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  • This Day In Sports History (January 16th) — Micky Mantle & Whitey Ford

    This Day In Sports History (January 16th) — Micky Mantle & Whitey Ford

    It was on this day in 1974 that Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.  Both former members of the Yankees were two of the six players inducted into Cooperstown that year. Mickey Mantle played his entire 18-year career with the New York Yankees.  Throughout his historic career, he [...]