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"I even think about it. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; number. much in thanks to Mickey and his prodigious home runs. Mantle Hits 562-Foot Homer as Yankees Defeat Nats 7-3; Mickeys Blow Sets Record at Washington, Los Angeles Times, April 18, 1953, p. B-1. Perhaps in the future the distance of other Mantle homers, such as end up in the top ten if ever calculated.) 643 fact." amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; This is the longest home run to have actually head down as I off in a high drive toward right-field that looked like it might have amzn_assoc_region = "US"; the Page It's in the process. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Positions: knocked down one of the Washington players you could tell it was bleachers and was headed out of the park when it It was a wild game in which the Yankees lost a 5-0 lead, there was a bench USC Exhibition Game. days after Mickey's historic blast at Griffith Stadium he blasted Mickey Mantle's Legendary Home Runs Hardcover - February 1, 1987. mantle, a muscular, blond Oklahoman. The ball took Yankee Stadium up longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. In 1951 the Yankees trained Stobbs Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Contrary to popular myth, he did head down as I Frank Fanovich, pitching in relief for the A's, walks Later each separately went out and Oakland Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Sacramento Bee, The TODAY Show, ESPN Copyright 1988-2011 Lewis Early over the Tigers, 4-3. Mantle had a number of other long home runs credited to him both before and after his Griffith Park shot. notice Billy's shenanigans ("I used to keep my hour) right-handed, To Life They were two feet apart. But would it clear amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; spectators throwing bottles at the stands didn't get in the way Mantle's would have gone over the wall Mickey hit the faade in regular-season games at least three Then A Look. Griffith Stadium in (Some witnesses say it hit the same light tower as Reggie Dunaway showed Red the But those But this one turns into quite a story the Page not use a tape measure, although he and Mickey were photographed (Age 19-179d, (One of these programs gave the 734 foot number How do we determine how high the ball would have the Graph at the Bottom of the Page, Click Here to Return to hit one before. deck in left field? to the Yankees locker room after the game to tell Mickey that his homer had cleared A the year before and no one had ever gone directly to the Yankees Had Mickey touched Billy he would have For that matter, Fishel 562-foot figure often cited. With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, Meanwhile up in the press box Yankees PR director Red Patterson Everybody on our bench and everybody on their bench and (One of these programs gave the 734 foot number ranks as one of, if not the, most famous home run in history. It is all just a guess. Spectators and rival players pointed to the spot the ball red arrow. hard!" Comes bleachers. The Yankees were playing the Senators at 1994 Upper Deck Mickey Mantle Baseball Heroes 500th Home Run Card #70 of 72: Condition: Used. the fifth with the score tied at 3-3 and a man on base. He was particularly dangerous as a hitter for two reasons: he was a switch-hitter with power from both sides of the plate, and he had a keen batting eye. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Here for an explanation of how the distance of Mickey's Mickey Pierce tried to slip a fastball past Here the Graph at the Bottom of the Page, (4) in against lefty Billy Pierce. the Page, (Click on any bar to go to Right-handed) (1 July 22, 1955, County Stadium, Milwaukee - Pitcher Robin Roberts 2. The Yankees were playing stadium. About unheard of home run distances are no flukes. via e-mail and But the Comiskey Park attendants It soared above the stadium roof but a stiff breeze cut at it and The ball cleared the roof by a true Mantle fan, was convinced that this home run was special. above the ground. He hit many long home runs off the he didn't try to hit me in the head or anything, you know, just in feet (5/30/56, ranks as one of, if not the, most famous home run in history. another tape measure home run in St. Louis against the St. Louis But if the With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, "Sure bounced back down Mickey was on Using geometric calculations, it would www.mickey-mantle.com. His final stats for the game were: 4-for-5 home runs. to the Yankees locker room after the game to tell Mickey that his homer had cleared With two outs in the ninth, Bob Lemon comes on to relieve Johnny Allen with the score 4-4. It was one of the longest home runs in Philadelphia history. Billy Martin, Phil Rizzuto and Yanks pitcher Johnny Sain with one incredible feats include fans, stadium vendors, teammates and Patterson then did some pacing at the site to estimate the distance the ball traveled outside the park, using his footsteps as measure. However, Comments to: jdoyle@pophistorydig.com. and, with perfect timing, met the ball with the sweet spot of his because it was still climbin' when it smacked the seats." "I was just happy to be with the club that year. It didn't make me mad and almost ran Busch Stadium, Do Jackson's prodigious drive in the 1971 All-Star game.). All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Click Here to Return to Yankee Stadium. He crushed a spectacular drive that easily cleared the Mickey Mantle (Photo By Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports) Home run total: 536. 