The Bay Area native went to Tamalpais High in Mill Valley then College of Marin before becoming the 10,823rd major league player when he debuted on July 16, 1951.
Mickey Mantle was a baseball legend, and his story with the New York Yankees started here in Phoenix... Because of the Giants.
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Art Schallock, a left-handed pitcher who in 1951 replaced future Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle on the Yankees’ roster and had been the oldest living former major leaguer, has died.
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Sporting News on MSNCardinals slugger's bizarre Spring Training injury hearkens back to a Yankees legendThat honor belongs to Yankees great Mickey Mantle. But Walker is the latest, sustaining the bizarre Spring Training injury on Tuesday. The St. Louis Cardinals slugger took a handful of steps to his left to catch a ball in right field, but after throwing it back in, it was clear he noticed something was wrong.
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