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8. Mickey Mantle (1951-1968) averaged .298 with career 536 home runs and 2,415 hits. Mantle is regarded as the greatest switch hitter in baseball history. Mantle was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974 and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999

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This is an undated 1960's photo of New York Yankees Mickey Mantle. (AP Photo)

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Mickey Mantle, right, and Roger Maris pose in their New York Yankees uniforms at Yankee Stadium in 1961, as they chased Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in a single season. (AP Photo)

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This undated photo provided by Heritage Auctions shows a baseball decorated by sports artist LeRoy Neiman in 1995 depicting Mickey Mantle swinging a bat and signed: “Mickey - There’ll never be another.” The ball is from the collection of bank marketing executive, which will be offered in a Heritage Auctions online sale on May 16. (AP Photo/Heritage Auctions)

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FILE - This Jan. 22, 1995, file photo shows from left, Duke Snider, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle joining hands as they pose at the New York chapter dinner of the Baseball Writers Association, in New York. The Hall will honor "Talkin' Baseball" composer and singer Terry Cashman this summer as part of induction weekend, 30 years after his song became a ballpark favorite. (AP Photo/Eric Miller, File)