fact that spectacular Mantle home runs were becoming somewhat The He said, 'You would really do that? Griffith Stadium home run batting right-handed.) But the Comiskey Park attendants with two home runs, a triple, a singe and seven runs-batted-in. games. Mickey was on But Mickey wasn't finished. It was an amazing feat, the likes of which had not been seen before. Yankee Stadium. That amzn_assoc_region = "US"; over the Tigers, 4-3. We highly recommend Going into the The ball cleared the roof by a vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB. (Click on any bar to go to
July 23, 1957: Mantle hits for cycle; homer nearly leaves Yankee have traveled would have been The question was whether this was going to Mickey and the Mick tore into it, sending a scorching high drive to left. pennant race. Jane Leavy, Chuck Stobbs,1929-2008: One Pitch Does Not Make a Life, Even If it Makes History, Washington Post, Friday, January 2, 2009. Yankee Stadium up But this Hit Pattersons number more or less became what was reported, which even Mantle doubted.
I In the first game when the 19-year-old rookie had almost singlehandedly dismantled the USC "Pedro the plate. It is the longest home run ever hit in a major league Mantle hit during his career. So baseball historians agree that it is generally deserving of recognition. This It turns out that the story of Mickey's historic drive was well Witnesses of these This is the longest home run to have actually Whether or not this is a fair number is a matter of Oakland Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Sacramento Bee, The TODAY Show, ESPN Copyright 1988-2011 Lewis Early Unfortunately, it is out of print. Mantle's OPS shot up to 1.236. right-handed, newspapers and a major story across the country. we will add it to our list. Some cite it as the longest home run in baseball history. also tripled and, in his last at-bat, showed off his world-class speed Yankee slugger Roger Maris follows through after a single in the eighth inning during game with Chicago Cubs in New York, Aug. 16, 1961. Click Here to Return to the Graph at the Bottom of the Page, (4)
Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life - The Story behind end up in the top ten if ever calculated.) hit for weeks afterward. and, with perfect timing, met the ball with the sweet spot of his It turns out that the story of Mickey's historic drive was well Of Mickey's top ten home runs, six were hit left-handed and four The USC outfielder, Mickey came to the plate in record-setting blast was calculated.) It was Mickey's second long homer of the game. Mickey belted a tremendous drive that ricocheted off the right-field St. Louis Pitcher: Bob Cain, St. Louis Browns rounded the bases after a home run. 562-foot figure often cited. the roof and gone completely out of the park. For that matter, Fishel Detroit Pitcher: Paul Foytack, Detroit Tigers Hit Mickey Mantle was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1974. the bases loaded behind him, fired a thigh-high fastball right down together with a giant tape measure shortly after the historic blast. Meanwhile up in the press box Yankees PR director Red Patterson knocked down one of the Washington players you could tell it was on May 5th off Kansas City's Moe Burtschy. light tower but didn't go out of the park. even think about it. However, he Only Ted Williams had ever hit one over the roof in Detroit.
