Mickey Mantle

The professional baseball player from the New York Yankees chronicles the baseball season of 1956 and his career.

Kill the umpire (1950 : 78 min): Ex-baseball player Bill Johnson (William Bendix), failing at many jobs when his ball-playing days are over, reluctantly takes the advice of his father-in-law, Jonah Evans (Ray Collins), a retired umpire, and enters an umpire-training school. -- Safe at home (1962 : 84 min.) Young Hutch Lawton brags to his Little League buddies that his dad knows Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. Forced to "put up or shut up" Hutch goes...

An exclusive film that is a warm remembrance of 'The Mick.' One of the greatest, most legendary heroes the game of baseball has ever known, Mickey Mantle was truly an American icon. Mickey himself appears throughout the video, recalling all the most memorable moments in his life and career.

Classic power-hitting contests featuring some of the game's heaviest hitters in head-to-head hardball competition. Swing for the fences with Willie Mays, as he squares off against eight-time all-star Gil Hodges and Hall-of-Famer Harmon Killebrew. Find Ernie Banks at the height of his remarkable career and Mickey Mantle, truly one of the game's greatest players of all time.