Mantilla was one of only a handful of players remaining from the Braves 1957 World Series championship team. The Milwaukee Brewers offered their condolences to his family in a social media post ...
But Milwaukee never stopped being home for Mantilla, the last living regular on the 1957 World Series champion and the 1958 runner-up Milwaukee Braves. Mantilla, a native of Puerto Rico who stayed ...
not to mention the club's seven-game upset of the New York Yankees in the 1957 World Series. Born in Isabela, Puerto Rico on July 29, 1934, Mantilla was primarily an infielder, although the ...