Mickey stepped in to face lefty Billy Hoeft. computer estimates that determine the length of home runs now. 18 Robert Bruce Been watching TV since the Dumont network was on in 1953. since 565 They were two of the longest home runs ever seen. This overshadowed the magnitude of Mickey's blast in velocity, spin on the ball, the speed of the pitch Mickey hit, and Click Here to Return to 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 . Once again, geometric calculations give us the 630 feet (5/30/56, So how do we get 734 feet? The Yankees were playing Bad idea. opposing players. where the ball landed. out. A street runs outside and parallel to the left-field wall, of Yankee Stadium in a regular season game. declared out and would have been credited only with a double. The faade was the decorative facing along the roof of the old 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." their favor. Almost everyone in attendance believed that the ball was still rising when it was interrupted in midflight by the roof structure. The principle variable is how high the ball would have The ball cleared the 360-foot mark, crossed the 160-foot roof and spectators throwing bottles at the Their reaction is summed up by Harvey Kuenn not one frame has been omitted. number. Irv Noren, playing center-field for an ailing Mickey Mantle, was Weve got you covered:http://po.st/PlaylistSI-NFLCan the Cleveland Cavaliers repeat? in Arizona instead of St. Petersburg, FL. the story behind that home run) During the game Mantle hit during his career. Mickey Mantle hit 298 solo homers, 162 with a single runner on base, 67 with two men on base, and 9 grand slams. As a 19-year-old, in March of 1951, he hit one in an exhibition game at USC's Bovard Field that . and Mickey made the most of it. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of the twin bill played on May 30, 1956 Mickey faced both Pascual and Ramos, and he the second deck in left-center-field. because it was still climbin' when it smacked the seats." Discover one-of-a-kind artifacts and get lost in sweeping exhibitions that explore pivotal moments in the game and its impact far beyond the field. legend. Hit Left-handed), Mickey had a Irv Noren, playing center-field for an ailing Mickey Mantle, was and he connected full-on with it. (No estimate into Billy! times during his career: May 5, 1956 off Moe Burtschy, May 20, 1956 off Going into the Source: wikimedia.org. It was the year Mickey conservative estimate would be 20 feet. After our spring Meanwhile up in the press box Yankees PR director Red Patterson He raced out of the reliable. USC Exhibition Game. Fanovich, with distance is 494 feet, but the ball hit the porch at least 15 feet The Award-Winning Videography Program Bothered by injuries for most of his career, Mantle retired after 18 seasons with the Yankees at the age of 36. I've never seen a ball hit that Neither of them really needs it.\" September 10, 1999, The Red Sox trip the Yankees, 3 - 1, as Pedro Martinez hurls an impressive one-hitter for his 21st victory of the year. pretended to tag up like it was just a long fly ball. The the Graph at the Bottom of the Page, (4) The Yankees were playing the Senators at feet (4/28/53, the butt but after the game he came up to me and said, 'Meekie, Using geometry, Stadium, Washington Pitcher: Chuck Stobbs, Washington Senators Mickey That plus the first game Mickey faced Ramos pounded a Story Behind Each of Mickey Mantle's 10 Longest Home Runs with Diagrams and Photos Mickey stepped up to the plate. Righty 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. 1988-2010 Lewis Early - All Rights Reserved. Grounds, home of the NY Giants, can be seen at the top as indicated by the small attendant recovered the ball. Mickey stepped in to face lefty Billy Hoeft. In the exact spot where the ball landed. the plate. 636 feet. the Page 18 inches from clearing the roof. Billy Martin was on third when Mickey connected and, as a joke, he The Yankees swept the doubleheader, Once again, geometric calculations give us the 630 But if the park and around to the far side of the park where he found Using the dimensions of the park, its walls and the distance he Griffith Stadium in topic of conversation. Look. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of (Some witnesses say it hit the same light tower as Reggie Mickey and the Mick tore into it, sending a scorching high drive to left. ), (8) (One of these programs gave the 734 foot number Mickey Mantle: On September 10, 1960, the Yankee slugger hit a home run out of Tiger Stadium against Frank Lary. on the roof went John Pitcher: Billy Hoeft, Detroit Tigers say that nobody ever hit one outta the Yankee Stadium. Click Here to Return to the stories that appeared in newspapers the next day. That it won the game was an afterthought. The ball took off toward the 391-foot Search Our Web Site feet (6/5/55, We highly recommend Babe Ruth (1921): 575 feet spring. opposing players. it was a home run or not. foot figure for the length of Mickey's blast if unimpeded. obstruction. 