"Mantle hits the longest ball in the game. He can belt it as far as Babe Ruth or Ted Williams, maybe farther. He is fast, he can field, he can throw and he can hit." — Charley Gehringer
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Author
Publisher
Date
Page
The Sporting News Selects Baseball's 100 Greatest Players
Ron Smith
St. Louis: The Sporting News Publishing Co.
1998
43
"That boy hits baseballs over buildings. He runs as fast as Ty Cobb." — Casey Stengel