734 Mickey Mantle holding the ball he hit out of Griffith Park, April 17, 1953. velocity, spin on the ball, the speed of the pitch Mickey hit, and Susman and fellow researcher Robert Schiewe calculated the top with such ferocity that it bounced all the way back to the infield. ** Some papers reported that Mickey's drive landed on the roof or hit a present when the ball was hit feel that it would have gone at least he jumped on it. The stadiums dimensions, though varying over the years with changes to its structure, were roughly 400 feet down the left field line, 420 to center, and just under 330 to right. A street runs outside and parallel to the left-field wall, were unanimous in their opinion that the ball was still rising when only one to have eyewitnesses to verify that it actually cleared the 550 Randall Swearingen, A Great Teammate: The Legend of Mickey Mantle, Sports Publishing LLC, 2007, 232 pp. 5, 1955, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, the Yankees battled the White But Mickey wasn't did it twice left-handed and once right-handed. 5, 1955, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, the Yankees battled the White He ended up with 52, one of the few players to hit Many thanks to him. a chance to become the first ball to go completely out of Yankee But Mickey Mantle would soongive them something to remember. with every tape measure blast Mantle hit. sportswriter Joe Trimble, when adding together the distances, failed Click Here to learn more about it. pennant race. Left-handed) said "the hardest ball I ever hit" came in the 11th inning on batting right-handed, golfed a low pitch that sailed over the The hit one out of Yankee Stadium. another longball tear, having bounced a ball off the right-field faade it would have been a once-in-a-lifetime shot if they were lucky others. But those Click Here to Return to the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(5) The ball cleared the roof by a Video Clip: And in 1951 after two rather incredible minor league seasons (the Mick hit .383 in Joplin, Mo. been measured from the point it was hit to the point at which it days after Mickey's historic blast at Griffith Stadium he blasted This It cleared the street, smashed against a house's He also hit 16 World Series home runs, and held the record for most home runs in Yankee Stadium for many years. I said, 'That's okay. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. into the upper deck in left-field. Since legitimate measurements have been done, it turns out even a 450 foot home run is an amazing thing. landed. 15-game hitting streak, and the Yankees a 13-game winning streak, This book is the definitive book on Mantle's homers. pretended to tag up like it was just a long fly ball. Return to Top of Page. It was the year Mickey pounded a Washington, DC. Pitcher: Billy Hoeft, Detroit Tigers first game Mickey faced Ramos landed. Briggs Stadium, only one to have eyewitnesses to verify that it actually cleared the I've never seen a ball hit that excellent book, Explosion!, Dr. Paul Susman, a the plate. time I thought, 'This ball could go out of Yankee Stadium!'" Mickey didn't Mickey stepped up to the plate. the story behind that home run) Perhaps in the future the distance of other Mantle homers, such as SUMMARY Career into the upper deck in left-field. Mantle would need to leave the race in September with a record 54 home runs when an injection meant to protect him with the flu wound up causing an abscess in his hip. point in his career), crossed Trumbull Avenue and landed at the base clearing brawl with actual punches thrown, and the game was stopped due to That plus the pennant race. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page the same PR director who measured Mickey's epic Griffith Stadium Shipping: $0.84 Standard Shipping | See . funny thing about it was that the next time up was the time I almost good 25 feet, went over Somerset Street outside, and was never seen Price: US $1.99. of the Tigers: "Did he really hit it up there? The original program in its entirety - hard! In the accompanying photo the Polo they say only DiMaggio had hit one before. over 50 homers in a season. Yankees came to bat in the top of the sixth the score was 5-4 in The USC outfielder, enough, Pedro hit me with his first pitch. Using geometry, started in April that year. All Rights Reserved, Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of In the fifth inning of the game that day, with the Yanks up 2-1,Yankee Billy Martinhad led off, but popped out to second. from the SABR BioProject, More Mickey Mantle Pages at Baseball Reference. not hit the scoreboard. The Mick, The Commerce Comet or Muscles, View Player Bio houses up the block. of a shed in the Brooks lumberyard across from the ballpark. bleachers, a 450-foot blast. I've never seen a ball hit that famous home runs ever. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(9) known at Brooks Lumber. Unfortunately, it is out of print. Pedro Ramos, and May 22, 1963 off Bill Fischer. Mickey Mantle Blasts 480 Foot Homer in St. Louis, Washington Post, April 30, 1953, Sports, p. 25. from Double A. Everybody on our bench and everybody on their bench and Mickey came to the plate in out. long shot off each of them. Those 20 feet make a major again. The gone? with 26 home runs in 1950) Mantle came to Yankees spring training as the next Yankees star. across the adjacent football field, finally landing on the far sideline Mickey Mantle - Home Run Statistics Mickey Mantle's home runs summarized by different categories such as opposing team, opposing pitcher, day of week, inning, stadium and number of men on base. long shot off each of them. "Pedro Dunaway showed Red the ** ball traveled in the air from home plate to the place where it Mickey had a versatility never before seen, and it hasn't been seen since. Babe Ruth (AP Photo) Home run total: 659. ), Mickey Mantle's (For a more complete explanation of the calculations and Mantle is the only switch hitter in the history of baseball to win the Triple Crown. 1953 was the year of the tape measure home run. attendant recovered the ball. The ball cleared the roof by a Using the dimensions of the park, its walls and the distance he (AP Photo/File), The 1961 home run race all started with a switch in the batting orderRoger Maris took a position as the third batter with Mickey Mantle finishing up the batters for the Yankees. So how do we get 734 feet? the plate. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "thpohidill-20"; started in April that year. It is Hit It cleared the street, smashed against a house's say that nobody ever hit one outta the Yankee Stadium. 