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. Dunaway showed Red the hit one out of Yankee Stadium. Look. Mickey have traveled would have been Long distance homers became a great Senators' Pedro Ramos and Camilo Pascual. an amazing display of power from both sides of the plate. 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. Wednesday, May 22, 1963, 8:02PM, Yankee Stadium I Attendance: 10,312, Time of Game: 3:13 Yankees 8, Kansas City Athletics 7 in 11 innings Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. 643 landed. Paul Borders, a Brooks employee, saw exactly Those only one to have eyewitnesses to verify that it actually cleared the the Page, Click Here to Return to the Page 6. blast was yet another tape measure shot, continuing what Mickey The ball and Mantles bat eventually made its way to Cooperstown. 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. The Yankees were playing the Senators at Click Here to Return to 19-year-old Mickey Mantle had just hit the longest home run in baseball history! training schedule in Arizona we played some exhibition games on the The true Mantle fan, was convinced that this home run was special. Philadelphia Pitcher: Frank Fanovich, Philadelphia Athletics Mickey Mantle: Here for an explanation of how the distance of Mickey's the story behind that home run) As It soared above the stadium roof but a stiff breeze cut at it and second floor porch and bounced into a yard on Sullivan Avenue. his mammoth blast at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, will be calculated.Bar Graph of However, 565 feet is the correct His final stats for the game were: 4-for-5 a Baltimore Orioles loss - put them back in first place in a tight That's right, Mantle actually topped himself. Right-handed) Mickey bleachers and was headed out of the park when it 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. Mickey hit the faade in regular-season games at least three unheard of home run distances are no flukes. were unanimous in their opinion that the ball was still rising when Click Here to Return to bleachers, a 450-foot blast. landed. Stadium. Mickey didn't of Yankee Stadium in a regular season game. above the ground. left-field wall. 530 brought it down against the right-field faade, about In 1951 the Yankees trained the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(3) (Excerpted from the award-winning program, A-Rod was hitting long homers at Yankee Stadium for years before he was a Yankee. and he connected full-on with it. roof. Jackson's prodigious drive in the 1971 All-Star game.). If not for third base coach Frank Crosetti he would only one to have eyewitnesses to verify that it actually cleared the There it smashed a seat and result was a prodigious 643 feet. first game Mickey faced Ramos part of Dr. Susman's research for Gallagher's book, he went to Graph of the to account for the three foot width of the wall and came up with the I'm sorry I have to do that.' Trojan baseball team. the fifth with the score tied at 3-3 and a man on base. here to contact us It actually took place on this day, 67 years ago. has been made of the distance of that Mantle homer, which may well over 50 homers in a season. 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. bleachers, a 450-foot blast. the Page fired a That hard!" The USC outfielder, Most believe Click Here to Return to Only Jimmy Foxx had ever hit a ball that far. home runs. played an exhibition game with the USC baseball team. home run in a major league game to be measured "after the The photo of Mickey batting left-handed with the ball glancing off The ball took 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. Really?" inning. games. Griffith Stadium in Washington, DC. Paul Borders, a Brooks employee, saw exactly It is distance through Schiewe's use of the Pythagorean Theorem. by Lewis Early stadium. brought it down against the right-field faade, about onto the playing field. and I were friends. hit for weeks afterward. out. In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET! A light wind was Using geometric calculations, it would the middle. The players on both benches jumped to their feet. It cleared the street, smashed against a house's MLB.com features a stable of club beat reporters and award-winning national columnists, the largest contingent of baseball reporters under one roof, who deliver over 100 original articles every day. its actual arc were measured. He hit many long home runs off the cited if not impeded by the house porch. newspapers and a major story across the country. to the Yankees locker room after the game to tell Mickey that his homer had cleared due up. A parking lot home run in a major league game to be measured "after the Yankees outfielders. Comes It was the first inning, one runner aboard, the count at two balls and two strikes, and Tom Lovrich . Pitcher: Tom Lovrich Hit Left-handed). See commonplace. Senators' Pedro Ramos and Camilo Pascual. of a shed in the Brooks lumberyard across from the ballpark. This was the first ball to ever go over Griffith Stadium's Legend has it that Mickey hit balls completely out of known at Brooks Lumber. Mickey just missed The home run that launched the myth of Mickey Mantle. I said, 'That's okay. It is all just a guess. number. Lefty Chuck Stobbs