Mickey Mantle Awards Roll Call

 by JT 

Mickey Mantle's career honors and awards—

1974—Baseball Hall of Fame

1956—Associated Press Athlete of the Year Award

1956—Most Valuable Player Award (BBWAA)

1956—Sporting News Major League Player of the Year Award

1956—Sporting News Player of the Year Award

1956—Silver Bat Award (Bud Hillerich Award)

1957—Most Valuable Player Award (BBWAA)

1962—Gold Glove Award (American League Outfielder)

1962—Most Valuable Player Award (BBWAA)

1962—Sporting News Player of the Year Award

All-Star selections

1951—All-Rookie (TSN)

1952—All-MLB (TSN); All-AL (UPI); MLB All-Star

1953—MLB All-Star

1954—Second-team All-MLB (AP); MLB All-Star

1955—All-AL (UPI); Second-team All-MLB (AP); MLB All-Star

1956—All-MLB (AP, TSN); All-AL (UPI); MLB All-Star

1957—All-MLB (AP, TSN); All-AL (UPI); MLB All-Star

1958—All-MLB (AP); All-AL (UPI); MLB All-Star

1959—Second-team All-AL (UPI); MLB All-Star

1960—Second-team All-MLB (TSN); All-AL (UPI); MLB All-Star

1961—All-MLB (AP, TSN); All-AL (UPI); MLB All-Star

1962—Second-team All-MLB (AP); All-AL (TSN); MLB All-Star

1963—MLB All-Star

1964—All-MLB (AP, UPI); All-AL (TSN); MLB All-Star

1965—MLB All-Star

1966—

1967—MLB All-Star

1968—MLB All-Star

Post-season honors: Mantle was an All-MLB pick six times, Second-team four times and All-American League nine times, and Second-team All-AL once. Note: 1954 there were no All-AL or All-NL teams.

In summary, Mantle got post-season honors in 11 of his 18 seasons, not counting the mid-season All-Star selections.