Mickey Mantle's majestic power made him the favorite ... he never became Babe Ruth or Joe DiMaggio -- or, arguably, even Willie Mays, his exact contemporary. "But for generations of men, he's ...

Willie Mays, "The Say Hey Kid," started his career with the Birmingham Black Barons at Rickwood Field in 1948.

But, in time, that's where Mickey Mantle's path took him ... he never became Babe Ruth or Joe DiMaggio - or, arguably, even Willie Mays, his exact contemporary. "But for generations of men ...

Who was better? Duke Snider, Willie Mays or Mickey Mantle? More than six decades have passed since Snider, Mays and Mantle patrolled center field at the original Yankee Stadium, the Polo Grounds ...