Rare SI Photos of Mickey Mantle

Mickey Mantle was born on October 20, 1931. The Oklahoma native made his debut for the Yankees in 1951 at the age of 19 and spent 18 seasons in pinstripes, winning seven championships and going to the World Series 12 times. Mantle also won MVP honors three times, including back-to-back awards in 1956 and '57. The 16-time All-Star was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1974. Mantle died of cancer at the age of 63 on Aug. 13, 1995. Here, we present these rare SI photos of "The Mick."

Mickey Mantle

April 11, 1954

Mickey Mantle

August 11, 1955

Mickey Mantle

1955 World Series

Mickey Mantle

April 17, 1956

Mickey Mantle

April 20, 1956

Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra and Billy Martin

March 11, 1957

Mickey Mantle

April 14, 1957

Mickey Mantle and Red Schoendienst

October 3, 1957 — World Series, Game 3

Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron

March 1, 1958

Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra

May 23, 1959

Mickey Mantle

May 24, 1959

Mickey Mantle

June 7, 1959

Mickey Mantle

August 17, 1959

Stan Musial and Mickey Mantle

July 13, 1960 — MLB All-Star Game

Mickey Mantle and Jim Gentile

September 3, 1960

Mickey Mantle

October 6, 1960 — World Series, Game 2

Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle and Clete Boyer

October 12, 1960 — World Series, Game 6

Mickey Mantle and Dale Long

April 30, 1961

Mickey Mantle and Sandy Koufax

October 6, 1963 — World Series, Game 4

Mickey Mantle

August 25, 1965

Mickey Mantle

March 7, 1967

Billy Martin and Mickey Mantle

August 10, 1986