| Five Hundred EightySixth in the Famous People (FP) Series - Mickey Mantle |
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| Coordinates are bogus - Read the Cache Page |
"The Mick" won four home-run championships, a Triple Crown (highest batting average, most home runs, and most RBIs in one season), and three Most Valuable Player awards during his eighteen-year career with the New York Yankees.
Mickey Charles Mantle was born on October 20, 1931, in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. Mantle played baseball, basketball, and football at his high school in Commerce, Oklahoma. During one game, however, he was kicked in the leg and developed osteomyelitis, a bone disease that would later affect his baseball career. Mantle attracted the attention of New York Yankee scout Tom Greenwade, who signed him to a contract of $140 a week with a $1,500 signing bonus.
Mantle was moved to center field when Joe DiMaggio retired from the Yankees following the 1951 season. He began to adjust to big-league play, and in 1952 he batted .311 with 23 home runs and 87 RBIs. That season Mantle began to establish himself as one of baseball's best home-run hitters. During one game against the Washington Senators, Mantle hit a ball completely out of Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. Measured at 565 feet, it is believed to be the longest home run ever hit.
Mantle retried in 1968 with many great achievements. In addition to hitting 536 lifetime home runs, he led the American League in homers four times and was chosen as its most valuable player three times. He is one of only a few players to win a Triple Crown. He played on twelve pennant-winning and seven World Series-winning teams. He still holds the all-time record for home runs in World Series play (18) as well as numerous other World Series records.
Mick is entombed here in the Sparkman-Hillcrest Mausoleum. Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery is opened from 8:00AM to 6:00PM during the winter and 8:00AM to 8:00PM in the summer. The Mausoleum is opened from 8:00AM to 5:00PM daily.
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| Step I |
| Find Mickey's tomb inside the mausoleum. |
| Parking |
N32 52.060 |
W096 46.797 |
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| Entrance |
N32 52.064 |
W096 46.829 |
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| Step II |
| What is the last name of the husband and wife entombed directly to the right of Mickey? |
| Tower |
N32 52.008 |
W096 46.807 |
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| Paschall |
N32 52.109 |
W096 46.795 |
| Basham |
N32 52.054 |
W096 46.816 |
| Hughes |
N32 52.055 |
W096 46.861 |
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| Step 3 - Final |
| There's a preformed soda bottle tube near the end of the tall row. |
| A. Grand Slam |
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| B. Pop Fly |
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FP cemetery caches are always placed with regards to the location, so please be mindful of your presence here, watch where you step and be respectful of the residents interred here. Please carefully re-hide the container better to maintain the integrity of the cache.
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GPSr Accuracy 7.9' @ Final |
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