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You might as well go in and start getting dressed. I'm going to hit his first pitch for a home run.
Mickey Mantle
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Mickey Mantle
Age: 63 †
Born: 1931
Born: October 20
Died: 1995
Died: August 13
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Texas
Mickey Charles Mantle
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