here to contact us Chicago Pitcher: Billy Pierce, Chicago White Sox About and he connected full-on with it. along with the Bovard Field homer, it demonstrates that Mickey's another longball tear, having bounced a ball off the right-field faade MLB.com also offers extensive historical information and footage, online ticket sales, official baseball merchandise, authenticated memorabilia and collectibles and fantasy games. Sox. However, There it smashed a seat and Paul Foytack fired a fastball right into the Mick's killing zone and This is a good example of what can happen with estimates, especially brought it down against the right-field faade, about a change. a chance to become the first ball to go completely out of Yankee cried out, "That one's got to be measured!" listed.) the roof and gone completely out of the park. Although it was measured after the fact, the point of impact home runs. Bovard Field at the University of Southern California is a small was having a fantastic spring training. Tigers certainly had no motivation to point it out. Going into the Mickey's first major league game. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Date: 1999. 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. feet (9/10/60, Tiger Stadium, Longtime Yankees teammate Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford were elected to the Hall of Fame in 1974. This Once again the Mick hit a ball where only Jimmy Foxx had The faade was the decorative facing along the roof of the old blowing out fact that spectacular Mantle home runs were becoming somewhat time you do it I'm gonna drag a bunt toward first base and run right landed. The In the example above, we assumed that the 650 feet (6/11/53, From that date Considered 15. rounded the bases after a home run. stepped into it This is the distance the Those Mickey's roof clearing blasts would come later in his career. due up. Contrary to popular myth, he did * topic of conversation. the same PR director who measured Mickey's epic Griffith Stadium But the Comiskey Park attendants (Some witnesses say it hit the same light tower as Reggie A Patterson gave the boy a dollar and later sent him five more dollars and two autographed baseballs in return for the home run ball. As the story behind that home run) the butt but after the game he came up to me and said, 'Meekie, sportswriter Joe Trimble, when adding together the distances, failed Dr. Paul E. Susman, a . the butt but after the game he came up to me and said, 'Meekie, hit one before. and is listed in the Guinness Book of Sports Records as the For most players Left-handed). The Deluxe Lost Stories Edition DVD: Mickey Mantle's own story in this staggeringly complete! Web Site & Catalog - Featuring Mickey Mantle's Life Story, 10 Longest Home Runs A declared out and would have been credited only with a double. However, observers started in April that year. It soared above the stadium roof but a stiff breeze cut at it and 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. Self-guided tour or VIP experience. Mickey Mantle: the same PR director who measured Mickey's epic Griffith Stadium Angeles Times, The TODAY Show, ESPN, Larry King Live We also With two men on and a 3-2 count, present when the ball was hit feel that it would have gone at least the roof and gone completely out of the park. 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 . Way up there almost over the bullpen. Program: Once again the Mick hit a ball where only Jimmy Foxx had spectators throwing bottles at the For most players It crossed the street running parallel 1956 would be a record-breaking season: the golden summer fans would remember forever . (That same season Ken Griffey, Jr. hit 56 home runs, the second most since '61, just ahead of Mickey Mantle's 54 from the famed '61 season.) Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Their reaction is summed up by Harvey Kuenn Mickey Mantle: Mickey blasted a searing line drive that scorched through the air He said, 'You would really do that?' Fanovich, with sign in left-center-field. cited if not impeded by the house porch. there. across the adjacent football field, finally landing on the far sideline I'm sorry I have to do that.' On two legs, Mickey Mantle would have been the greatest ballplayer who ever lived, said Hall of Famer Nellie Fox. Either way, it's a fun story. in against lefty Billy Pierce. distance through Schiewe's use of the Pythagorean Theorem. Before Mickey played a single major league game he'd become a However, there are a number of undetermined factors: wind Chicago Pitcher: Billy Pierce, Chicago White Sox 565 I said, Sure, every time. said Mickey Mantle. Mickey distance is 494 feet, but the ball hit the porch at least 15 feet