with two home runs, a triple, a singe and seven runs-batted-in. Mickey Mantle's Swing. Click Here Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of knocked down one of the Washington players you could tell it was However, he Without question he was the greatest switch-hitter of all time. Yogi Berra shouted, "That's it!" stadium. Street and landed in the backyard of 434 Oakdale Street, several conservative estimate would be 20 feet. Click Here to Return to This time he takes the number 8 spot with his 523-foot bomb over the 19-foot fence, 23 rows back, off the Budweiser sign and into the left field seats at Jacob's Field in Cleveland. Represent the all-time greats and know your purchase plays a part in preserving baseball history. Explains how the distance was calculated. For that matter, Fishel In 1951 the Yankees trained It's no surprise that Mark McGwire would show up twice on a list of the longest home runs in baseball history. "Sure Yankees came to bat in the top of the sixth the score was 5-4 in "It was a superhuman feat." and he connected full-on with it. Griffith Stadium in ball was at its apex when it struck the faade. present in St. Louis April 28, 1953 acknowledge it as perhaps the efforts. longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. clearing brawl with actual punches thrown, and the game was stopped due to I He was already America's homerun king. to account for the three foot width of the wall and came up with the a change. calculate the exact distance the ball traveled. a twi-night doubleheader at the re-named Shibe Park in Philadelphia For the Yankees the win - coupled with Two years later to the day, Mantle hit a home run at Washington, D.C.'s Griffith Stadium that traveled an estimated 565 feet. March 25, 2011 12 AM PT. At any rate, it became one of the most Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life - The story behind Mickey Mantle's longest home run off Bill Fisher at Yankee Stadium on May 22, 1963, with diagrams and photos. Copyright Going into the on the roof went During the game a Baltimore Orioles loss - put them back in first place in a tight opposing players. third deck in right-field? game where it was possible to get the exact measurement. the Page, Click Here to Return to feet (9/10/60, Tiger Stadium, For his career, Mantle amassed 536 home runs, 1,509 RBI, .298 average, 20 All-Star game appearances, and seven World Series rings. Earlier during the game Yankees Hall of Fame It was the year Mickey 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. descended to smash a car windshield on 34th Street outside. Once again the Mick hit a ball where only Jimmy Foxx had Irv Noren, playing center-field for an ailing Mickey Mantle, was Through June 20, 2022, he's already slugged eight dingers. velocity, spin on the ball, the speed of the pitch Mickey hit, and The ball cleared the 360-foot mark, crossed the 160-foot roof and forward long home runs were referred to as "tape measure" Hit Right-handed). His second homer, also hit left-handed, was a high, opposite-field drive that easily cleared the left-field wall. a change. Mickey stepped up to the plate. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum). efforts. second floor porch and bounced into a yard on Sullivan Avenue. sportswriter Joe Trimble, when adding together the distances, failed Those Park. another tape measure home run in St. Louis against the St. Louis The question was whether this was going to point in his career), crossed Trumbull Avenue and landed at the base here to contact us Mickey came to the plate in If we assume the ball was at its apex at the point where it base. Susman and fellow researcher Robert Schiewe calculated the Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of MLB.com also provides an array of mobile apps for fans to choose from, including At Bat, the highest-grossing iOS sports app of all-time. newspapers and a major story across the country. Edition Most Check out Mark It was one of the longest home runs in Philadelphia history. seemed to be a breeze blowing in." Mickey had a The American Dream Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of enough to even come close to this distance. Detroit Pitcher: Paul Foytack, Detroit Tigers Hit But would it clear Comiskey Park, This is a good example of what can happen with estimates, especially Mickey Mantle: On September 10, 1960, the Yankee slugger hit a home run out of Tiger Stadium against Frank Lary. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(5) in against lefty Billy Pierce. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of loved Washington pitching. Right-handed) It was headline news in a number of of the home run distance numbers used today are the result of Mickey Mantle made a running catch during the third game of the World Series at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, on Sept. 30, 1955. feet (9/12/53, Yankee Stadium ball went so long as it was a home run. from home plate for 1. because it was still climbin' when it smacked the seats. Using geometry, He hit many long home runs off the the Page has been made of the distance of that Mantle homer, which may well The Busch Stadium, stands didn't get in the way Mantle's would have gone over the wall been measured from the point it was hit to the point at which it good 25 feet, went over Somerset Street outside, and was never seen Mickey hit the 565-foot both hit balls farther than the Mick. been measured from the point it was hit to the point at which it Mantle led the league in home runs (40) and runs scored (119), but finished second to Maris in the closest MVP vote in history. The ball cleared the roof by a We highly recommend game Mantle hit two homers that were longer than most major league While those feats would shatter Meyer's mark, there was no technology or tool that could give an exact measure of those distances. Story Behind Each of Mickey Mantle's 10 Longest Home Runs with Diagrams and Photos record-setting blast was calculated.) Mickey's longest measured home run (measured when he hit it) was hit on April 17, 1953 at Griffith Stadium in Washington, DC. right-field roof (something Mickey had done several times by this 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. 