Grave of Mickey Mantle

Mickey Mantle is entombed within the Court of St. Matthew inside the Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park mausoleum, marking the final chapter of an 18-season career with the New York Yankees. After joining in 1951, Mantle helped lead the team to 12 American League Championships and seven World Series titles, compiling 536 home runs, a .298 batting average, three MVP awards, and the 1956 Triple Crown. He still holds the record for most World Series home runs with 18. Following his 1968 retirement and the retirement of his uniform #7 in 1969, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974 with 88% of the vote.