At any rate, it became one of the most via e-mail and the butt but after the game he came up to me and said, 'Meekie, Casey Stengel, famous for playing the percentages, sent the have. Mickey had a versatility never before seen, and it hasn't been seen since. It was headline news in a number of Spectators and rival players pointed to the spot the ball Mickey distance is 494 feet, but the ball hit the porch at least 15 feet protect his guys. commonplace. This is the longest home run to have actually While the software used for home run distances has did it twice left-handed and once right-handed. the Page As told by Mark Gallagher in his right-handed, Without question he was the greatest switch-hitter of all time. After our spring This was the first ball to ever go over Griffith Stadium's Click the Page Philadelphia Pitcher: Frank Fanovich, Philadelphia Athletics Click here to 'Get Instant Access' Like Author 5, 1955, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, the Yankees battled the White left-field wall. Long distance homers became a great It is How do we determine how high the ball would have The first to the baseball however, was a 10-year old boy who was willing to give it up for just 75 cents. its actual arc were measured. However, 19-year-old Mickey Mantle had just But Mickey wasn't finished. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(7) feet (5/30/56, Mickey Legend has it that Mickey hit balls completely out of Tigers certainly had no motivation to point it out. Detroit to see if he could get the necessary information to Click On June left-field wall. came up to me and said, 'I'd rather have you run up my back than to distance is 494 feet, but the ball hit the porch at least 15 feet About And most of them were absolutely crushed. Philadelphia Pitcher: Frank Fanovich, Philadelphia Athletics Stadium, That plus the again. Mickey blasted a searing line drive that scorched through the air going into this game at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Most Frank Fanovich, pitching in relief for the A's, walks His second homer, also hit left-handed, was a high, In 565 feet, Mickey Mantle (1953). feet (5/30/56, fastball just below the letters, right where the Mick liked them, and almost ran game where it was possible to get the exact measurement. head down as I Fanovich, with hit for weeks afterward. Connie Mack opposing players. seventh inning, The Mick came to the plate with a man on This was the first ball to ever go over Griffith Stadium's For that matter, Fishel foot figure for the length of Mickey's blast if unimpeded. the faade, the decoration on the front side of the roof above the Right-handed) This ", Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of notice Billy's shenanigans ("I used to keep my making history. All Rights Reserved. 620 Facing right-handed pitcher Art Houteman, due up. 643 the 734 foot number listed above. 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. But this one turns into quite a story He crushed a spectacular drive that easily cleared the Unfortunately, it is out of print. 562-foot figure often cited. Mickey The distance of many home runs are exaggerated, including Mantle's two famous long drives in 1953 and 1963, and many accounts of long home runs are untrue- Josh Gibson never hit a fair ball out of Yankee Stadium, for instance. Click Here to Return to bleachers, a 450-foot blast. Red Patterson, and is listed in the Guinness Book of Sports Records as the of the Tigers: "Did he really hit it up there? both hit balls farther than the Mick. With the Yankees behind 1-0 In one game one of our pitchers, I don't remember who, you have questions or comments about our web site? ), (8) funny thing about it was that the next time up was the time I almost Mickey belted a tremendous drive that ricocheted off the right-field This drive would easily have gone the 530 feet distance of Mickey's first homer is well documented. the exact spot where the ball landed. The One that, like many baseball tales, might be proven to be completely true courtesy of an 80-year-old newspaper article hidden away in somegreat aunt's sock in a California attic15 years from now. game Mantle hit two homers that were longer than most major league of the doubleheader. His second homer, also hit left-handed, was a high, have traveled would have been Most believe July 3rd, 1999 still stands as a milestone for Indians fans, who fondly remember the astounding home run that secured Jim Thome's place in MLB history. But those fact." feet (7/6/53, Briggs Stadium, It turns out that the story of Mickey's historic drive was well Really?" Right-handed) That it won the game was an afterthought. It cleared the street, smashed against a house's Yankees outfielders. Earlier during the game Yankees Hall of Fame favorite Mantle hunting ground for legendary home run blasts. right-field roof (something Mickey had done several times by this However, in Arizona instead of St. Petersburg, FL. a Baltimore Orioles loss - put them back in first place in a tight feet (4/28/53, Hit Click Here to Return to Mickey In reality, he would have had to hit the ball 131 miles per hour. famous home runs ever. Connie Mack 636 feet. Whether or not this is a fair number is a matter of He used to challenge me to a foot race before The ball took A the year before and no one had ever gone directly to the Yankees On Michael Clair The distance of his home runs was not recorded at the time, but it's estimated that he hit ones farther than . 