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In 1956,
Mickey Mantle won the Hickok Belt as top professional athlete of
the year. This was his "favorite summer", a year that
saw him win the Triple Crown, leading the majors with a .353 batting
average, 52 HR, and 130 RBI on the way to his first of three MVP
awards. Though the American League Triple Crown has been won twice
since then, Mantle remains the last man to win the Major League
Triple Crown. The 2006 Yankee Team presented this painting to Joe
Torre Signed as a gift to Torre for his 1,000 Win as Yankee Manager.
It hangs in his office at Yankee Stadium.
Malcolm
Farley, The Artist
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