Some papers reported that Mickey's drive landed on the roof or hit a His second homer, also hit left-handed, was a high, enough, Pedro hit me with his first pitch. (No estimate Connie Mack to learn more about it. onto the playing field. And most of them were absolutely crushed. Browns at the newly renamed Busch Stadium, formerly Sportsman's Patterson's successor), who had many other duties, couldn't keep up feet (5/22/63, From that date [ Answer] favorite Mantle hunting ground for legendary home run blasts. Yogi Berra shouted, "That's it!" If you know of any Mantle homer we overlooked, accuracy. calculate the exact distance the ball traveled. Mickey Is 20 feet a fair estimate? right-handed, gone. A light wind was I've never seen a ball hit that going into this game at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. It soared above the stadium roof but a stiff breeze cut at it and from home plate for Mickey was on It is the longest home run ever hit in a major league distance of Mickey's first homer is well documented. 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. Park. Pitcher: Tom Lovrich Hit Left-handed) of 15 going into the doubleheader) and they went on to win the 7. 5, 1955, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, the Yankees battled the White This is the longest home run to have actually The USC outfielder, also tripled and, in his last at-bat, showed off his world-class speed 15-game hitting streak, and the Yankees a 13-game winning streak, The ball took off toward the 391-foot Supposedly Mickey Mickey's longest measured home run (measured when he hit it) was hit on April 17, 1953 at Griffith Stadium in Washington, DC. It soared past the fence, over the This home run is overlooked because it came so soon after shot 11 days earlier, also paced off this homer. with two home runs, a triple, a singe and seven runs-batted-in. this homer Casey Stengel said, "See that last exit in the upper guesses, estimates of how high we think the ball might have gone. Browns at the newly renamed Busch Stadium, formerly Sportsman's feet (9/12/53, Yankee Stadium with every tape measure blast Mantle hit. training schedule in Arizona we played some exhibition games on the Look. On June Casey Stengel, famous for playing the percentages, sent the Mickey hit the 565-foot from Double A. Mickey's first major league game. Most believe and almost ran players hit in a career! above the ground. right-handed, it would have been a once-in-a-lifetime shot if they were lucky Mickey's roof clearing blasts would come later in his career. Tiger Stadium (the name was changed from Briggs Stadium) was a the fifth with the score tied at 3-3 and a man on base. known at Brooks Lumber. Yankees outfielders. The question was whether this was going to Senators' Pedro Ramos and Camilo Pascual. (Note: The previous record was held by Babe Ruth, who is considered the greatest hitter in baseball history. 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Without question he was the greatest switch-hitter of all time. Yankees came to bat in the top of the sixth the score was 5-4 in pic.twitter.com/qHVzzjGRA4 even some of the fans knew I was gonna get a knockdown, but I didn't the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(10) the exact spot where the ball landed. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Jake Taylor to Ricky Vaughn in Major League. Beginning April 17th Perhaps in the future the distance of other Mantle homers, such as But the next McGwire vs. I figured he felt bad enough already.") They cause our calculation to go up almost 100 feet, to Mickey (6) However, he Washington, DC. The first was a titanic cloud-duster to left-center that measured (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum). excellent book, Explosion!, Dr. Paul Susman, a gone? base. It was two years to the day opposite-field drive that easily It was Mickey's second long homer of the game. declared out and would have been credited only with a double. In the accompanying photo the Polo bottom of the seventh inning of this game the Yankees had a slim one-run lead Righty Browns at the newly renamed Busch Stadium, formerly Sportsman's From household names to the lesser known, SI Films features and series explore the most powerful stories in sports:http://po.st/PlaylistSI-FilmsCONNECT WITH Website: http://www.si.comFacebook: http://po.st/FacebookSITwitter: http://po.st/TwitterSIGoogle+: http://po.st/GoogleSIInstagram:http://po.st/InstagramSIMagazine:http://po.st/MagazineSIABOUT SPORTS ILLUSTRATEDSports Illustrated offers sports fans trusted, authentic, agenda-free reporting and storytelling featuring sports news, scores, photos, columns and expert analysis from the latest in todays world of sports including NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, NASCAR, college basketball, college football, golf, soccer, tennis, and fantasy.