Today In 1969: The New York Yankees retire Mickey Mantle's legendary #7 in a ceremony at Yankee Stadium! | Baseball by BSmile

⚾️On June 8, 1969 on “Mickey Mantle Day”, the Yankees retire uniform number 7 in honor of Mickey Mantle in front of a crowd of 60,096, the first sellout at the Bronx ballpark since the 1964 World Series. Mantle also receives a plaque from Joe DiMaggio that will hang on the center field fence, and, then in turn, Mickey gives DiMaggio a similar plaque, telling the crowd, "His should be just a little bit higher than mine." The Yankees would go on to sweep the doubleheader against the Chicago White

⚾️On June 8, 1969 on Mickey Mantle Day, the Yankees retire uniform number 7 in front of a crowd of 60,096, the first sellout at the Bronx ballpark since the 1964 World Series. Mantle also receives a plaque from Joe DiMaggio that will be hung on the center field fence, and, then in turn, Mantle gives DiMaggio a similar plaque, telling the crowd, "His should be just a little bit higher than mine." In response, DiMaggio’s plaque was hung one inch higher than Mantle’s.⚾️ #Yankees #TheMick #TheCommer