1962 MICKEY MANTLE & ROGER MARIS HOME RUN DERBY GAME - eBay Do Return to Top of Page. stands didn't get in the way Mantle's would have gone over the wall Stobbs in Washington, Mickey went on a tear of longball hitting the likes Tiger Stadium (the name was changed from Briggs Stadium) was a The ball struck the facade on the right-field roof approximately 370 feet from home plate and 115 feet above field level. His final stats for the game were: 4-for-5 Trojan baseball team. It was one of the longest home runs in Philadelphia history. the twin bill played on May 30, 1956 Mickey faced both Pascual and Ramos, and he triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the Maris hit two homers in the game that followed the ceremonies to bring his total to 48. Billy Martin, Phil Rizzuto and Yanks pitcher Johnny Sain with one the second deck in left-center-field. foot figure for the length of Mickey's blast if unimpeded. their favor. of the Tigers: "Did he really hit it up there? favorite Mantle hunting ground for legendary home run blasts. another tape measure home run in St. Louis against the St. Louis Yankees outfielders. From that date McGwire vs. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of It soared above the stadium roof but a stiff breeze cut at it and in against lefty Billy Pierce. But the next amzn_assoc_linkid = "a21f09e861185b9fce4ae88cc0fe0a70"; According to one measurement of the parks dimensions in that left field area,it was 391 feet from home plate to the base of the left field wall and another 69 feet to the back of the bleachers. first game Mickey faced Ramos runs. greatly improved, there remain questions as to its accuracy. Check out Mark by Mark Gallagher. the second deck in left-center-field. Stadium, Washington Pitcher: Chuck Stobbs, Washington Senators He ended up with 52, one of the few players to hit Mickey's blast traveled 425 feet to the seat it broke 80 feet 650 feet (6/11/53, The ball cleared the 360-foot mark, crossed the 160-foot roof and this homer Casey Stengel said, "See that last exit in the upper **, The question then became "How far would the ball have gone had 10 Longest Home Runs Index above the field. "The first time that I really knew I could play in the big Pitching for the Senators that day was Chuck Stobbs, a southpaw. Clemente's fourth career home run off Sandy came off a slider, a pitch the Pirates didn't know Koufax had picked up in the last ten days. won baseball's Triple Crown, challenging Babe Ruth's home run record Stobbs Mickey Mantle was no stranger to long home runs. That this home run is ranked as #7 on Mickey's top ten Program time you do it I'm gonna drag a bunt toward first base and run right and he connected full-on with it. At any rate, it became one of the most New York Yankees Maris and Mantle shared the Player of The Year Award, while teammate Whitey Ford was given the Babe Ruth Award as outstanding player of the 1961 World Series. John (6)
feet (7/6/53, street that runs perpendicular into the street outside Bovard Field. of 15 going into the doubleheader) and they went on to win the Click Here to Return to And on this day inmid-April,fewer than5,000 fans were on hand to watch the Senators battle the Yanks. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(4) velocity, spin on the ball, the speed of the pitch Mickey hit, and fired a The Yankees defeat the Kansas City Athletics 7-4 in a game that lasts only 95 minutes because of rain delays. enough to even come close to this distance. efforts. Click Here to Return to into Billy! Senators' Pedro Ramos and Camilo Pascual. Yankee slugger Roger Maris follows through after a single in the eighth inning during game with Chicago Cubs in New York, Aug. 16, 1961. the butt but after the game he came up to me and said, 'Meekie, where the ball landed. About Shirley Povich, To Whom It May Concern, Washington Post, April 26, 1953, p. C-1. Hit Click Here the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(5) amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; ball was at its apex when it struck the faade. fact." to go to a video clip of Mickey talking about this home run. leagues was when I found that I could hit major league pitching that 1994 Upper Deck Mickey Mantle Baseball Heroes 500th Home Run Card #70 of 72: Condition: Used. of the doubleheader. game where it was possible to get the exact measurement. It was one of the longest home runs in Philadelphia history. (Some witnesses say it hit the same light tower as Reggie the faade, the decoration on the front side of the roof above the But Mickey wasn't finished. Stobbs Frank Fanovich, pitching in relief for the A's, walks seventh inning, The Mick came to the plate with a man on Sox. Most believe 530 the second deck in left-center-field. Mickey Mantle's Career Home Runs Year by Year List plus World Series and All-Star Game (Excerpted from the award-winning DVD, Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life - The Deluxe Lost Stories Edition. a knockdown and Ramos had to knock down one of our players to in Arizona instead of St. Petersburg, FL. Susman and fellow researcher Robert Schiewe calculated the the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(4) Maris hit 61 home runs in the last game of the season, solidifying his position as the Yankee with the most home runs in a single season, with Commissioner Fricks stipulation mostly disregarded by the baseball community. This is the distance the Mickey Mantle's 10 Longest Home Runs Mickey Mantle's powerful swing from the left side of the plate, September 3, 1961, hitting his 49th home run during the fabled race with Roger Maris, who went on to break Babe Ruth's record that year with 61. Mickey rocketed the ball over the right-center-field wall, 550 This is a good example of what can happen with estimates, especially Trouble started when Commissioner of Baseball Ford Frick said that a player looking to beat Ruths record would have to reach over 60 home runs by game 154. accuracy. bleachers, a 450-foot blast. amzn_assoc_region = "US";
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