Mickey Mantle 500th home run 50th anniversary honored by Mets but not Yankees, who were consumed with Derek Jeter.

Mickey Mantle hit his 500th home run 50 years ago today.

Sunday, May 14, 1967
Attendance: 18,872
Venue: Yankee Stadium I
Game Duration: 2:38
Day Game, on grass
Yankees 6, Orioles 5

HR: Mickey Mantle (4, off Stu Miller, 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

Maybe the Yankee announcers mentioned it during the first game today against Houston. I dozed off, so it's possible. But during the little I watched the Mets at the same time I saw the film of Mantle's 500th played, so I turned on the sound and heard the play-by-play guy discuss it in some detail with former player Keith Hernandez. Hernandez said that Mantle was his boyhood hero and that he patterned his hitting style after Mantle. Hernandez said that during the off season following 1979 when he shared the MVP with Willie Stargell, he, Hernandez, was at a baseball function with Mantle and publicly acknowledged to Mantle his personal admiration.

The Met announcers noted Mantle's obvious difficulty circling the bases on his home run, as Mantle limped noticeably. They mentioned that in his early years Mantle was the fastest runner. They discussed the fact that New York City had both Mantle and Willie Mays as young star center fielders. Mantle hit number 500 playing first base. There was some fleeting comparison and then the obvious fact that Mantle had already broken down by the time that he hit number 500, while Mays continued to perform at a high level.

You can't live in the past and baseball does it too much. But there was the juxtaposition of the two sets of New York announcers, the fact that the Mets television broadcast included the actual film of Mantle hitting number 500 and the Yankee broadcast was concerned only with the more recent past, that of the career of Derek Jeter, who will have his uniform number retired before game two tonight. Part of the Jeter ceremony will take place near the solemn monuments behind the center field fence for former Yankee greats Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle.

Will the Mantle anniversary be noted? Doubtful. After all, the film of his home run was in black and white. Only 18,872 people were in attendance. It was not a record, only a milestone, like Jeter's 3,000th hit, which will no doubt be noted tonight. Through the end of the 1967 season, only seven players had hit 500 home runs.

Rk	Player
1	Babe Ruth
2	Willie Mays
3	Jimmie Foxx
4	Ted Williams
5	Mickey Mantle
6	Mel Ott
7	Eddie Mathews

Rk	Player	HR	From	To	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos	Tm
1	Babe Ruth	714	1914	1935	19-40	2504	10623	8399	2174	2873	506	136	2214	2062		1330	43	113		2	123	117	.342	.474	.690	1.164	971/H83	BOS-NYY-BSN
2	Willie Mays	564	1951	1967	20-36	2298	9813	8632	1679	2668	426	124	1575	1070	158	1066	31	7	70	199	287	87	.309	.384	.583	.968	*8/H96735	NYG-SFG
3	Jimmie Foxx	534	1925	1945	17-37	2317	9676	8134	1751	2646	458	125	1922	1452		1311	13	71		69	87	73	.325	.428	.609	1.038	*35H2/7916	PHA-BOS-CHC-PHI
4	Ted Williams	521	1939	1960	20-41	2292	9788	7706	1798	2654	525	71	1839	2021	86	709	39	5	20	197	24	17	.344	.482	.634	1.116	*79H/1	BOS
5	Mickey Mantle	518	1951	1967	19-35	2257	9360	7667	1619	2312	330	71	1455	1627	119	1613	12	13	43	104	147	36	.302	.423	.566	.988	*8937H/645	NYY
6	Mel Ott	511	1926	1947	17-38	2730	11348	9456	1859	2876	488	72	1860	1708		896	64	109		82	89		.304	.414	.533	.947	*95H8/74	NYG
7	Eddie Mathews	509	1952	1967	20-35	2360	10043	8485	1505	2304	354	72	1445	1439	106	1475	26	36	58	123	68	39	.272	.377	.510	.887	*53/H7	BSN-MLN-ATL-HOU-DET

Jeter hit a home run for his 3,000th hit in 2011. Here are the 25 players with 3,000 hits through 2011. Jeter was number 17.

Rk	Player
1	Pete Rose
2	Ty Cobb
3	Hank Aaron
4	Stan Musial
5	Tris Speaker
6	Carl Yastrzemski
7	Paul Molitor
8	Eddie Collins
9	Willie Mays
10	Eddie Murray
11	Cal Ripken
12	George Brett
13	Paul Waner
14	Robin Yount
15	Tony Gwynn
16	Dave Winfield
17	Derek Jeter
18	Craig Biggio
19	Rickey Henderson
20	Rod Carew
21	Lou Brock
22	Rafael Palmeiro
23	Wade Boggs
24	Al Kaline
25	Roberto Clemente
Rk	Player

