Tuesday, March 15, 2022

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)
1952All-MLB (TSN); All-AL (UPI); MLB All-Star
1953MLB All-Star
1954Second-team All-MLB (AP); MLB All-Star
1955All-AL (UPI); Second-team All-MLB (AP); MLB All-Star
1956All-MLB (AP, TSN); All-AL (UPI); MLB All-Star
1957All-MLB (AP, TSN); All-AL (UPI); MLB All-Star
1958—All-MLB (AP); All-AL (UPI); MLB All-Star
1959Second-team All-AL (UPI); MLB All-Star
1960Second-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
1967MLB All-Star
1968MLB 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. 

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