1953 Young Mantle Hits One by Robert L. Harrison on Baseball Almanac

1953 Young Mantle Hits One by Robert L. Harrison

The "Mick" came into his own during the 1953 season and blasted one of the longest home runs ever hit in Detroit. This poem by Robert L. Harrison pays tribute to that moment when in 1953 Young Mantle Hits One.

"He (Mickey Mantle) should lead the league in everything. With his combination of speed and power he should win the triple batting crown every year." - Casey Stengel

Published: New York Baseball Poems (1999)

It was a shot like no other
tearing into the breath of God,
leaving earth and grass and fans.

A sphere for the ages racing along
casting no shadow in frozen space
finally arching for the great fall.

Described on the radio as a new star,
a stellar moment of freedom expressed
bright and clean as a summer's dream.

1953 Young Mantle Hits One by Robert L. Harrison ©

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During 1953 Mickey Mantle made his first appearance in an All-Star Game. He was named to the American League All-Star Team in 1952, but did not play.

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