Commerce in Ottawa County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Boyhood Home of Mickey Mantle

(Where Mickey Learned To Play The Game)

— 319 South Quincy Street —

Boyhood Home of Mickey Mantle Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 6, 2021

1. Boyhood Home of Mickey Mantle Marker

Inscription. When Mickey was 3 years old his family moved to this location. At the age of 5 or 6 his father started teaching him to hit, they used the 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 hardwork took him from the lead and 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 1950's 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

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Home restoration
Circa 1938
Mickey was 7 years old

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. In addition, it is included in the Baseball Hall of Famers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.

Location. 36° 55.805′ N, 94° 52.503′ W. Marker is in Commerce, Oklahoma, in Ottawa County. It is on C Street east of South Quincy Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 319 S Quincy St, Commerce OK 74339, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Quapaw Nation,

specifically in the Cherokee Nation,

and in Northeast Oklahoma — Green Country.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Ozarks,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

Boyhood Home of Mickey Mantle "The Commerce Comet" Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, July 16, 2022

2. Boyhood Home of Mickey Mantle "The Commerce Comet" Sign

This additional sign is in front of the Mantle house.

are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mickey Charles Mantle (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ore Mines (approx. one mile away); The British Plot (approx. 1.4 miles away); McPherson Post No 48 G.A.R. Civil War Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Steve Owens (approx. 3.7 miles away); Carol Littleton (approx. 3.7 miles away); Bill Hudson Hastings (approx. 3.7 miles away); David Osborne (approx. 3.7 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Mickey Mantle on Wikipedia. (Submitted on April 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
2. Mickey Mantle (Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame). (Submitted on April 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Additional keywords. New York Yankees, Baseball Hall of Fame, famer

Boyhood Home of Mickey Mantle and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 6, 2021

3. Boyhood Home of Mickey Mantle and Marker

Boyhood Home of Mickey Mantle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, July 16, 2022

4. Boyhood Home of Mickey Mantle

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 530 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 2. submitted on March 22, 2023, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. 3. submitted on April 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 4. submitted on March 22, 2023, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma.