Mickey Charles Mantle: Nicknamed "The Commerce Comet" or "The Mick", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) centerfielder and first baseman for the New York Yankees for 18 seasons, from 1951 through 1968. Mantle is regarded by many to be the greatest switch hitter of all time, and one of the greatest players and sluggers in baseball history. Mantle was noted for his ability to hit for both average and power, especially tape-measure home runs. He won the Triple Crown in 1956, leading the major leagues in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in (RBI). Mantle was an All-Star for 16 seasons, playing in 16 of 20 All-Star Games that were played. He was an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) for three seasons and a Gold Glove winner one season. Mantle appeared in 12 World Series, helping the Yankees win 7 of them. He holds the records for most World Series home runs (18), RBIs (40), extra-base hits (26), runs (42), walks (43), and total bases (123). He is also the career leader (tied with Jim Thome) in walk-off home runs, with a combined thirteen, twelve in the regular season and one in the postseason. Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin Jr: was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager. He is best known as the manager of the New York Yankees, a position he held five different times. As Yankees manager, he led the team to consecutive American League pennants in 1976 and 1977; the Yankees were swept in the 1976 World Series by the Cincinnati Reds but triumphed over the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games in the 1977 World Series. He also had notable managerial tenures with several other AL squads, leading four of them to division championships. As a manager, Martin was known for turning losing teams into winners, and for arguing animatedly with umpires, including a widely parodied routine in which he kicked dust on their feet. However, he was criticized for not getting along with veteran players and owners and burning out young pitchers. During the 1969 through 1988 period as a manager, Martin totaled 1,253 victories with a .553 winning percentage.

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