SN Archive (1963): Mickey Mantle names his favorite Yankees team of all-time
Mickey Mantle won seven World Series titles with the Yankees. In his eyes, one team stands above the rest.
SN Archive (1963): Mickey Mantle names his favorite Yankees team of all-time originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . This article, ' Mantle cites big supply of young talent ; by Til Ferdenzi, originally appeared as the cover story in the March 23, 1963 issue of The Sporting News.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA — Mickey Mantle’s first major league training camp was in Phoenix. The year was 1951. Since that time, the center fielder has played on ten pennant-winning teams.
He says all of them were good clubs, but he likes the 1963 edition “best of all. ” There is absolutely nothing backward about Mickey when it comes to assaying the merits of this Yankee team. “It’s the best Yankee club I’ve ever been in training camp with,” the Switcher said during a long batting drill in Fort Lauderdale Stadium.
“it is the best of all because we’ve got more good, young, experienced players than we’ve ever had. ” Mantle swept his bat around the infield. “Where will you find a better one?
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