Mitchell Jack "Mickey" Stanley (born July 20, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player.

He won four American League Gold Glove Awards (1968, 1969, 1970, and 1973) and ranked among baseball's all-time leaders in career fielding percentage by an outfielder.

[2] He attended Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids where he played baseball, basketball, and football.

Stanley's speed and fielding talents impressed, but his failure to hit for average delayed his progress to the big league roster.

[6] In mid-September 1964, Stanley was called up by the Tigers, making his major league debut on September 13, playing in left field in place of Gates Brown.

He appeared in 30 games, 29 of them in center field, with a .239 batting average and hit his first major league home run on September 3, 1965.

[1][8] In 1966, Stanley made the big league roster and began the season as the team's starting center fielder.

[1][10] Stanley credited his improved batting in 1966 to acting manager Frank Skaff giving him more playing time in the second half of the season and boosting his confidence.

[10] In 1967, the Tigers were in the running for the American League pennant, ultimately finishing one game behind the Boston Red Sox.

The move allowed Smith to play all three of his power-hitting Tiger outfielders (Willie Horton, Jim Northrup, and Al Kaline) for every game of the World Series.

Despite his inexperience at shortstop, Stanley played the position adequately, committing only two errors in 34 chances with neither miscue leading to a run.

As the starting shortstop for the entire 1968 World Series, Stanley hit a modest .214 in the Fall Classic, but did notch a triple and scored twice in a pivotal Game 5 comeback win for the Tigers.

However, Stanley's batting average dropped precipitously while playing at shortstop, and he returned to center field for 99 games.

He compiled a .993 fielding percentage, a 2.74 range factor (well above the league average of 2.02), and won his fourth Gold Glove Award.

[1] On July 30, 1974, Stanley broke a bone in his right hand, making room for Ron LeFlore to take over as the Tigers' center fielder.

"[21] With LeFlore taking over in center field, Stanley in February 1975 said, "For the first time I feel like I'm on the outside looking in", while adding, "I want to stay in Detroit.

[1] By April 1977, Stanley and John Hiller were the only two players remaining on the roster from the 1968 World Series championship team.

Having been a mainstay on the 1968 team, he was an aging veteran playing alongside rookies Alan Trammell, Lou Whitaker, Lance Parrish, and Jack Morris.

[1] As of 2006, he ranked 12th all-time in fielding percentage by outfielders[2] Stanley married his high school girlfriend, Ellen Ann Terrell, in 1961.