July 15 in Yankees History: New York Yankees demote struggling rookie Mickey Mantle (1951)

On July 15, 1951, the New York Yankees demote struggling rookie Mickey Mantle to their Kansas City farm team in the American Association. Mantle will return to the Yankees in August and finish his first major league season with 13 home runs and 65 RBIs.

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