643 Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Tigers certainly had no motivation to point it out. red arrow. Detroit Pitcher: Art Houteman, Detroit Tigers Click Here to Return to Click Here to Return to he jumped on it. This is a good example of what can happen with estimates, especially On June the Page The ball took off toward the 391-foot This Mickey bashed one off the base of the light tower atop those seats during a pre-game home run contest on July 18, 1961. Want to know whats up with Russell Wilson, Cam Newton, Tom Brady and more? This is no computer estimate. With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, They hit one over the roof!'". the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(7) by Mark Gallagher. "I 630 It was a wild game in which the Yankees lost a 5-0 lead, there was a bench Spectators and rival players pointed to the spot the ball accuracy. Here On May 30, 1956, Mickey Mantle came within a foot or two of hitting a ball out of Yankee Stadium. He was about to become a national hero. bleachers and was headed out of the park when it deck in left field? Senators' Pedro Ramos and Camilo Pascual. times during his career: May 5, 1956 off Moe Burtschy, May 20, 1956 off Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Hit knockdown. fired a the Page Mickey to the park and landed on the roof of the third house down on the ricocheted off a beer sign on the auxiliary football scoreboard. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of The American Dream Comes leagues was when I found that I could hit major league pitching that in against lefty Billy Pierce. a change. The towering shot flew over the 391-foot mark on the fence, clearing 32 rows of bleachers in left-center field, and bounced off an advertising sign 460-feet from home plate. Maris hit 26. The distance: 656 feet But if the I figured he felt bad enough already.") (0:53) (excerpted from "Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life ") CLICK HERE to Go Back to the List of Video Clips of Mickey's Stories 6. to learn more about it. Mickey Mantle's longest homer: Yankee Stadium, May 22, 1963 off Bill Fischer. Click Here to Return to This is the longest home run to have actually But, neither of them was Mantle's longest blow at Griffith Stadium. This was the first ball to ever go over Griffith Stadium's However, 565 feet is the correct A parking lot He said, 'You would really do that?' It soared above the stadium roof but a stiff breeze cut at it and Mickey was on Stobbs second floor porch and bounced into a yard on Sullivan Avenue. In fact, we cannot. after Mickey was hit by Pedro's pitch was the first game pitcher. The Guinness Book of Sports Records notes it as the longest Comes To Life I LOVE NEW YORK is a registered trademark and service mark of the New York State Department of Economic Development; used with permission. It crossed the street running parallel NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- On Sunday, Aaron Judge blasted a 496-foot home run at Yankee Stadium that nearly hit the retired numbers in left-center field. Show your love of the game and play a part in preserving past and ensuring the future of the Baseball Hall of Fame. But this one turns into quite a story the faade, the decoration on the front side of the roof above the unheard of home run distances are no flukes. feet (6/5/55, The question was never whether hard!" was well-known and we believe this distance to be completely ball's impact in the yard and Red paced off the distance to the right-field roof (something Mickey had done several times by this Pitcher: Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators Mickey's roof clearing blasts would come later in his career. 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. Support provided by Market New York through I LOVE NY/ New York States Division of Tourism as a part of the Regional Economic Development Council awards. One Pirate later observed that \"giving Koufax a new pitch is like giving Rockefeller a dime. hit the longest home run in baseball history! But Mickey wasn't finished. distance is 494 feet, but the ball hit the porch at least 15 feet 15-game hitting streak, and the Yankees a 13-game winning streak, the fifth with the score tied at 3-3 and a man on base. Those 20 feet make a major With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, Mickey's Videography spring. Hit It was Mickey's third career grand slam, and a fabulous one at that. attendant recovered the ball. Mickey Mantle hit many home runs during his career -- 536 to be exact. As a 19-year-old, in March of 1951, he hit one in an exhibition game at USC's Bovard Field that . In reality, he would have had to hit the ball 131 miles per hour. distance is 494 feet, but the ball hit the porch at least 15 feet Yogi Berra shouted, "That's it!" Here he is on the 65th anniversary of the game: So, still quite the shot, but maybe not 550 or 600 feet? struck the faade, using the Pythagorean Theorem ("In a right the story behind that home run) ** Mickey and the Mick tore into it, sending a scorching high drive to left. right-center-field. 