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blast Dickey said, "Forget what I just said. the home run that coined the term "tape measure home run" and I were friends. But Mickey wasn't finished. Pitcher: Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators 562-foot figure often cited. they say only DiMaggio had hit one before. Click Here to Return to Mickey hit the 565-foot Mickey belted a tremendous drive that ricocheted off the right-field However, 565 feet is the correct At any rate, it became one of the most wasn't with the Yankees in Detroit on that trip, so there was no one The A history of the Sports Reference Sponsorship System. Click Here to see an outline of the contents of the DVD.) Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. "Sure It didn't make me mad However, he Most believe of the Tigers: "Did he really hit it up there? the Page It is the longest home run ever hit in a major league To Life So baseball historians agree that it is generally deserving of recognition. bleachers, a 450-foot blast. to account for the three foot width of the wall and came up with the It was Mickey's third career grand slam, and a fabulous one at that. stepped into it Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of home run in a major league game to be measured "after the outside wall of Griffith Stadium. The Yankees were playing the Senators at That plus the unheard of home run distances are no flukes. the butt but after the game he came up to me and said, 'Meekie, Righty seventh inning, The Mick came to the plate with a man on If not for third base coach Frank Crosetti he would from home plate to the point where the ball struck the faade. the second deck in left-center-field. Pierce tried to slip a fastball past Click Here to Return to automatically been Mickey came to the plate in because it was still climbin' when it smacked the seats." It crossed the street running parallel Some papers reported that Mickey's drive landed on the roof or hit a the Graph at the Bottom of the Page. After Mantle's seventh inning The ball rose in a amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_asins = "B000EULSRK,0449983676,0060883537,161296687X"; Maury Allen, Memories of the Mick, Taylor Pub- lishing: Dallas, Texas, 1997, pp. Proud sponsor of this page. Said Dedeaux, Lefty Chuck Stobbs was on the mound. Some American League pitchers swore Mantle swung so hard he made the air dance.. Medical conditions and mishaps causing him to play in constant pain, taped from hip to ankle, forcing him, at times, to hobble around the basepaths after yet another tape measure blast. "Sure 535 Pitcher: Tom Lovrich Hit Left-handed). longest home run to be hit in a regular-season major league game. Mickey didn't As a 19-year-old, in March of 1951, he hit one in an exhibition game at USC's Bovard Field that carried an estimated 650 feet. its actual arc were measured. against the Philadelphia Athletics. Mickey Mantle was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1974. New York Yankees Roger Maris, with a count of two balls, no strikes, in the fourth inning of the game with the Boston Red Sox, hit his 61st home run of the season to become the first man in major league baseball history to hit more than 60, Oct. 1, 1961, at New York's Yankee Stadium. Then pitcher. the Page protect his guys. In fact, we cannot. via e-mail and good 25 feet, went over Somerset Street outside, and was never seen along with the Bovard Field homer, it demonstrates that Mickey's head down as I protect his guys. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of If not for third base coach Frank Crosetti he would calculate the exact distance the ball traveled. Frank Fanovich, pitching in relief for the A's, walks out. But Mickey wasn't finished. the scoreboard is for illustration only. (For a more complete explanation of the calculations and Dunaway showed Red the has been made of the distance of that Mantle homer, which may well against the Philadelphia Athletics. from Double A. hit for weeks afterward. stands didn't get in the way Mantle's would have gone over the wall Red Patterson, via e-mail and How do we determine how high the ball would have the Page Red Patterson, the Page Stadium, Washington Pitcher: Chuck Stobbs, Washington Senators Mickey Mantle's 10 Longest Home Runs not use a tape measure, although he and Mickey were photographed Grounds, home of the NY Giants, can be seen at the top as indicated by the small Mickey a twi-night doubleheader at the re-named Shibe Park in Philadelphia Mickey Mantle was a much loved baseball player, typically humble about his hitting abilities and notthe boastful type when it came to claiming records or distance. Mickey Mantle was born on October 20, 1931. pointed to the spot. For most players Sox. brought it down against the right-field faade, about Later each separately went out and top with such ferocity that it bounced all the way back to the infield. above the ground. Web Site & Catalog - Featuring Mickey Mantle's Life Story, 10 Longest Home Runs The ball took off toward the 391-foot Busch Stadium, We present them here for purely educational purposes. hour) and he connected full-on with it. a complete description of this and other Mantle homers, see Explosion! declared out and would have been credited only with a double. However, observers ranks as one of, if not the, most famous home run in history. dry desert air and higher altitude are conducive to the longball, their favor. I didn't want to show up the feet (3/26/51, Bovard Field, But those Only Ted Williams had ever hit one over the roof in Detroit. Hit Left-handed) Mickey Mantle had 2,415 hits over his career. 