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Merlyn Mantle, widow of Mickey, dies

Tue, 08/11/2009 - 23:41 by surajdogra

Plano, Texas -- Merlyn Mantle, the widow of baseball great Mickey Mantle, has died in Plano, Texas, at age 77 from Alzheimer's disease, a family spokesman said.

Mantle died Monday at a hospice facility, spokesman Marty Appel said.

Mantle, born Merlyn Louise Johnson in Cardin, Okla., married her husband Dec. 23, 1951, after his rookie season, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

The two, who were married for 43 years, met in 1949 when he was a high school baseball star in northeast Oklahoma and she was a cheerleader at a rival school. Mickey Mantle, a Hall of Fame Yankees outfielder, died in 1995.

Merlyn Mantle is survived by two of their sons, David, 53, and Danny, 49; four grandchildren and a sister, Pat LaFalier of Miami.

MLB: N.Y. Mets 5, LA Dodgers 4

Thu, 07/09/2009 - 10:30 by preet_20

New York, July 8: Luis Castillo ended New York's run drought at 23 innings Wednesday with an RBI single in the second and the Mets went on to edge the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4.

New York ended a four-game losing streak and won for just the third time in 12 games, getting an unearned run during a three-run third and holding on in the ninth after a Manny Ramirez homer had brought the Dodgers with one.

Oliver Perez (2-2), in his return from the disabled list, survived five innings to get the win. He walked seven, but allowed only four hits and two runs. Perez had been out of action since early May due to soreness in his right knee.

Hiroki Kuroda (3-5) took the loss, surrendering eight hits and five runs over 4 1/3. It was his shortest outing of the season.