruth took care of himself, he might have hit 900 hrs
+MrAitraining ***if ruth hadn't pitched he would have hit a lot more
I had the good fortune to see Mick play while he was still not totally debilitated by his injuries...no one like him, ever. I once saw him an opposite field, upper deck grand slam homer batting right handed...and that was a year or so before he retired. Without those injuries, who knows the kind of career he could've had?
Mick STILL had that wonderfully iconic loping home run trot! I recall watching this live on TV and being thrilled for him, even as a diehard Dodger fan.
Remember it well, had a tux on going to a friend’s wedding
I was sitting behind home plate with my dad.
Awesome
Lucky you. If he was your idol, then we kind of have a slight connection. BECAUSE MY IDOL growing up was one Johnny Lee Bench, aka “The Little General.”. What’s the connection ? Mantle was J B ‘s idol growing up, because both are from Oklahoma. J B watched Mickey on Saturday’s “Game of the Week” why was growing up,just like I grew up watching the Reds when I was young. I’d LOVE to meet up with him before either of us pass away. Bob Costas met Mick through his job. THAT won’t happen for me, so there has to be ANOTHER way.
@@mattalban3423 even though I grew up in the Bronx I loved the Big Red Machine!! Rose, Bench, Perez, Lee May, Bobby Tolan, Concepcion, Geronimo but what got them over the hump was when they got Joe Morgan and Ken Griffey and moved Pete Rose from LF to 3B so Joe Foster could be put in the lineup. They also had decent starting pitches in 1975-76 Gullett, Billingham, Nolan, Fred Norman and Pat Darcy and the bullpen was loaded with Borbon, McEnaney, Carroll and Eastwick. In 1976 starting pitching was deeper with Pat Zachery and Santo Alcala joining the rotation. The Reds made their mistake when they traded Tony Perez in the offseason to Montreal. They thought Dan Driessen would take over at first base and do the job but apparently he didn't. More than his 100 RBIs every year Perez was a locker room leader and he kept the locker room loose. Even Sparky Anderson admitted his mistake he made by trading Perez. He didn't realize that he was the heart and soul of the roster and the locker room. Imo if they kept the lineup intact and kept adding a pitcher or 2 they could have won at least 2 more World Series.
Michael Volgare GEORGE Foster. Morgan didn’t arrive until 72. Menke, McCrae, Tolan, and some others from 1970 weren’t around by then, I guess. Helms, Tolan, and some others were part of the Morgan trade.
@@mattalban3423 very true!!
I am a life long Yankee fan and Mickey is still my favorite player of all time. I was at this game, my only visit ever to Yankee Stadium. It was a lifetime memory! I later met Mick three times. two of which were book signings. The other was a visit to my home town where he signed autographs for everyone. My buddy owned the sporting good store who sponsored the visit. Mickey asked him to set him up for the night because "all I want is to power f***."
I remember when he hit a home run in the old Comiskey Park that cleared the upper deck in left field over the roof and into the parking lot. Well over 500 feet.
Never going to be another Mick. Never. Something about that guy's persona seems almost mythical. The big blonde kid from Oklahoma with that infectious smile and amazing God-given talents were tailor-made for his time. The 50s. Yankee Stadium. The Mick. Perfect ingredients for one magical decade.
I remember Mickey Mantle and those old Yankees.
Wow.
The memories I have of them as a kid.
Go Yankees.
(Yes, I'm still a Yankees fan)
George Vreeland Hill
I am a Redsox fan but I respect Mantle and all the Yankee Greats!
Mets fan but a passionate admirer of baseball history. My dad took me to this game when I was 9 years old. We walked up and somehow were able to get tickets right behind the plate at field level. I count seeing Mickey Mantle hit a home run as one of the great memories of my life. Thank you for uploading this!!!!