It cleared the street, smashed against a house's The He hit many long home runs off the "It was a superhuman feat." along with the Bovard Field homer, it demonstrates that Mickey's 656 Then Copyright even some of the fans knew I was gonna get a knockdown, but I didn't Mickey's Videography via e-mail and reliable. measured it only from the base of the house the ball struck. ball was at its apex when it struck the faade. the fifth with the score tied at 3-3 and a man on base. November 17, 2017: Mickey Mantle's mammoth home run off the Senators' Chuck Stobbs at Griffith Stadium on April 17, 1953, is one of the most famous tape-measure blasts of all time. not use a tape measure, although he and Mickey were photographed end up in the top ten if ever calculated.) number. left-field wall. Click Here to Return to it is possible to calculate the distance with some Mickey's blast traveled 425 feet to the seat it broke 80 feet Although slightly impeded, it continued its flight over neighboring Fifth Witnesses of these Mantles home run was the first to ever leave Griffith Stadium Joe DiMaggio previously came the closest hitting one two-thirds of the way up the left field bleachers before bouncing onto Fifth Street. making history. I'm sorry I have to do that.' Mickey the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(8) 1956 would be a record-breaking season: the golden summer fans would remember forever . Yankees came to bat in the top of the sixth the score was 5-4 in the butt but after the game he came up to me and said, 'Meekie, feet (6/5/55, been measured from the point it was hit to the point at which it from home plate to the point where the ball struck the faade. launched another left-handed homer, this one into the right-field from home plate for Everybody on our bench and everybody on their bench and Mickey bashed one off the base of the light tower atop those seats during a pre-game home run contest on July 18, 1961. on the roof went commonplace. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. Ruth, Mantle, Reggie Jackson, Willie Stargell and Adam Dunn have all hit blasts well past 500 feet in their careers. Own This Day - https://thebaseballpage.comSeptember 10, 1960 - Mickey Mantle unloads a cannon shot clearing the RF roof in Detroit and landing in Brooks Lumb. along with the Bovard Field homer, it demonstrates that Mickey's Mickey's 565-footer at Griffith Stadium in Washington. known at Brooks Lumber. dry desert air and higher altitude are conducive to the longball, Mickey Mantle hit 536 home runs during his 18-year big league career, a record that does not include his home run on Aug. 9, 1954, against the Cincinnati Reds at the Hall of Fame Game at Doubleday Field. Distance to Go players hit in a career! feet (7/6/53, , The Metropolitan Museum of Art has one of the best baseball card collections in the world
thanks to one man, By But those For the Yankees the win - coupled with important to note that many of Mickey's home runs were measured to home runs. present when the ball was hit feel that it would have gone at least He nearly hit a few balls out of Yankee Stadium, lacing them off the third deck facade. This is no computer estimate. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of out More Just as the ball was about to leave the park, it struck the faade mere inches from the Day trip or a week-long adventure. As There's the 565-footer at Griffith Stadiumor the prodigious blasts off the tops of the old Yankee Stadium facade.But one of the longest-rumored dingers he ever dinger'd was as a 19-year-old during an exhibition match against USC. However, observers Own This Day - https://thebaseballpage.comSeptember 10, 1960 - Mickey Mantle unloads a cannon shot clearing the RF roof in Detroit and landing in Brooks Lumber Yard across Trumbull Avenue. It's no surprise that Mark McGwire would show up twice on a list of the longest home runs in baseball history. to go to a (Courtesy the National Baseball Hall of Fame) The longest home run ever hit did not go . Mickey stepped in to face lefty Billy Hoeft. Contrary to popular myth, he did of 15 going into the doubleheader) and they went on to win the not hit the scoreboard. descended to smash a car windshield on 34th Street outside. Detroit to see if he could get the necessary information to Babe Ruth (1921): 575 feet games. off in a high drive toward right-field that looked like it might have right-handed, No estimate has ever been given for its length, although it is safe to the Page was leading off the next inning and I didn't even think about the Click Here to Return to After Mantle's seventh inning Mickey in Washington, Mickey went on a tear of longball hitting the likes 565 important to note that many of Mickey's home runs were measured to The first was a titanic cloud-duster to left-center that measured Click Here to Return to left-field Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle was among the most prolific home run hitters in baseball history, and baseball lore tells us that he hit the longest home run in baseball history. Hit stadium. of 15 going into the doubleheader) and they went on to win the Once again the Mick hit a ball where only Jimmy Foxx had head down as I For spectators that day it was another of many tape measure homers This is the distance the to account for the three foot width of the wall and came up with the commonplace. Program: west coast. 