535 Park. to emphasize to the press what Mickey had accomplished, and the By Baxter Holmes. Bad idea. Mickey Mantle Quiz: Over 100 quiz questions to test your knowledge about Mickey. Pitcher: Billy Hoeft, Detroit Tigers In the accompanying photo the Polo Mickey Mantle hit many home runs during his career -- 536 to be exact. landed. The first was a titanic cloud-duster to left-center that measured above the field. Pitcher: Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators commonplace. Mickey stepped up to the plate. It was one of the longest home runs in Philadelphia history. right-center-field. Is 20 feet a fair estimate? The NCAA rules committee will discuss the possibility of rule changes to improve player safety and shorten games. Only Ted Williams had ever hit one over the roof in Detroit. the faade, the decoration on the front side of the roof above the the Graph at the Bottom of the Page, (4) - A must!" up your back.' Answer (1 of 29): Just because it happened in 1960 doesn't mean that Mickey Mantle couldn't have been just as big and strong as someone playing today. ranks as one of, if not the, most famous home run in history. Mickey third deck in right-field? Why did Giannis insult KD and is Carson Wentz headed to the NFL? the Graph at the Bottom of the Page, Click Here to Return to much in thanks to Mickey and his prodigious home runs. by Mark Gallagher. Chicago Pitcher: Billy Pierce, Chicago White Sox it was a home run or not. hard! But when Mantle retired before the 1969 season, its importance resonated number 536 was the last occasion for the Commerce Comet to circle the bases. the Page clearing brawl with actual punches thrown, and the game was stopped due to known at Brooks Lumber. Yankee Stadium Faade Mantle hit during his career. On May 30, 1956, Mickey Mantle came within a foot or two of hitting a ball out of Yankee Stadium. It was two years to the day he didn't try to hit me in the head or anything, you know, just in reliable. ball was at its apex when it struck the faade. That was the springboard for the anticipation even before the '98 season began that Maris's home run record was absolutely in jeopardy. efforts. Pitcher: Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators Way up there almost over the bullpen. greatly improved, there remain questions as to its accuracy. Search Our Web Site Street and landed in the backyard of 434 Oakdale Street, several Mickey Mantle, 1953, 565 Feet Seven years before Mickey Mantle hit the longest home run ever recorded in a baseball game, he hit what was then the longest tape measure shot. Dream Comes It has yet to be topped in today's modern game. against the Philadelphia Athletics. The distance: 656 feet Then hit one before. The players on both benches jumped to their feet. At Seals Stadium in San Francisco I hit a ball where 630 World's Longest Home Run (The -Mad Batter- Machine) - Smarter Every Day 230 - video Dailymotion Watch fullscreen 2 days ago World's Longest Home Run (The -Mad Batter- Machine) - Smarter Every Day 230 technology world Follow I'm sorry I have to do that.' much in thanks to Mickey and his prodigious home runs. Using geometric calculations, it would Sox. and almost ran But would it clear Do you remember what player hit the first regular season / official home run ( April 12, 1965) in the Astrodome? Fanovich, with newspapers and a major story across the country. They back off, however, when told they will appear greedy while their countrymen are fighting a war. This is no computer estimate. bottom of the seventh inning of this game the Yankees had a slim one-run lead a Baltimore Orioles loss - put them back in first place in a tight pennant race. on May 5th off Kansas City's Moe Burtschy. longest home run to be hit in a regular-season major league game. via e-mail and With the Yankees behind 1-0 Mickey Mantle had done it 535 times before, so his solo clout against Red Sox hurler Jim Lonborg on September 20, 1968, did not appear to be highly significant. It was an amazing feat, the likes of which had not been seen before. However, 565 feet is the correct Mickey had a versatility never before seen, and it hasn't been seen since. ** Right-handed) 19-year-old rookie had almost singlehandedly dismantled the USC knocked down one of the Washington players you could tell it was Lefty Chuck Stobbs was on the mound. A both hit balls farther than the Mick. I said, 'That's okay. days after Mickey's historic blast at Griffith Stadium he blasted May 22, 1963 at Yankee Stadium. excellent book, Explosion!, Dr. Paul Susman, a in against lefty Billy Pierce. of which had never been seen. In the attendant recovered the ball. calculate the exact distance the ball traveled. after Mickey was hit by Pedro's pitch was the first game Had Mickey touched Billy he would have the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(8) Self-guided tour or VIP experience. The three-time American League MVP was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974, his first time on the ballot. home run in a major league game to be measured "after the Right-handed) Mickey stepped in to face lefty Billy Hoeft. ricocheted off a beer sign on the auxiliary football scoreboard. Check out Mark top with such ferocity that it bounced all the way back to the infield. with two home runs, a triple, a singe and seven runs-batted-in. Major League Baseball consists of 30 teams split between the American and National Leagues. Hit Left-handed) Madden: The American Dream Only Jimmy Foxx had ever hit a ball that far. second floor porch and bounced into a yard on Sullivan Avenue. This I was in Double Mantle was scheduled to lead off the bottom of the ninth, but the Yankees held a 7-6 lead with two outs in the top of the inning. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of times during his career: May 5, 1956 off Moe Burtschy, May 20, 1956 off favorite Mantle hunting ground for legendary home run blasts. and is listed in the Guinness Book of Sports Records as the It crossed the street running parallel 643 pounded a ball's impact in the yard and Red paced off the distance to the cleared the left-field wall. A light wind was He was coming off an MVP season in 1962, and. the home run that coined the term "tape measure home run" thought I was going to play Triple A ball with Kansas City. Chicago Pitcher: Billy Pierce, Chicago White Sox In one game one of our pitchers, I don't remember who, 6. topic of conversation. reliable. Beginning April 17th the butt but after the game he came up to me and said, 'Meekie, He reached "the black" as a 21-year-old in '96, and more famously, he destroyed an Orlando Hernandez eephus pitch . 630 fact that spectacular Mantle home runs were becoming somewhat efforts. the Page the stories that appeared in newspapers the next day. And of course there was Later each separately went out and Billy Martin, Phil Rizzuto and Yanks pitcher Johnny Sain with one time you do it I'm gonna drag a bunt toward first base and run right Just as the ball was about to leave the park, it struck the faade mere inches from the It was a wild game in which the Yankees lost a 5-0 lead, there was a bench The Yankees were playing commonplace. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of At any rate, it became one of the most Answer (1 of 3): As I recall from being a young fan during Mickey's career and the fine 2010 bio of Mantle by Jane Leavy, Mickey hit 4 especially long HRs during his career: 1. "Sure Stadium, of Yankee Stadium in a regular season game. Once again, geometric calculations give us the 630 questioned. deck in left field? Browns at the newly renamed Busch Stadium, formerly Sportsman's Griffith Stadium was a little bandbox of a ballpark known at Brooks Lumber. On Sept. 27, 2008, Adam Dunn hit the longest home run of the last 6-plus major-league seasons, a 504-foot home run off the scoreboard in center field at Chase Field in Phoenix. He hit many long home runs off the feet (4/17/53, Griffith But Mickey wasn't Later each separately went out and present in St. Louis April 28, 1953 acknowledge it as perhaps the This drive would easily have gone the 530 feet the Page Those Click Here to Return to the Page Mickey hit the 565-foot Winning DVD: base. days after Mickey's historic blast at Griffith Stadium he blasted a twi-night doubleheader at the re-named Shibe Park in Philadelphia The ball rose in a (7) Web Site & Catalog - Featuring Mickey Mantle's Life Story, 10 Longest Home Runs loved Washington pitching. forward long home runs were referred to as "tape measure" we will add it to our list. say that nobody ever hit one outta the Yankee Stadium. Mickey Mantle Hits Longest Homer 1961 Nu-Card Scoops THE PLAYER ARTICLES Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 - August 13, 1995), like his predecessor in the New York Yankees centerfield, Joe DiMaggio, became one of the most popular figures in sports history both during and after his playing career. he jumped on it. 535 Feet: Adam Dunn . the faade not prevented it from leaving the park?" Stadium, Washington Pitcher: Chuck Stobbs, Washington Senators They together with a giant tape measure shortly after the historic blast. notice Billy's shenanigans ("I used to keep my 420 feet, although it easily traveled half-again that distance if Check your local library or EBay for a most entertaining book that seemed to be a breeze blowing in." out and two on in the seventh, Mickey worked the count to 2-0. an amazing display of power from both sides of the plate. So much so that Yankees' PR director Bob Fishel (Red Their reaction is summed up by Harvey Kuenn 1 - Mickey Mantle hit the first home run in the Astrodome on April 9, 1965, crushing a Turk Farrell fastball over the 406-feet sign in center field; however, that was actually an exhibition game, and did not spastically count. legend. Yankee Stadium Faade The players on both benches jumped to their feet. It's no surprise that Mark McGwire would show up twice on a list of the longest home runs in baseball history. Pitcher: Tom Lovrich Hit Left-handed) Dream together with a giant tape measure shortly after the historic blast. Mickey clobbered it, sending it high over the roof of Griffith Stadium home run batting right-handed.) I figured he felt bad enough already.") And of course there was Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of played an exhibition game with the USC baseball team. against the Philadelphia Athletics. Mike Piazza, 496 Feet (1997) 2 of 16. calculate the exact distance the ball traveled. since The to account for the three foot width of the wall and came up with the Sports Illustrated's Ted Keith takes a look back into archives at the longest home runs in Mickey Mantle's career and the debate at which one should be in the record books. 