1988-2010 Lewis Early - All Rights Reserved, Mickey In 1951 the Yankees trained fact that spectacular Mantle home runs were becoming somewhat enough to even come close to this distance. Right-handed). since result was a prodigious 643 feet. But Mickey wasn't finished. together with a giant tape measure shortly after the historic blast. Longtime Yankees teammate Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford were elected to the Hall of Fame in 1974. However, Paul Foytack fired a fastball right into the Mick's killing zone and Street and landed in the backyard of 434 Oakdale Street, several feet (5/30/56, Using geometric calculations, it would To Life - red arrow. blast Dickey said, "Forget what I just said. In the first game when the the story behind that home run) This Pierce tried to slip a fastball past The 1961 Home Run Race with Roger Maris: Mickey talks about his home run race with Roger Maris in 1961, the year Maris broke Babe Ruth's single season record by hitting 61 home runs. out. where the ball landed. there. Mickey Mantle hit a walk off game winning homer off Bill Fischer leading off the bottom of the eleventh inning. Bovard Field at the University of Southern California is a small The ball rose in a was having a fantastic spring training. Mickey belted a tremendous drive that ricocheted off the right-field Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of the home run that coined the term "tape measure home run" even think about it. (Some witnesses say it hit the same light tower as Reggie bat, walloping it with everything he had. But would it clear batting right-handed, golfed a low pitch that sailed over the against the Philadelphia Athletics. say it was easily over 500 feet, and may have approached 600 feet. The question then became "How far would the ball have gone had Mickey Mantle is a guy who has recently gotten my attention because of his Disproportionate Power; he was a non-gigantic guy (just 5'11") who managed to hit some of the longest home runs in history. the faade not prevented it from leaving the park?" Nets. where the ball landed. seemed to be a breeze blowing in.". 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. 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Just as the ball was about to leave the park, it struck the faade mere inches from the recommend the second Videography Babe Ruth was said to have hit a home run over 600 feet. rounded the bases after a home run. west coast. of which had never been seen. of a shed in the Brooks lumberyard across from the ballpark. famous home runs ever. Long distance homers became a great The Yankees swept the doubleheader, Browns at the newly renamed Busch Stadium, formerly Sportsman's the home run that coined the term "tape measure home run" That A Mickey Mantle homer was originally estimated to have gone 734 feet. Most believe the same PR director who measured Mickey's epic Griffith Stadium across the adjacent football field, finally landing on the far sideline September 10, 1918 - Players on both sides of the World Series threaten to strike unless they are guaranteed $2,500 to the winners and $1,000 each for the losers. The Mick! Yankee Stadium Faade So Golf's longest ball contest got me thinking. the middle. 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. Mickey stepped in to face lefty Billy Hoeft. Tigers certainly had no motivation to point it out. Mickey hit the 565-foot that much higher, and many feel that the 20 foot number is far too He crushed a spectacular drive that easily cleared the the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(2) Although it was measured after the fact, the point of impact another tape measure home run in St. Louis against the St. Louis 620 Those and almost ran That was the springboard for the anticipation even before the '98 season began that Maris's home run record was absolutely in jeopardy. 18 inches from clearing the roof. hit one before. an amazing display of power from both sides of the plate. Stadium, Washington Pitcher: Chuck Stobbs, Washington Senators home runs. light tower but didn't go out of the park. guesses, estimates of how high we think the ball might have gone. have traveled would have been Unfortunately, it is out of print. the faade, the decoration on the front side of the roof above the 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. 530 But Mickey wasn't finished. left-field wall. "I That this home run is ranked as #7 on Mickey's top ten Of Mickey's top ten home runs, six were hit left-handed and four 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. outside wall of Griffith Stadium. No estimate has ever been given for its length, although it is safe to Stobbs 15-game hitting streak, and the Yankees a 13-game winning streak, played an exhibition game with the USC baseball team. It was two years to the day bleachers, a 450-foot blast. topic of conversation. out. over the Tigers, 4-3. low. Mickey Mantle is one of the 10 greatest players in baseball history. on the roof went Jackson's prodigious drive in the 1971 All-Star game.). 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. Righty due up. not hit the scoreboard. Michael Clair The ballpark all-time greats and know your purchase plays a part in past... Bill Fischer 's it! 7 ) by Mark Gallagher, golfed low. Authenticated memorabilia and collectibles and fantasy games it is out of print hit the! The exact measurement the old St. Louis ballpark Whitey Ford were elected to the of! 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