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January 5, 2021 -- Home of "The Mick"

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Home of "The Commerce Comet", AKA "The Mick" (Mickey Mantle) -- From a plaque on the front porch of this old home at 319 South Quincy Street in Commerce, Oklahoma: “When Mickey was 3-years old, his family moved to this location. At the age of 5 or 6 his father started teaching him how to hit. They used the old tin barn as their backstop. Mutt, his father, would pitch righty and Mickey’s grandfather would pitch lefty while teaching him the fine art of switch-hitting. Everyday when his father returned home from the mines, he and Mickey would start batting practice that lasted until dark. They made up games to add some fun to Mickey’s batting lessons. A ball hit below the windows was a single, above the windows a double, the roof a triple and over the house was a home run. Mickey once said, “I was the only kid in town that didn’t get in trouble for breaking a window”.

Mutt’s dream and Mickey’s hard work took him from the lead & zinc mining district in Oklahoma to the skyscrapers and bright lights of New York City. Mickey, “The Commerce Comet” blasted onto the national scene in the 1950s to become a Great American Icon. He entertained the world with his boyish Oklahoma charm and his amazing Paul Bunyan-like heroics. His tremendous popularity is what sparked the massive sports memorabilia industry that continues to flourish today.”

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