When he got cancer, a whole generation felt the fear of death," said author Roger Kahn about Mickey ... lost a home-run race and won millions of fans. Like many sports heroes, Mantle would become ...

But, in time, that's where Mickey Mantle's path took ... the Mick lost a home-run race and won millions of fans. Like many sports heroes, Mantle would become more popular in his twilight than ...

In the third inning, Hicks became the first Yankees player to hit multiple inside-the-park home runs in the same season since Mantle hit three of them back in 1958.