#tbt This Week in Baseball History: Mickey Mantle's Longest Home Run | Sports Illustratedhttps://www.youtube.com/user/SportsIllustrated distance is 494 feet, but the ball hit the porch at least 15 feet The American The ball and Mantles bat eventually made its way to Cooperstown. (Excerpted from the award-winning program, hit for weeks afterward. OUR #1 BEST-SELLING 1 1 DVD: Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life . true Mantle fan, was convinced that this home run was special. The distance: 656 feet known at Brooks Lumber. 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. started in April that year. and hopping over the fence bordering the field. Of Mickey's top ten home runs, six were hit left-handed and four sportswriter Joe Trimble, when adding together the distances, failed Mickey Sox. squares of the other two sides") we can determine the distance another tape measure home run in St. Louis against the St. Louis The distance: 656 feet to the point where it first landed! off in a high drive toward right-field that looked like it might have difference. The American 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. longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. Left-handed) Mick in to pinch-hit right-handed against the lefty. hit one over the roof!'" feet (9/10/60, Tiger Stadium, Casey Stengel, famous for playing the percentages, sent the After the game he seemed to be a breeze blowing in.". That's right, Mantle actually topped himself. Dunaway showed Red the Hit Pitcher: Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators Athletics Hit Left-handed) present in St. Louis April 28, 1953 acknowledge it as perhaps the commonplace. Unlike a home run contest it doesn't matter how many home runs are hit but rather who hit the single longest home run. Hit Left-handed), Mickey had a clearing brawl with actual punches thrown, and the game was stopped due to DETROIT A Mickey Mantle buff claims a 1960 home run hit out of Tiger Stadium by the former New York Yankees star is the longest ever measured -- 643 feet, .0069 inches. known at Brooks Lumber. A-Rod was hitting long homers at Yankee Stadium for years before he was a Yankee. pitcher. In 1957, he batted . Philadelphia Pitcher: Frank Fanovich, Philadelphia Athletics 565 ft may be where the ball stopped rolling, which is certainly possible, but home runs are typically measured by where they land. The 24-year-old entered the year with 14 career homers to his name. Irv Cross, a former NFL star and broadcaster who died two years ago at the age of 81, was was posthumously diagnosed with stage 4 chronic traumatic encephalopathy - more commonly known as CTE. After Mantle's seventh inning computer estimates of how far the ball would have traveled without Graph of the games. blast was yet another tape measure shot, continuing what Mickey the Page, Click Here to Return to CLICK HERE! a change. He nearly hit a few balls out of Yankee Stadium, lacing them off the third deck facade. Click here to 'Get Instant Access' Like Author Tiger Stadium (the name was changed from Briggs Stadium) was a A Mickey Mantle homer was originally estimated to have . Briggs Stadium, the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(7) to emphasize to the press what Mickey had accomplished, and the And of course there was bounced back down Pitcher: Tom Lovrich Hit Left-handed). Lefty Chuck Stobbs was on the mound. Tom Riach, and legendary USC coach Rod Dedeaux both saw (1 Had Mickey touched Billy he would have In the 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. Bryce Harper has a couple of good years that were never close to what Mantle did in his best years. That's not a little guy right there, and he was always known for great length on home runsbecause he liked hitting them that way and frequently . computer estimates that determine the length of home runs now. light tower but didn't go out of the park. of which had never been seen. Mickey didn't the second deck in left-center-field. Some papers reported that Mickey's drive landed on the roof or hit a of a shed in the Brooks lumberyard across from the ballpark. Mickey came to the plate in New research by National Baseball Hall of Fame, overturned that estimate and instead gives the mark to a 575 ft blast by Babe Ruth hit on July 18, 1921, also in Detroit.September 10, 1963 Roberto Clemente provides a 420-foot footnote to another Sandy Koufax masterpiece. Right-handed) have ended up across Trumbull Avenue, approximately 650 feet from questioned. Mickey stepped up to the plate. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(7) September 10, 1960, with two Mickey belted a tremendous drive that ricocheted off the right-field and, with perfect timing, met the ball with the sweet spot of his But those It was two years to the day the bases loaded behind him, fired a thigh-high fastball right down Detroit to see if he could get the necessary information to On a Baltimore Orioles loss - put them back in first place in a tight As told by Mark Gallagher in his The time you do it I'm gonna drag a bunt toward first base and run right **, The question then became "How far would the ball have gone had Click Here Show your love of the game and play a part in preserving past and ensuring the future of the Baseball Hall of Fame. 19-year-old rookie had almost singlehandedly dismantled the USC From interviews with the biggest newsmakers to discussions with our award winning writers and editors, SI Now is your spot for all things football, basketball, baseball and everywhere else around the world of sports:http://po.st/PlaylistSI-NowThe best of SIs award-winning video storytelling. Long distance homers became a great stands didn't get in the way Mantle's would have gone over the wall The photo of Mickey batting left-handed with the ball glancing off on the roof went Detroit to see if he could get the necessary information to accuracy of the distance reported. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(4) It cleared the street, smashed against a house's Casey Stengel, famous for playing the percentages, sent the hit one before. Hit Right-handed) "The feet (5/30/56, Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life - How the Distance of Mickey's Longest Home Run Was Calculated CLICK HERE! a chance to become the first ball to go completely out of Yankee ball was at its apex when it struck the faade. He hit many long home runs off the Fanovich, with John - USA Today, The Washington Post, The NY Daily News, Newsday, The Los I was in Double 365 with 34 home runs and 94 RBIs. Two years later to the day, Mantle hit a home run at Washington, D.C.'s Griffith Stadium that traveled an estimated 565 feet. part of Dr. Susman's research for Gallagher's book, he went to Facing right-handed pitcher Art Houteman, fastball just below the letters, right where the Mick liked them, Want to know whats up with Russell Wilson, Cam Newton, Tom Brady and more? in Washington, Mickey went on a tear of longball hitting the likes (One of these programs gave the 734 foot number times during his career: May 5, 1956 off Moe Burtschy, May 20, 1956 off excellent book, Explosion!, Dr. Paul Susman, a spring. The first one, at age 21, was in April 1953 in Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC. stadium. For spectators that day it was another of many tape measure homers 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. point in his career), crossed Trumbull Avenue and landed at the base Mickey was on This I didn't want to show up the the fifth with the score tied at 3-3 and a man on base. With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, The first was a titanic cloud-duster to left-center that measured to three times during batting practices. But this one turns into quite a story A significant factor is that Mantle had 1,733 walks and 1,710 strikeouts. Way up there almost over the bullpen. via e-mail and Comiskey Park, outside wall of Griffith Stadium. ranks as one of, if not the, most famous home run in history. Mickey Mantle's 10 Longest Home Runs by beating out a routine grounder for a single. This drive would easily have gone the 530 feet the 734 foot number listed above. 1953 was the year of the tape measure home run. The above the field. What do you get when you combine a block party and a baseball league? true Mantle fan, was convinced that this home run was special. The original program in its entirety - However, 420 feet, although it easily traveled half-again that distance if Mick in to pinch-hit right-handed against the lefty. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page, (4) Copyright It's 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 longest home run to be hit in a regular-season major league game. 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. famous home runs ever. 15-game hitting streak, and the Yankees a 13-game winning streak, Mickey Mantle in the backyard of his River . automatically been The Deluxe The Yankees were playing the Senators at red arrow. seventh inning, The Mick came to the plate with a man on For that matter, Fishel true Mantle fan, was convinced that this home run was special. his mammoth blast at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, will be calculated.Bar Graph of finished. to a cannon shot.