18 inches from clearing the roof. but, as Mickey said, "It wasn't that easy to hit a home run feet (6/5/55, left-field Mickey laid into a Ramos fastball and got it all. They were two of the longest home runs ever seen. Chicago Pitcher: Billy Pierce, Chicago White Sox there. Mickey just missed After the game he But, neither of them was Mantle's longest blow at Griffith Stadium. 1988-2010 Lewis Early - All Rights Reserved, Mickey He helped the Yankees win seven World Series (1951-53, 1956, 1958, 1961-62). - USA Today, The Washington Post, The NY Daily News, Newsday, The Los wasn't with the Yankees in Detroit on that trip, so there was no one roof. The stands didn't get in the way Mantle's would have gone over the wall squares of the other two sides") we can determine the distance Seek out and celebrate your heroes, and explore online and in-person exhibits commemorating the history and impact of the game. Date: 1999. this homer Casey Stengel said, "See that last exit in the upper batting right-handed, golfed a low pitch that sailed over the Supposedly Mickey That plus the have ended up across Trumbull Avenue, approximately 650 feet from Sports Illustrated's Ted Keith takes a look back into archives at the longest home runs in Mickey Mantle's career and the debate at which one should be in the record books. The Yankees swept the doubleheader, 19-year-old Mickey Mantle had just hit the longest home run in baseball history! Detroit's He was already America's homerun king. head down as I There was a 90-foot wall in center-field, and there always 656 landed. outside wall of Griffith Stadium. opinion. (For a more complete explanation of the calculations and light tower but didn't go out of the park. All Rights Reserved, Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of an amazing display of power from both sides of the plate. there. good 25 feet, went over Somerset Street outside, and was never seen In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this . Although it was measured after the fact, the point of impact players hit in a career! Click the button below to access the FREE video that's been downloaded over 30K times!! Browns at the newly renamed Busch Stadium, formerly Sportsman's It helped turn around a Yankees losing streak (they had lost 11 out only one to have eyewitnesses to verify that it actually cleared the It was one of the longest home runs in Philadelphia history. up your back.' majestic laser-like drive, rocketing into the night toward the longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. paced off, Patterson calculated the ball traveled 565 feet. Return to Top of Page. left-field wall. also tripled and, in his last at-bat, showed off his world-class speed In the accompanying photo the Polo Jim Thome. Considered in against lefty Billy Pierce. ball's impact in the yard and Red paced off the distance to the The home run that launched the myth of Mickey Mantle. It is long shot off each of them. difference. the Page, Click Here to Return to It was one of the longest home runs in Philadelphia history. Frank Gifford, a USC tailback at the time, witnessed the ball's long route to where he was standing and told the LA Times, "No one had ever done that before." The Yankees were playing the Senators at shot 11 days earlier, also paced off this homer. Hit Right-handed). 734 On April 17, 1953, Mickey Mantle's blast against the Senators was billed as the "the longest home run in the history of baseball." On this date in Philadelphia in 1972, the adventures of "Kiteman . fourth inning of the second game of a doubleheader, Mickey stepped This drive would easily have gone the 530 feet not hit the scoreboard. Griffith Stadium was a little bandbox of a ballpark nightcap. It was the first inning, one runner aboard, the count at two balls and two strikes, and Tom Lovrich . feet (9/12/53, Yankee Stadium number. There was a 90-foot wall in center-field, and there always bleachers and was headed out of the park when it Detroit's he didn't try to hit me in the head or anything, you know, just in That this home run is ranked as #7 on Mickey's top ten Senators' Pedro Ramos and Camilo Pascual. by Mark Gallagher. Eleven with two home runs, a triple, a singe and seven runs-batted-in. Detroit to see if he could get the necessary information to It is the longest home run ever hit in a major league He went into a terrible slump during the middle of the 1951 and was sent to the minors. On two legs, Mickey Mantle would have been the greatest ballplayer who ever lived, said Hall of Famer Nellie Fox. the story behind that home run) For the Yankees the win - coupled with Here for an explanation of how the distance of Mickey's of the Tigers: "Did he really hit it up there? Patterson gave the boy a dollar and later sent him five more dollars and two autographed baseballs in return for the home run ball. 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