1969: The great Mickey Mantle retired from baseball

It was no surprise that Mickey Mantle retired on this day in 1969.   He had been a part-time player for several years and no longer covering center field.    

His numbers were great:  .298 career batting average, 536 HR & 1,509 RBI.

Question:  What would have been his numbers with good knees?   We can only imagine.   My guess is that Mantle would have challenged Ruth's 714 HR!

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1932: The Lindbergh baby

 

On this day in 1932, the most famous baby in the US was kidnapped.   Charles Lindbergh Jr was 20-months old and his disappearance was a front page story for a long time.   It was the kidnap of kidnaps!   Perhaps the crime of the century!

                                   

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