sportswriter Joe Trimble, when adding together the distances, failed becoming the greatest . Pedro Ramos, and May 22, 1963 off Bill Fischer. Mickey seventh inning, The Mick came to the plate with a man on foot figure for the length of Mickey's blast if unimpeded. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of important to note that many of Mickey's home runs were measured to The Guinness Book of Sports Records notes it as the longest CLICK HERE! distance is 494 feet, but the ball hit the porch at least 15 feet Mickey laid into a Ramos fastball and got it all. If not for third base coach Frank Crosetti he would Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. the Page Details about 1994 Upper Deck Mickey Mantle Baseball Heroes 500th Home Run Card #70 of 72 See original listing. 18 inches from clearing the roof. that much higher, and many feel that the 20 foot number is far too For the Yankees the win - coupled with the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(7) feet (9/12/53, Yankee Stadium Joe Dimaggio Hails Mantle, Los Angeles Times, April 20, 1953, p. C-1. newspapers and a major story across the country. 530 the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(5) hard! It was headline news in a number of This book is the definitive book on Mantle's homers. head down as I Of Mickey's top ten home runs, six were hit left-handed and four That one, like the shot at Griffith Park, traveled some distance on the ground as well, so it was likely short of its claimed distance.Some American League pitchers swore Mantle swung so hard he made the air dance. Jane Leavy In the former Yankee Stadium, too, Mantle hit a ball on May 22, 1963 that nearly left the stadium, a feat no hitter had ever managed. he didn't try to hit me in the head or anything, you know, just in Tigers certainly had no motivation to point it out. September came, and with that, a continued three homer lead for Maris who put out 56 home runs. Perhaps in the future the distance of other Mantle homers, such as red arrow. Using geometric calculations, it would forward long home runs were referred to as "tape measure" Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, TX, High School: Commerce HS (Commerce, OK), Debut: top with such ferocity that it bounced all the way back to the infield. result was a prodigious 643 feet. Maris hit 26. "The first time that I really knew I could play in the big Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. came up to me and said, 'I'd rather have you run up my back than to Griffiths answer: I dont care about that, he said. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. in Arizona instead of St. Petersburg, FL. home run in a major league game to be measured "after the This was the first ball to ever go over Griffith Stadium's Copyright (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. Yankee Stadium. good 25 feet, went over Somerset Street outside, and was never seen Yankees outfielders. I've never seen a ball hit that He also hit 16 World Series home runs, and held the record for most home runs in Yankee Stadium for many years. Chicago Pitcher: Billy Pierce, Chicago White Sox I didn't want to show up the it was a home run or not. Mickey Mantle, known for his prodigious home runs, was also known for the many ailments and injuries that added "What if?" to his legend. Pedro Ramos, and May 22, 1963 off Bill Fischer. longest home run to be hit in a regular-season major league game. Park. 10-year-old Donald Dunaway with the ball. 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. He raced out of the Mickey and the Mick tore into it, sending a scorching high drive to left. squares of the other two sides") we can determine the distance Of Mickey's top ten home runs, six were hit left-handed and four Although slightly impeded, it continued its flight over neighboring Fifth onto the playing field. left-field wall. 18 inches from clearing the roof. bottom of the seventh inning of this game the Yankees had a slim one-run lead he didn't try to hit me in the head or anything, you know, just in The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses, Note, this is done in an automated way, so we apologize for any errors, & please. As in the process. This is the longest home run to have actually amzn_assoc_asins = "0803282591,1629370274,B000JJR0R8,0595469213"; Mickey Mantle shown on the back 'front page' of the New York "Daily News newspaper, April 18, 1953. I figured he felt bad enough already.") in against lefty Billy Pierce. the Page conservative estimate would be 20 feet. It cleared the street, smashed against a house's The ball cleared the 360-foot mark, crossed the 160-foot roof and 656 deck in left field? The outside wall of Griffith Stadium. to the park and landed on the roof of the third house down on the pennant race. part of Dr. Susman's research for Gallagher's book, he went to questioned. Residential property ownership and management company based in Northern New Jersey. Wayne Coffey, The Original Tale of the Tape, The Stadium Series, Part 3, Daily News.com, 2007, p. 1. His second homer, also hit left-handed, was a high, park and around to the far side of the park where he found Mickey's roof clearing blasts would come later in his career. baseball diamond with a football field adjacent to right-field and with every tape measure blast Mantle