Mickey Mantle’s 1972 lewd letter sells for $242K at Lelands

Mickey Mantle’s notorious 1972 signed and handwritten “lewd” New York Yankees questionnaire sold for $242,789 to highlight the Lelands 2022 Fall Classic Auction.

Yankees players were asked in 1972 to share in writing their favorite Yankee Stadium experiences for the 50^th anniversary celebration of Yankee Stadium in 1973. Mantle did not recall an on-field moment or anything about baseball. Instead, he wrote a lewd description of a fictional sexual experience he said he had with a female fan in the right field bleachers during a game. 

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For more on the letter, click here. (WARNING: The letter and descriptions of the letter include graphic and lewd content.)

The auction also featured a “Mean” Joe Greene Steelers game-worn jersey from the team’s 1975 Super Bowl-winning season that sold for $60,043.

Other auction highlights included:

• Mickey Mantle 1957-58 Yankees game-used helmet ($51,868).

• A Frank Robinson 1966 Orioles game-worn jersey from his MVP, Triple Crown and World Championship season ($50,400).

• A rare 1959 Yoo-Hoo Mickey Mantle PSA 4 ($49,398) card.

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• A Rickey Henderson 1979 Athletics rookie signed game-worn jersey ($35,828).

• A Phil Rizzuto 1955 World Series game-used, signed bat PSA 10 ($32,497).

• A Babe Ruth single-signed baseball ($32,497).

• A signed 1955 Topps Jackie Robinson card ($30,168).

• A 1930s Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig dual-signed baseball ($23,432).