Juan Soto of the Yankees celebrated Lou Gehrig Day by hitting more like Mickey Mantle. Soto hit two long home runs. The second long ball in the top of the ninth inning at San Francisco inning proved to be the game winner, giving the Yankees a 6-5 lead on their way to a 7-5 victory. In between the two dingers, he singled on a drag bunt. That was pure Mantle:

Late in July, Mantle revealed his statistical goals for the 1956 season. He wanted to hit 50 home runs, drive in 125 runs and bat .350. He thought that would be enough to win the Triple Crown.

When Mickey confirmed to Tom that he really was more concerned with winning the Triple Crown than going after Ruth’s record, Tom had an excellent question.

“But Mickey, a bunt base hit helped your average, but you gave up a chance for a home run and an RBI.”

Mickey asked Tom if he remembered whom he had to beat out to win the batting title. Tom felt a little sheepish when he immediately remembered that Ted Williams was still in the league.

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Soto leads the AL in batting average, he’s in the top five in home runs, and stands second in RBI. This could indeed be a Mantle like season.