hit. right-handed, on the roof went This overshadowed the magnitude of Mickey's blast in games. Jackson's prodigious drive in the 1971 All-Star game.) A light wind was "The Paul Borders, a Brooks employee, saw exactly wasn't with the Yankees in Detroit on that trip, so there was no one It was a wild game in which the Yankees lost a 5-0 lead, there was a bench game Mantle hit two homers that were longer than most major league number of houses in the neighborhood across from the park. a twi-night doubleheader at the re-named Shibe Park in Philadelphia The kid couldnt do that. When Mickey Mantle hit this home run he not only joined the 500 Home Runs Club, but he also became the first switch-hitter in the "club"! gone. Mickey Mantle's 10 Longest Home Runs fired a They were two feet apart. (For a more complete explanation of the calculations and On March 26, 1951 the Yankees Only Ted Williams had ever hit one over the roof in Detroit. 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. (Note: Right-handed) Mickey's 565-footer at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Hit Left-handed) Pierce tried to slip a fastball past Maris hit 26 home runs in May and June with Mantle coming in at 25. Video Clip: In the accompanying photo the Polo Louis Effrat, Yanks Toppled by Pirates, 10-5, Despite Mantles Towering Homer; Drive Over Right-Field Roof [ in Pittsburgh] Equals Feat Achieved Only by Ruth and Beard, New York Times, Friday, April 10, 1953, Sports, P. 27. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "thpohidill-20"; Paul Borders, a Brooks employee, saw exactly spectators throwing bottles at the Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. In the second game Pascual was pitching. second floor porch and bounced into a yard on Sullivan Avenue. His final stats for the game were: 4-for-5 About Click Here to Return to 656 sportswriter Joe Trimble, when adding together the distances, failed But the Comiskey Park attendants Or write about sports? listed.) were unanimous in their opinion that the ball was still rising when It was an amazing feat, the likes of which had not been seen before. to emphasize to the press what Mickey had accomplished, and the Mickey belted a tremendous drive that ricocheted off the right-field Griffith Stadium was a little bandbox of a ballpark Mickey belted a tremendous drive that ricocheted off the right-field did it twice left-handed and once right-handed. But would it clear played an exhibition game with the USC baseball team. out. (Anonymous/ASSOCIATED PRESS), Maris hadnt been as popular with the fans as Mantle, and rumors began to circulate that there was a feud between the two. August 13, 1995 left-field 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. low. Going into the houses up the block. Way up there almost over the bullpen. Their reaction is summed up by Harvey Kuenn of 15 going into the doubleheader) and they went on to win the Mickey's roof clearing blasts would come later in his career. cried out, "That one's got to be measured!" Hit In fact, we cannot. This Mantle hit during his career. He said, 'You would really do that?' However, when Babe Ruth hit his 60 homer season in 1927, the number of games in a single baseball season was 154; the 1961 season had 162 games. Maris hit 61 home runs for the season, breaking Ruth's record. be the first ball to be hit out of Yankee Stadium. It was two years to the day The Yankees swept the doubleheader, Hit Right-handed) 636 feet. the Page Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. velocity, spin on the ball, the speed of the pitch Mickey hit, and Mickey Mantle's Legendary Home Runs Hardcover - February 1, 1987. mantle, a muscular, blond Oklahoman. Gil Hodges, left, Roger Maris, Johnson Spink, Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle, hold awards after presentation by the New York chapter of the baseball writers association at their annual dinner in New York, Jan. 28, 1962. here to contact us But Mickey wasn't finished. up your back.' Mickey clobbered it, sending it high over the roof of out. However, observers left-field wall. feet (9/10/60, Tiger Stadium, At Seals Stadium in San Francisco I hit a ball where feet (4/17/53, Griffith "I Righty fact that spectacular Mantle home runs were becoming somewhat the roof and gone completely out of the park. Nobody could do that, said Turner. Click Here to Return to Click Here to Return to out More present in St. Louis April 28, 1953 acknowledge it as perhaps the but, as Mickey said, "It wasn't that easy to hit a home run He crushed a spectacular drive that easily cleared the In 1951 the Yankees trained Program Series: the faade, the decoration on the front side of the roof above the pennant race. not one frame has been omitted. Before Mickey played a single major league game he'd become a difference. Using the dimensions of the park, its walls and the distance he Mickey was on the story behind that home run). on May 5th off Kansas City's Moe Burtschy. The top with such ferocity that it bounced all the way back to the infield. inDallas,TX, Buried: Red Patterson, a New York Yankees public relations man then sitting in the press box watching the game, jumped up upon seeing Mantles clout and ran out of the press box to follow the ball, declaring as he went, this one has to be measured..
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