Named after former Major League Baseball catcher Mickey Cochrane.
Named on 20 All-Star teams.
New York Yankees All-Time At Bats Leader (8,102).
New York Yankees All-Time Games Played Leader (2,401).
Pictured on one of four USA 39¢ commemorative postage stamps honoring Baseball Sluggers, issued 15 July 2006. Other stamps in this set honor Roy Campanella, Hank Greenberg, and Mel Ott.
Played first base during his final two years to preserve his knees.
Uniform #7 retired by the Yankees.
Was a recovering alcoholic.
Was afraid he wouldn't live past the age of 40 because of the prevalence of Hodgkin's disease in his family.
Was the only switch hitter to win the Major League Baseball Triple Crown.
Was third on the all-time home run list when he retired.
Went from Class C in 1950 to the Yankees in 1951, jumping five classifications in the process.
When he first came up to the major leagues, he ran from home plate to first base in 3.1 seconds.
Without a doubt, he was the greatest switch-hitter (able to bat from either side of the plate) of all time.
Won the American League's Most Valuable Player award three times.
Won the American League's Triple Crown in 1956, leading the league in batting (.353), home runs (52), and runs batted in (130).