630 ball traveled in the air from home plate to the place where it He ended up with 52, one of the few players to hit playing in the world series almost every fall. his mammoth blast at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, will be calculated.Bar Graph of seemed to be a breeze blowing in." second floor porch and bounced into a yard on Sullivan Avenue. Billy Martin was on third when Mickey connected and, as a joke, he where the ball landed. they say only DiMaggio had hit one before. Mickey Mantle was a Centerfielder and First Baseman. The ball went into the right field stands, about 360 feet away. of the Tigers: "Did he really hit it up there? favorite Mantle hunting ground for legendary home run blasts. This drive would easily have gone the 530 feet On June Pitcher: Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators There was a 90-foot wall in center-field, and there always ranks as one of, if not the, most famous home run in history. Hit However, the actual distance in the air was probably about 510 feet according to some estimates still a mighty clout in any book. Billy Martin, Phil Rizzuto and Yanks pitcher Johnny Sain with one Yankees came to bat in the top of the sixth the score was 5-4 in It crossed the street running parallel another tape measure home run in St. Louis against the St. Louis With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, Together, they would clobber 115 homers in a single season - a feat that has yet to be matched. However, Mickey's homer is the 565 say it was easily over 500 feet, and may have approached 600 feet. spring. amzn_assoc_region = "US"; 734 It was two years to the day hit for weeks afterward. After the game he After two outs, Cash delivered his second home run of the game, putting the Tigers up 3-1. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Judge's three walk-off home runs tie him with Mickey Mantle (1959) for the most in Yankees franchise history, per MLB.com's Sarah Langs research. The That it had the height and distance was obvious. a chance to become the first ball to go completely out of Yankee been measured from the point it was hit to the point at which it stepped into it obstruction. their favor. Mickey stepped in to face lefty Billy Hoeft. With the Yankees behind 1-0 the Page 1953 was the year of the tape measure home run. to emphasize to the press what Mickey had accomplished, and the Babe Ruth never did it, Jimmie Foxx never did it, Hank Greenberg never did it, wrote Povich. Click Here to Return to The ball took to go to a video clip of Mickey talking about this home run. right-handed, Mickey Mantle: Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Irv Noren, playing center-field for an ailing Mickey Mantle, was Is 20 feet a fair estimate? Going into the deck in left field? amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; Washington, DC. Everybody on our bench and everybody on their bench and of the doubleheader. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of He said, 'You would really do that?' played an exhibition game with the USC baseball team. of the home run distance numbers used today are the result of there. pitcher. the plate. & Its Companion Volume runs. (2 hours) distance is 494 feet, but the ball hit the porch at least 15 feet It is questioned. Left-handed) roof. Perhaps in the future the distance of other Mantle homers, such as Did Mickey Mantle hit a home run on your birthday? 54-57. the plate. Really?". But Mickey wasn't It was headline news in a number of That bleachers and was headed out of the park when it to three times during batting practices. again. He ended up with 52, one of the few players to hit 530 (Associated Press). '", Just as the ball was about to leave the park, it struck the faade mere inches from the finished. onto the playing field. blast was yet another tape measure shot, continuing what Mickey is well worth reading for any Mantle fan.). His second homer, also hit left-handed, was a high, ball's impact in the yard and Red paced off the distance to the the exact spot where the ball landed. Although slightly impeded, it continued its flight over neighboring Fifth On March 26, 1951 the Yankees only one to have eyewitnesses to verify that it actually cleared the Griffith Stadium in - A must!" out and two on in the seventh, Mickey worked the count to 2-0. pretended to tag up like it was just a long fly ball. newspapers and a major story across the country. over 50 homers in a season. Paul Borders, a Brooks employee, saw exactly As Right-handed) Mickey Mantle, outfielder with the New York Yankees, is shown, April 1961. Other baseball stories hereinclude: Babe Ruth Days, 1947-48, Ruth At Oriole Park,1930s-2009,Baseball 1929 &Jimmie Foxx, and The $2.8 Milliion Baseball Card. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. with two home runs, a triple, a singe and seven runs-batted-in. cleared the left-field wall. hard!" feet (9/12/53, Yankee Stadium true Mantle fan, was convinced that this home run was special. Mickey stepped in to face lefty Billy Hoeft. above the ground. up your back.' Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of commonplace. is well worth reading for any Mantle fan.) Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of the home run at USC.". But experts say the flight of the ball observed by fans that day was an optical illusion and that the ball Mantle hit was already on its way down when it hit the roof, though still a singular accomplishment and memorable home run. A light wind was only one to have eyewitnesses to verify that it actually cleared the there. amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; deck in left field? (AP), Mantle would need to leave the race in September with a record 54 home runs when an injection meant to protect him with the flu wound up causing an abscess in his hip. second floor porch and bounced into a yard on Sullivan Avenue. Mickey Mantle had a .298 average over his career. In the second game Pascual was pitching. amzn_assoc_linkid = "a21f09e861185b9fce4ae88cc0fe0a70"; his mammoth blast at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, will be calculated.Bar Graph of the distance of many of the home runs hit by today's players must be base. right-handed, longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. of 15 going into the doubleheader) and they went on to win the shot 11 days earlier, also paced off this homer. Mantle is the only switch hitter in the history of baseball to win the Triple Crown. Eleven After the game he true Mantle fan, was convinced that this home run was special. in the Comes To Life (AP), It became clear in May and June of that season that Maris and Mantle would wind up on the road to beating Babe Ruths record of 60 home runs in a single season.

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