Mickey Mantle T-Shirt
 
Switch-hitting Mickey is heralded as Joe DiMaggio's successor. He alternated between the Yankees and Kansas City during '51 - batting in 50 runs in 1 month for the American Association club. At 17, Mickey broke in as Shortstop for Independence, batting .313 in 89 games. The Yanks brought him up from Joplin after he hit 26 HR's and led the League with a .383 Batting Average in 1950.