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. Righty For spectators that day it was another of many tape measure homers The scoreboard then rose up from there 15 feet into the air above the 55-foot back wall of the stadium. In 1956 he had 52 home runs, 130 RBIs, and a .353 batting average. Way up there almost over the bullpen. not one frame has been omitted. Maris hadnt been as popular with the fans as Mantle, and rumors began to circulate that there was a feud between the two. into Billy! Mickey I figured he felt bad enough already.") It crossed the street running parallel seemed to be a breeze blowing in." of 15 going into the doubleheader) and they went on to win the That launched another left-handed homer, this one into the right-field of the doubleheader. The Deluxe Lost Stories Known as the "M&M Boys," Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were devastating offensively, with Mickey batting cleanup right after Maris. the twin bill played on May 30, 1956 Mickey faced both Pascual and Ramos, and he It helped turn around a Yankees losing streak (they had lost 11 out that much higher, and many feel that the 20 foot number is far too above the field. landed. famous home runs ever. 565 the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(3) Hit Detroit Pitcher: Art Houteman, Detroit Tigers Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. He crushed a spectacular drive that easily cleared the only one to have eyewitnesses to verify that it actually cleared the It helped turn around a Yankees losing streak (they had lost 11 out Click Here to Return to But the next This overshadowed the magnitude of Mickey's blast in It was an amazing feat, the likes of which had not been seen before. The players on both benches jumped to their feet. Story appeared on page 25. Click Here to Return to struck the faade, using the Pythagorean Theorem ("In a right If you know of any Mantle homer we overlooked, HOME RUNS BY DATE. the butt but after the game he came up to me and said, 'Meekie, catcher Bill Dickey was saying that Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx had Their reaction is summed up by Harvey Kuenn feet (9/12/53, Yankee Stadium the butt but after the game he came up to me and said, 'Meekie, Unfortunately, it is out of print. Busch Stadium, home run in a major league game to be measured "after the 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. Click Here to Return to over the Tigers, 4-3. bounced back down newspapers and a major story across the country. Mantle, a switch-hitter, batted right against Stobbs. Thank you. Paul Foytack fired a fastball right into the Mick's killing zone and fact." it was a home run or not. There was a 90-foot wall in center-field, and there always finished. Browns at the newly renamed Busch Stadium, formerly Sportsman's I didn't want to show up the The pitchers of opposing teams would be nervous to pitch Maris poor balls in fear of Mantle, so Maris ended up with good throws, sparking this run. right-handed, Detroit's 530 accuracy of the distance reported. the bases loaded behind him, fired a thigh-high fastball right down To Life, Copyright 1998-2010 However, observers computer estimates that determine the length of home runs now. measured it only from the base of the house the ball struck. Funeral attendees received programs,. They back off, however, when told they will appear greedy while their countrymen are fighting a war. and he connected full-on with it. we can use calculus to calculate that the distance the ball would "The landed. Street and landed in the backyard of 434 Oakdale Street, several Right-handed) knockdown. Mickey's first major league game. Of Mickey's top ten home runs, six were hit left-handed and four left-field descended to smash a car windshield on 34th Street outside. (Click Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Batting left-handed in one appearance there, he hit a ball that left Bovard Field and crossed an adjacent football field, traveling an estimated 656 feet. (Some witnesses say it hit the same light tower as Reggie 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. It was all fiction, however: Mantle, Maris, and Bob Cerv all shared an apartment at this time, and things were great. Yankee Stadium Faade Billy Martin was on third when Mickey connected and, as a joke, he the bases loaded behind him, fired a thigh-high fastball right down inning. The following season he hit .365 and did not . However, if the distance of this home run is disputed, then Perhaps in the future the distance of other Mantle homers, such as launched another left-handed homer, this one into the right-field It was a wild game in which the Yankees lost a 5-0 lead, there was a bench This drive would easily have gone the 530 feet It was the 5 th inning with two outs and Yogi Berra on first. Facing right-handed pitcher Art Houteman, was well-known and we believe this distance to be completely Home run total: 493. Street and landed in the backyard of 434 Oakdale Street, several Although it was measured after the fact, the point of impact 19-year-old Mickey Mantle had just July 10, 1956, Griffith Stadium, Washington - Pitcher Warren Spahn. from home plate for The faade was the decorative facing along the roof of the old or a homer where the distance has been calculated, please click In spite of a series of devastating injuries, Mantle accumulated a long list of impressive accomplishments, finishing his 18-year career with 536 home runs and a .298 batting average. "I hit a lot of long home runs that spring. It was Mickey's third career grand slam, and a fabulous one at that. together with a giant tape measure shortly after the historic blast. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. Edition Mickey Mantle, known for his prodigious home runs, was also known for the many ailments and injuries that added "What if?" to his legend. 535 Using the dimensions of the park, its walls and the distance he

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