"Probably the most feared power combination in the major leagues, Mickey and Yogi remind Yankee fans of the Murderers Row of Ruth and Gehrig. A perfect illustration of their devastating power was in the 1956 World Series when both sluggers polled three homers. Yogi put two together in the last game of the Fall Classic to bring the Championship flag back to the Stadium.
Mickey is one of the all-time long ball hitters and has dwarfed the feats of other sluggers by blasting fantastic drives. Statisticians have tape measures ready when Mickey steps up. In Washington in '55 he hit a ball they claim is still traveling. Conservative guesses put the ball at a 575-foot distance from home plate. Experts feel that if Ruth's 60-homer mark is to be topped, the muscular Oklahoman will do it."
-1957 Topps No. 407
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