Mickey Mantle and Tony Kubek During 1957 World Series
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A slide of a black-and-white photograph of Tony Kubek (left) and Mickey Mantle (right), seen from the waist up and wearing New York Yankee road uniforms. Kubek is gripping the handle of a baseball bat with both hands, and Mantle is touching the barrel of the bat with both hands. The caption on the right side of the photograph reads "(BP1) MILWAUKEE, Oct. 6--BIG PUNCH FOR THE YANKS--Rookie Tony Kubek, left, who hit two homers in first World Series game before hometown folks, compares notes with a Yankee teammate, Mickey Mantle, today. Mantle also homered in third game yesterday as Yanks won and took 2-1 lead in Series. Blond Tony, who will be 21 next week, said he was "just swinging for a hit." (AP Wirephoto)(See story)(fww11153stf) 1957". Information written on the physical slide reads "w/ Kubek 1957".