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 Mickey Charles Mantle
N 32° 52.064 W 096° 46.857
14S E 707624 N 3638806
One of the Greatest of All Yankees and a Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Waymark Code: WMAV0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2006
Views: 178
Mickey Mantle, known as "The Mick" joined the New York Yankees in 1951 and over the next 18 seasons lead the Bronx Bombers to 12 American League Championships and seven World Series. He retired in 1968 and in 1969 the Yankees retired his Uniform #7.
His long list of accomplishments includes 536 home runs, a .298 lifetime batting average, three MVP awards (1956, ’57, ’62) and the Triple Crown (1956). He also holds the record for most World Series home runs with 18.
Mickey was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974 when he received 88% of the votes.
Mickey died on August 13, 1995 and is entombed in the Mausoleum (Court of St. Matthew) at the Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas.
Description:
Mickey Mantle was born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma on October 20, 1931. He was named in honor of Mickey Cochrane, the Hall of Fame catcher from the Detroit Tigers, by his father, who was an amateur player and fan. Mickey’s father died of cancer at the age of 39, just as his son was starting his career.
Mickey had played shortstop in the minor leagues, but on arrival at the Yankees, he became the regular right fielder (playing only a few games at shortstop and third base in 1952 to 1955). He moved to center field in 1952, replacing Joe DiMaggio, who retired at the end of the 1951 season after one year playing alongside Mantle in the Yankees outfield. He played center field until 1967, when he was moved to first base. Among Mantle's many accomplishments are all-time World Series records for 18 home runs, 42 runs scored, and 40 runs batted in.
Mantle also hit some of the longest home runs in Major League history. On September 10, 1960, he hit a ball that cleared the right-field roof at Tiger Stadium in Detroit and, based on where it was found, was estimated years after the fact to have traveled 643 feet. Another Mantle homer at Griffith Stadium in Washington on April 17, 1953, was said to have traveled 565 feet
Mantle announced his retirement on March 1, 1969, and in 1974, as soon as he was eligible, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame; his uniform number 7 was retired by the Yankees. When he retired, the Mick was third on the all-time home run list with 536.
Mantle received a liver transplant at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, on June 8, 1995, after his liver had been damaged by years of chronic alcoholism, cirrhosis. In July, he had recovered enough to deliver a press conference at Baylor, and noted that many fans had looked to him as a role model. "This is a role model: Don't be like me," he said. He also established the Mickey Mantle Foundation to raise awareness for organ donations. Soon, he was back in the hospital, where it was found that his liver cancer spread throughout his body.
Mickey Mantle died on August 13, 1995, at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. He was 63 years old. He was interred in the Mausoleum at Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery.
Date of birth: 10/20/1931
Date of death: 08/13/1995
Area of notoriety: Sports
Marker Type: Crypt (below ground)
Setting: Indoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daily
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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