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”.
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October 6, 1957