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Baseball

Mickey Mantle

Record sale: $12,600,000 · 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311

Mickey Mantle played center field for the New York Yankees from 1951 to 1968, winning 7 World Series titles and 3 AL MVP Awards. A switch-hitter with extraordinary power from both sides of the plate, Mantle hit 536 career home runs despite playing much of his career in pain from a serious knee injury.

7× World Series Champion3× AL MVP (1956, 1957, 1962)Triple Crown (1956)16× All-Star536 career home runsHall of Fame inductee (1974)