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Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris are forever intertwined in baseball history thanks to the unforgettable 1961 season, when the two Yankee icons spurred each other to new heights in pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record. History has largely overlooked the bond between the two men not as titans of their sport, but as people. Guided by Tony Castro, bestselling author and foremost chronicler of Mantle, readers will journey into history, from the Yankees’ blockbuster trade for Maris, whose acquisition re-ignited Mantle’s career after a horrendous 1959 season, to the heroics of 1961 and far beyond. This dual biography is a thoroughly researched, emotionally gripping portrait that brings Yankees lore alive.

ISBN-13: 9781629378091

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Triumph Books

Publication Date: 09-28-2021

Pages: 320

Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)

Tony Castro is a distinguished Harvard and Baylor University-educated historian and the author of several critically acclaimed books. Recent works include Mantle: The Best There Ever Was and Gehrig and the Babe: The Friendship and the Feud.

Table of Contents

Prologue xiii

1 1959: The Devaluation of Mick 1

2 The New Yankee 11

3 Becoming Maris 25

4 Becoming Mantle 33

5 Creation 47

6 The Natural 57

7 In the Mold of Mantle 69

8 Dante's Baseball Hell 79

9 His Own Worst Enemy? 89

10 "What'sis Name? Mantle?" 101

11 Phenoms and Tailspins 119

12 Fathers and Wives 129

13 The Fabled No. 7 143

14 Baseball, the Soap Opera 153

15 A Historic Debut 163

16 Yankees in Camelot 183

17 The Power of the Outsider 195

18 A King Dethroned 207

19 Encore 219

20 Passing the Torch 231

21 The Last of the Racehorses 243

22 Maris & the Mick in Excelsis 255

Epilogue 269

Author's Note 277

Roger Marts' 61 Home Runs In 1961 283

Acknowledgments 287

Bibliography 293