New York Yankee slugger Mickey Mantle gets a hug from his proud son, Mickey Elvin, 5, here November 15, after pop won the American League Most Valuable Player Award by a unanimous vote. Mighty Mick led the league in hitting, with a .353 average; in homers, with 52; and runs batted in, with 130, to sweep all 24 votes of the Baseball Writer's Association of America Committee.
{"Image ImageDescription": "(Original Caption) 11/15/1956-Commerce, OK: New York Yankee slugger Mickey Mantle gets a hug from his proud son, Mickey Elvin, 5, here November 15, after pop won the American League Most Valuable Player Award by a unanimous vote. Mighty Mick led the league in hitting, with a .353 average; in homers, with 52; and runs batted in, with 130, to sweep all 24 votes of the Baseball Writer's Association of America Committee."}