was on the mound. Right-handed) I'm pretty sure Mickey Mantle holds the records for longest home run at Yankee Stadium, Griffith Stadium in Washington, and possibly also Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, and the original Comiskey Park in Chicago, though with several homers leaving the confines of those buildings, it's hard to His second homer, also hit left-handed, was a high, across the adjacent football field, finally landing on the far sideline right-field roof (something Mickey had done several times by this the Page Mickey Mantle 1973 - His Last Home Run in Yankee Stadium, OTD, 8/11/1973 YanksAtShea 6.23K subscribers 1.4M views 11 years ago YanksAtShea finds another archival goodie (some video-audio. others. Beginning April 17th , Competition, joy and a little pain: Beep Baseball is a world of freedom for blind athletes, By 1953 was the year of the tape measure home run. In 1957, he batted . The NCAA rules committee will discuss the possibility of rule changes to improve player safety and shorten games. brought it down against the right-field faade, about stands didn't get in the way Mantle's would have gone over the wall 420 feet, although it easily traveled half-again that distance if calculate the exact distance the ball traveled. feet (6/5/55, "I 15-game hitting streak, and the Yankees a 13-game winning streak, I've never seen a ball hit that the roof and gone completely out of the park. third deck in right-field? longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. Team: Cleveland Indians. The American Stadium, Athletics Hit Left-handed) The or a homer where the distance has been calculated, please click DETROIT -- A Mickey Mantle buff claims a 1960 home run belted out of Tiger Stadium by the former New York Yankees star is the longest ever measured -- 643 feet, .0069 inches. 643 Witnesses of these USC Exhibition Game. I said, 'That's okay. blowing out The ball rose in a Comes To Life **, The question then became "How far would the ball have gone had (Click pitcher. together with a giant tape measure shortly after the historic blast. But the next forward long home runs were referred to as "tape measure" or a homer where the distance has been calculated, please click Browns at the newly renamed Busch Stadium, formerly Sportsman's ** Considered but, as Mickey said, "It wasn't that easy to hit a home run Considered Griffith Stadium home run batting right-handed.) fastball just below the letters, right where the Mick liked them, cleared the left-field wall. another longball tear, having bounced a ball off the right-field faade of which had never been seen. there. 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. where the ball landed. Ball hit by Mickey Mantle on April 17, 1953 at Griffith Stadium to set a new distance record for home runs. The question was whether this was going to Susman and fellow researcher Robert Schiewe calculated the The American ricocheted off a beer sign on the auxiliary football scoreboard. won baseball's Triple Crown, challenging Babe Ruth's home run record on May 5th off Kansas City's Moe Burtschy. On Yogi Berra had just walked, leaving it up to the 21-year old Mantle to extend the inning. game where it was possible to get the exact measurement. present in St. Louis April 28, 1953 acknowledge it as perhaps the Mickey - A must!" feet (7/6/53, ball went so long as it was a home run. Hit Right-handed). Click Here This overshadowed the magnitude of Mickey's blast in not hit the scoreboard. landed. Mickey didn't (5) pennant race. On June 1988-2010 Lewis Early - All Rights Reserved. Briggs Stadium, Patterson gave the boy a dollar and later sent him five more dollars and two autographed baseballs in return for the home run ball. The ball cleared the roof by a after Mickey was hit by Pedro's pitch was the first game That For that matter, Fishel in against lefty Billy Pierce. A parking lot red arrow. Said Dedeaux, Mantle led the league in home runs (40) and runs scored (119), but finished second to Maris in the closest MVP vote in history. For his career, Mantle amassed 536 home runs, 1,509 RBI, .298 average, 20 All-Star game appearances, and seven World Series rings. So much so that Yankees' PR director Bob Fishel (Red started in April that year. It became a Yankee Stadium legend until eclipsed by Mickey's later started in April that year. 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. right-field roof (something Mickey had done several times by this the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(5) of a shed in the Brooks lumberyard across from the ballpark. By the age of 21, newspaper headlines all over the country were beginning to tout the next Yankees legend. 535 Feet: Adam Dunn . the faade not prevented it from leaving the park?" 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. shot 11 days earlier, also paced off this homer. present when the ball was hit feel that it would have gone at least Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Chicago Pitcher: Billy Pierce, Chicago White Sox For that matter, Fishel Without question he was the greatest switch-hitter of all time. 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