Mickey Mantle By j-m Oct 20, 1931 BORN Period: Oct 20, 1931 to Aug 13, 1995 years of mickey mantle mickey mantles life span Oct 20, 1936 mickey showed great signs of a great ball player Apr 16, 1946 mickey got a bone infection when he was kicked in the shin while playing football Oct 20, 1946 mickey played for the baxter springs whiz kids at age 15 Jun 26, 1948 tom greenwade dicorvered mickey playing for the whiz kids Mar 8, 1949 Mickey played for the class D minor league team the independence yanks May 16, 1951 Mickey started playing for the new york yankees Jun 25, 1956 triple crown winner Sep 19, 1974 he was inducted into the baseball hall of fame Aug 13, 1995 mickey died of liver cancer