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In 1987, New York Yankees first
baseman Don Mattingly opened
Mattingly’s 23 Restaurant & Lounge, at
1700 N. Morgan Center Drive,
Evansville, Indiana. The 7,000 sq. ft.
restaurant and lounge, featured a
carpeted floor laid out like a baseball
diamond, and two dugouts where you
could sit. Mattingly's 23, which took
its name from Mattingly's jersey
number, seated 269 people and featured
sports memorabilia throughout the
establishment.
The baseball legends area with tributes to Ruth, Gehrig, Rose, DiMaggio,
Thurman Munson and others. There was
also a boxing ring with tables inside
the ropes, and a Hoosier Room, with
tributes to local sports figures, such
as Don's late brother, Jerry Mattingly.
The entrance featured a replica ticket
booth, World Series programs and a
souvenir stand. The menus were made
available at the Souvenir stand
(gift-shop) which also included;
jackets, sweatshirts, t-shirts, caps,
posters, coffee mugs, baseball bat
pens, mini bats, 1991 Coca-Cola
Mattingly's 23 restaurant baseball card
sets and more.
The Mattingly's 23 1991 Collectors Series set
was sponsored by Coca-Cola and consist of 15
standard size baseball cards. The set
covers Mattingly from his time with
Memorial High School in 1978 and 1979
to 1991 featuring three cards recapping
his career.
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