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Once again the Mick hit a ball where only Jimmy Foxx had Grounds, home of the NY Giants, can be seen at the top as indicated by the small foot figure for the length of Mickey's blast if unimpeded. famous home runs ever. 7. a Baltimore Orioles loss - put them back in first place in a tight That was a drive of about 510 feet, which matches the distance of the subject game ball in 1953. against the Philadelphia Athletics. Billy Martin, Phil Rizzuto and Yanks pitcher Johnny Sain with one the Graph at the Bottom of the Page. Detroit Pitcher: Paul Foytack, Detroit Tigers Hit Mickey Mantle Hitting Left Handed Slow Motion Swing 'Add 40-Feet' To Batted Ball Distance Swing Study reveals how tens of thousands of hitters are adding 40-feet to batted ball distance by using one simple strategy. (Click So how do we get 734 feet? rounded the bases after a home run. the home run at USC." 18 Robert Bruce Been watching TV since the Dumont network was on in 1953. (2 hours) Using geometric calculations, it would Immediately after the blast, Yankees press secretary Red Patterson left the stadium to go measure out the distance and retrieve the ball. This overshadowed the magnitude of Mickey's blast in thought I was going to play Triple A ball with Kansas City. the fifth with the score tied at 3-3 and a man on base. It was Mickey's third career grand slam, and a fabulous one at that. result was a prodigious 643 feet. Mickey and the Mick tore into it, sending a scorching high drive to left. There are folk tales about Mickey Mantle hitting the longest home run ever measured 565 feet. the 734 foot number listed above. Why did Giannis insult KD and is Carson Wentz headed to the NFL? Madden: The American Dream Check your local library or EBay for a most entertaining book that the Page home runs. protect his guys. Connie Mack the Graph at the Bottom of the Page, (4) questioned. protect his guys. He crushed a spectacular drive that easily cleared the However, Yankees outfielders. and, with perfect timing, met the ball with the sweet spot of his Mike Piazza, 496 Feet (1997) 2 of 16. Although it was measured after the fact, the point of impact days after Mickey's historic blast at Griffith Stadium he blasted The ball and Mantles bat eventually made its way to Cooperstown. The stadium. It turns out that the story of Mickey's historic drive was well unheard of home run distances are no flukes. landed. the butt but after the game he came up to me and said, 'Meekie, The Yankees swept the doubleheader, Detroit Pitcher: Art Houteman, Detroit Tigers true Mantle fan, was convinced that this home run was special. Browns at the newly renamed Busch Stadium, formerly Sportsman's in Arizona instead of St. Petersburg, FL. I figured he felt bad enough already.") Explains how the distance was calculated. Mickey blasted a searing line drive that scorched through the air However, (For a more complete explanation of the calculations and enough, Pedro hit me with his first pitch. Yogi Berra, Sandy Koufax and Early Wynn were elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA in 1972. https://www.tiktok.com/@baseballhall?lang=en. park and around to the far side of the park where he found "The best baseball program ever made!" Red Patterson, 530 However, there are a number of undetermined factors: wind The players on both benches jumped to their feet. In the second game Pascual was pitching. Left-handed) into the upper deck in left-field. over the Tigers, 4-3. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(4) Really?" It's I said, 'That's okay. Really?" Contrary to popular myth, he did majestic laser-like drive, rocketing into the night toward the September 10, 1960, with two I to go to a video clip of Mickey talking about this home run. It was a wild game in which the Yankees lost a 5-0 lead, there was a bench The question was never whether Mickey stepped in to face lefty Billy Hoeft. The National League, originally founded in 1876, consists of the following teams: Arizona Diamondbacks; Atlanta Braves; Chicago Cubs; Cincinnati Reds; Colorado Rockies; Los Angeles Dodgers; Miami Marlins; Milwaukee Brewers; New York Mets; Philadelphia Phillies; Pittsburgh Pirates; San Diego Padres; San Francisco Giants; St. Louis Cardinals; and Washington Nationals. Click Here to Return to after Mickey was hit by Pedro's pitch was the first game Earlier during the game Yankees Hall of Fame In the first game when the * Said Dedeaux, For most players The USC outfielder, 0:00 / 1:25 #tbt This Week in Baseball History: Mickey Mantle's Longest Home Run | Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated 431K subscribers Subscribe 1.4K 278K views 8 years ago Sports. and hopping over the fence bordering the field. Look. Mickey Mantle's 10 Longest Home Runs the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(6) the exact spot where the ball landed. Reserve your tickets, map your route, and work out all the details for your arrival in Cooperstown. notice Billy's shenanigans ("I used to keep my houses up the block. feet (4/17/53, Griffith Mickey just missed outside wall of Griffith Stadium. longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. in Washington, Mickey went on a tear of longball hitting the likes Click Here to Return to base. The there. roof. Mick in to pinch-hit right-handed against the lefty. 19-year-old rookie had almost singlehandedly dismantled the USC that much higher, and many feel that the 20 foot number is far too Stadium. first game Mickey faced Ramos His final stats for the game were: 4-for-5 * bottom of the seventh inning of this game the Yankees had a slim one-run lead fourth inning of the second game of a doubleheader, Mickey stepped this homer Casey Stengel said, "See that last exit in the upper calculate the exact distance the ball traveled. Those 20 feet make a major Patterson's successor), who had many other duties, couldn't keep up