Rk	Player	H	From	To	Age	G	PA	AB	R	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos	Tm
1	Pete Rose	4256	1963	1986	22-45	3562	15890	14053	2165	746	135	160	1314	1566	167	1143	107	56	79	247	198	149	.303	.375	.409	.784	37549H/8	CIN-PHI-MON
2	Ty Cobb	4189	1905	1928	18-41	3034	13087	11434	2244	724	295	117	1944	1249		680	94	291			897	212	.366	.433	.512	.945	*89/H73145	DET-PHA
3	Hank Aaron	3771	1954	1976	20-42	3298	13941	12364	2174	624	98	755	2297	1402	293	1383	32	21	121	328	240	73	.305	.374	.555	.928	*9783DH/45	MLN-ATL-MIL
4	Stan Musial	3630	1941	1963	20-42	3026	12718	10972	1949	725	177	475	1951	1599	127	696	53	35	53	243	78	31	.331	.417	.559	.976	3798H/1	STL
5	Tris Speaker	3514	1907	1928	19-40	2792	11995	10195	1882	792	222	117	1531	1381		393	103	309			436	157	.345	.428	.500	.928	*8/H3971	BOS-CLE-WSH-PHA
6	Carl Yastrzemski	3419	1961	1983	21-43	3308	13992	11988	1816	646	59	452	1844	1845	190	1393	40	13	105	323	168	116	.285	.379	.462	.841	*73D8/H59	BOS
7	Paul Molitor	3319	1978	1998	21-41	2683	12167	10835	1782	605	114	234	1307	1094	100	1244	47	75	109	209	504	131	.306	.369	.448	.817	D543/68H79	MIL-TOR-MIN
8	Eddie Collins	3315	1906	1930	19-43	2825	12046	9949	1821	438	187	47	1299	1499		467	77	512			741	195	.333	.424	.429	.853	*4/H69875	CHW-PHA
9	Willie Mays	3283	1951	1973	20-42	2992	12496	10881	2062	523	140	660	1903	1464	192	1526	44	13	91	251	338	103	.302	.384	.557	.941	*8H/39675	NYG-SFG-NYM
10	Eddie Murray	3255	1977	1997	21-41	3026	12817	11336	1627	560	35	504	1917	1333	222	1516	18	2	128	315	110	43	.287	.359	.476	.836	*3D/H57	BAL-LAD-NYM-CLE-ANA
11	Cal Ripken	3184	1981	2001	20-40	3001	12883	11551	1647	603	44	431	1695	1129	107	1305	66	10	127	350	36	39	.276	.340	.447	.788	*65/DH	BAL
12	George Brett	3154	1973	1993	20-40	2707	11625	10349	1583	665	137	317	1596	1096	229	908	33	26	120	235	201	97	.305	.369	.487	.857	*5D3/H796	KCR
13	Paul Waner	3152	1926	1945	23-42	2550	10766	9459	1627	605	191	113	1309	1091		376	38	174		127	104	0	.333	.404	.473	.878	*9H/378	PIT-BSN-BRO-NYY
14	Robin Yount	3142	1974	1993	18-37	2856	12249	11008	1632	583	126	251	1406	966	95	1350	48	104	123	217	271	105	.285	.342	.430	.772	*68D/7H3	MIL
15	Tony Gwynn	3141	1982	2001	22-41	2440	10232	9288	1383	543	85	135	1138	790	203	434	24	45	85	259	319	125	.338	.388	.459	.847	*98H/7D	SDP
16	Dave Winfield	3110	1973	1995	21-43	2973	12358	11003	1669	540	88	465	1833	1216	172	1686	25	19	95	319	223	96	.283	.353	.475	.827	*97D8H/35	SDP-NYY-CAL-TOR-MIN-CLE
17	Derek Jeter	3088	1995	2011	21-37	2426	11155	9868	1769	492	65	240	1196	994	37	1653	158	83	52	245	339	91	.313	.383	.449	.832	*6/DH	NYY
18	Craig Biggio	3060	1988	2007	22-41	2850	12504	10876	1844	668	55	291	1175	1160	68	1753	285	101	81	150	414	124	.281	.363	.433	.796	*4287/HD9	HOU
19	Rickey Henderson	3055	1979	2003	20-44	3081	13346	10961	2295	510	66	297	1115	2190	61	1694	98	30	67	172	1406	335	.279	.401	.419	.820	*78HD/9	NYY-TOR-OAK-ANA-NYM-SEA-SDP-BOS-LAD
20	Rod Carew	3053	1967	1985	21-39	2469	10550	9315	1424	445	112	92	1015	1018	144	1028	25	128	64	216	353	187	.328	.393	.429	.822	34H/D657	MIN-CAL
21	Lou Brock	3023	1961	1979	22-40	2616	11240	10332	1610	486	141	149	900	761	124	1730	49	47	46	114	938	307	.293	.343	.410	.753	*79H8	CHC-STL
22	Rafael Palmeiro	3020	1986	2005	21-40	2831	12046	10472	1663	585	38	569	1835	1353	172	1348	87	15	119	232	97	40	.288	.371	.515	.885	*3D7/H98	CHC-TEX-BAL
23	Wade Boggs	3010	1982	1999	24-41	2440	10740	9180	1513	578	61	118	1014	1412	180	745	23	29	96	236	24	35	.328	.415	.443	.858	*5DH/317	BOS-NYY-TBD
24	Al Kaline	3007	1953	1974	18-39	2834	11596	10116	1622	498	75	399	1582	1277	131	1020	55	45	104	271	137	65	.297	.376	.480	.855	*98HD3/75	DET
25	Roberto Clemente	3000	1955	1972	20-37	2433	10211	9454	1416	440	166	240	1305	621	167	1230	35	36	66	275	83	46	.317	.359	.475	.834	*9/H8745	PIT
Rk	Player	H	From	To	Age	G	PA	AB	R	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos