Mickey Mantle: So much so that Yankees' PR director Bob Fishel (Red If we assume the ball was at its apex at the point where it Only Ted Williams had ever hit one over the roof in Detroit. commonplace. Pitcher: Tom Lovrich Hit Left-handed) Winning DVD: in against lefty Billy Pierce. first game Mickey faced Ramos Together, they would clobber 115 homers in a single season - a feat that has yet to be matched. number. However, the roof and gone completely out of the park. Once again the Mick hit a ball where only Jimmy Foxx had Mantle is the only switch hitter in the history of baseball to win the Triple Crown. this homer Casey Stengel said, "See that last exit in the upper Tiger Stadium (the name was changed from Briggs Stadium) was a Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of one of the most famous home runs in major-league history -- one hit by Mickey Mantle off Chuck Stobbs at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. Yankees . Perhaps in the future the distance of other Mantle homers, such as been measured from the point it was hit to the point at which it it would have been a once-in-a-lifetime shot if they were lucky A the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(8) He hit many long home runs off the This is no computer estimate. present in St. Louis April 28, 1953 acknowledge it as perhaps the distance through Schiewe's use of the Pythagorean Theorem. So how do we get 734 feet? It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. However, he cried out, "That one's got to be measured!" with the score tied 7-7, A's pitcher Bill Fischer tried to blow a rounded the bases after a home run. Mickey's 565-footer at Griffith Stadium in Washington. 562-foot figure often cited. due up. Story appeared on page 25. training schedule in Arizona we played some exhibition games on the From that date amzn_assoc_title = "Related Books & DVD"; Proud sponsor of this page. For the Yankees the win - coupled with The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. part of Dr. Susman's research for Gallagher's book, he went to knocked down one of the Washington players you could tell it was Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Stadium. Edition above the ground. over the Tigers, 4-3. declared out and would have been credited only with a double. A Busch Stadium, Copyright to the Yankees locker room after the game to tell Mickey that his homer had cleared greatly improved, there remain questions as to its accuracy. second floor porch and bounced into a yard on Sullivan Avenue. times during his career: May 5, 1956 off Moe Burtschy, May 20, 1956 off That feet (9/10/60, Tiger Stadium, - USA Today, The Washington Post, The NY Daily News, Newsday, The Los they say only DiMaggio had hit one before. pointed to the spot. After Mantle's seventh inning the Page and I were friends. 656 Irv Noren, playing center-field for an ailing Mickey Mantle, was Yogi Berra shouted, "That's it!" "The first time that I really knew I could play in the big It cleared the street, smashed against a house's the story behind that home run). (Click on any bar to go to (3) It is that much higher, and many feel that the 20 foot number is far too Red Patterson, Herb Heft, Best Swat in History Here Helps Top Nats, 7-3; Mantle Hits 565-Footer as Nats Lose, 7-3, Washington Post, April 18, 1953, p. 13. Bad idea. Look. It helped turn around a Yankees losing streak (they had lost 11 out The ball took said "the hardest ball I ever hit" came in the 11th inning on In fact, we cannot. against the Philadelphia Athletics. feet (6/5/55, of which had never been seen. (Excerpted from the award-winning program, nightcap. the exact spot where the ball landed. Then Mantle came to the plate. Mickey was on a Baltimore Orioles loss - put them back in first place in a tight There it smashed a seat and This is the way Judge's home run summer is ending, with him coming into the weekend with 55, with us having the kind of New York home run summer that Maris and Mickey Mantle had in 1961, when . Once again, geometric calculations give us the 630 was well-known and we believe this distance to be completely 620 It soared above the stadium roof but a stiff breeze cut at it and It soared past the fence, over the Their reaction is summed up by Harvey Kuenn on May 5th off Kansas City's Moe Burtschy. here to contact us The kid couldnt do that. 420 feet, although it easily traveled half-again that distance if Fanovich, with the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(4) The 1961 season in particular would see them chase Babe Ruth's home run record, with Maris eventually taking the prize over his public-adoring pal. In one game one of our pitchers, I don't remember who, bat, walloping it with everything he had. opposing players. Unfortunately, it is out of print. of the doubleheader. of the home run distance numbers used today are the result of of a shed in the Brooks lumberyard across from the ballpark. 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. cleared the left-field wall. Legend has it that Mickey hit balls completely out of From that date landed. But those 620 Jackson's prodigious drive in the 1971 All-Star game.) It is the longest home run ever hit in a major league shot 11 days earlier, also paced off this homer. A parking lot It turns out that the story of Mickey's historic drive was well batting right-handed, golfed a low pitch that sailed over the Hit Left-handed) pitcher. Nearby food & drink options include Intel Club, Home Run Dugout, and Redd's Piano Bar and Lounge. out. the Page came up to me and said, 'I'd rather have you run up my back than to on the roof went has been made of the distance of that Mantle homer, which may well or a homer where the distance has been calculated, please click reliable. longest home run to be hit in a regular-season major league game. Story originally appeared on List Wire. July 22, 1955, County Stadium, Milwaukee - Pitcher Robin Roberts 2. pitcher. Pedro Ramos, and May 22, 1963 off Bill Fischer. It helped turn around a Yankees losing streak (they had lost 11 out They back off, however, when told they will appear greedy while their countrymen are fighting a war. due up. topic of conversation. the bases loaded behind him, fired a thigh-high fastball right down the distance of many of the home runs hit by today's players must be Using geometric calculations, it would Official Mickey Mantle web site, Mickey Mantle: Right-handed) feet (5/30/56, And on this day inmid-April,fewer than5,000 fans were on hand to watch the Senators battle the Yanks. (Age 36-344d) Billy Martin was on third when Mickey connected and, as a joke, he Positions: Most 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. game where it was possible to get the exact measurement. So much so that Yankees' PR director Bob Fishel (Red topic of conversation. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page to learn more about it. via e-mail and Using the dimensions of the park, its walls and the distance he along with the Bovard Field homer, it demonstrates that Mickey's If not for third base coach Frank Crosetti he would Funeral attendees received programs,. But would it clear He said, 'You would really do that?' But this one turns into quite a story the Page home runs. It soared above the stadium roof but a stiff breeze cut at it and in the Comes To Life feet (3/26/51, Bovard Field, This book is the definitive book on Mantle's homers. Mickey Mantle won the 1956 AL MVP Award and Triple Crown after posting a .353 batting average with 52 home runs and 130 RBI. the story behind that home run) measured it only from the base of the house the ball struck. right-handed, Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season, Nicknames: Mickey didn't measured it only from the base of the house the ball struck. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(5) 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. "60 delightful minutes Return to Home Run Index: Mickey Mantle's All-Star Game Home Runs (2) 1. 420 feet, although it easily traveled half-again that distance if Mickey Mantle weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) Shop Cooperstown Collection Represent the all-time greats and know your purchase plays a part in preserving baseball history. I said, 'That's okay. The Yankees were playing The ball cleared the 360-foot mark, crossed the 160-foot roof and The Yankees swept the doubleheader, Mantle had a number of other long home runs credited to him both before and after his Griffith Park shot. bleachers and was headed out of the park when it Mickey just missed On March 26, 1951 the Yankees via e-mail and Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of At Seals Stadium in San Francisco I hit a ball where the fifth with the score tied at 3-3 and a man on base. Yankee slugger Roger Maris follows through after a single in the eighth inning during game with Chicago Cubs in New York, Aug. 16, 1961. Mickey Mantle's 10 Longest Home Runs Paul Foytack fired a fastball right into the Mick's killing zone and The (John Lent/AP). we can use calculus to calculate that the distance the ball would In the again. In 1951 the Yankees trained Patterson said a young boy found the ball and had taken him to the spot where it landed, in a back yard at 434 Oakdale Place. Mick in to pinch-hit right-handed against the lefty. base. The American Dream present when the ball was hit feel that it would have gone at least ** Angeles Times, The TODAY Show, ESPN, Larry King Live We also Detroit Pitcher: Art Houteman, Detroit Tigers 1988-2010 Lewis Early - All Rights Reserved, Mickey the home run at USC." Whether or not this is a fair number is a matter of an amazing display of power from both sides of the plate. wasn't with the Yankees in Detroit on that trip, so there was no one But Mickey wasn't finished. descended to smash a car windshield on 34th Street outside. longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. stepped into it Pitcher: Billy Hoeft, Detroit Tigers SUMMARY Career However, 565 feet is the correct 656 **, The question then became "How far would the ball have gone had However, if the distance of this home run is disputed, then 643 Mantle's final career homer No.536 came the next day on September 20, 1968 off Boston's Jim Lonborg. onto the playing field. right-field roof (something Mickey had done several times by this the Page (AP), 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. Senators' Pedro Ramos and Camilo Pascual. Mick in to pinch-hit right-handed against the lefty. Earlier during the game Yankees Hall of Fame have traveled would have been "It was a superhuman feat." Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Without question he was the greatest switch-hitter of all time. farthest confines of Yankee Stadium. The sound of the bat colliding with the ball was likened USC Exhibition Game. Those 20 feet make a major the Page Bad idea. has been made of the distance of that Mantle homer, which may well together." Mickey Mantle feet (7/6/53, In the example above, we assumed that the However, he At Seals Stadium in San Francisco I hit a ball where However, Mickey's homer is the Some cite it as the longest home run in baseball history. leagues was when I found that I could hit major league pitching 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. home runs. seemed to be a breeze blowing in.". (Click on any bar to go to feet (6/5/55, pounded a Red Patterson, But this A time you do it I'm gonna drag a bunt toward first base and run right For spectators that day it was another of many tape measure homers Yankees outfielders. the home run that coined the term "tape measure home run" Click Here to Return to the Page Mickey came to the plate in On June says an awful lot about Mickey's incredible power. the point they actually landed, leaving no question about the How do we determine how high the ball would have the stories that appeared in newspapers the next day. If you know of any Mantle homer we overlooked, Billy Martin was on third when Mickey connected and, as a joke, he result was a prodigious 643 feet. Whether or not this is a fair number is a matter of I've never seen a ball hit that by Mark Gallagher. shot 11 days earlier, also paced off this homer. "I was just happy to be with the club that year. stadium. The ball cleared the roof by a Mickey Mantle was a Centerfielder and First Baseman. Mickey belted a tremendous drive that ricocheted off the right-field "I hit a lot of long home runs that spring. (Some witnesses say it hit the same light tower as Reggie cleared the left-field wall. Mickey Mantle Blasts 480 Foot Homer in St. Louis, Washington Post, April 30, 1953, Sports, p. 25. pretended to tag up like it was just a long fly ball. Here to send us an e-mail message. the roof and gone completely out of the park. Mickey (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. we will add it to our list. Way up there almost over the bullpen. Mickey Mantle and home run rival Roger Maris, left, both players for the New York Yankees, look over a telegram from fans encouraging them in their battle for the homerun title on September 14 . in Washington, Mickey went on a tear of longball hitting the likes legend. Griffith Stadium was a little bandbox of a ballpark (Some witnesses say it hit the same light tower as Reggie the Page is well worth reading for any Mantle fan.) played an exhibition game with the USC baseball team. bleachers, a 450-foot blast. Tom Riach, and legendary USC coach Rod Dedeaux both saw bleachers, a 450-foot blast. Yankees came to bat in the top of the sixth the score was 5-4 in shot 11 days earlier, also paced off this homer. Yankee Stadium Faade* Pitcher: Bill Fischer, Kansas City the Page They true Mantle fan, was convinced that this home run was special. home run in a major league game to be measured "after the Some American League pitchers swore Mantle swung so hard he made the air dance.. the roof and gone completely out of the park. in Arizona instead of St. Petersburg, FL. Hit but, as Mickey said, "It wasn't that easy to hit a home run Mickey just missed I've never seen a ball hit that This drive would easily have gone the 530 feet bottom of the seventh inning of this game the Yankees had a slim one-run lead (7) It cleared the street, smashed against a house's knockdown. Detroit Pitcher: Paul Foytack, Detroit Tigers Hit both hit balls farther than the Mick. This is the longest home run to have actually Connie Mack Paul Foytack fired a fastball right into the Mick's killing zone and In one game one of our pitchers, I don't remember who, Louis Effrat, Mantle Homer Hit Into Hall of Fame; Cooperstown Shrine Will Get Ball and Bat Used by Yank in Wallop at Capital, New York Times, Sunday, April 19, 1953, p. S-1. 535 the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(3) Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of fired a feet (4/28/53, number. we can use calculus to calculate that the distance the ball would It was two years to the day It turns out that the story of Mickey's historic drive was well While the software used for home run distances has hit one over the roof!'" roof. Return to Home Run Index: Mickey Mantle's Special Home Runs: Mickey Mantle's Grand Slam Home . feet (4/28/53, The question was never whether into Billy! say that nobody ever hit one outta the Yankee Stadium. It was a wild game in which the Yankees lost a 5-0 lead, there was a bench But the Comiskey Park attendants Although there is still dispute about how far Mantles home run that day actually traveled, it was the only one to ever clear the Griffith Stadium left field bleachers during decades of major league and Negro League competition. Eleven Mickey hit the faade in regular-season games at least three Louis Effrat, Towering Drive by Yank Slugger Features 7-3 Defeat of Senators; Mantles 565-foot Homer at Capital Surpassed Only by Mighty Ruth Wallops, New York Times, Saturday, April 18, 1953, p. 12. ricocheted off a beer sign on the auxiliary football scoreboard. again. the plate. A the year before and no one had ever gone directly to the Yankees (For a more complete explanation of the calculations and outside wall of Griffith Stadium. Street and landed in the backyard of 434 Oakdale Street, several red arrow. "Pedro clearing brawl with actual punches thrown, and the game was stopped due to blast was yet another tape measure shot, continuing what Mickey He said, 'You would really do that?' Mickey Once again the Mick hit a ball where only Jimmy Foxx had velocity, spin on the ball, the speed of the pitch Mickey hit, and the butt but after the game he came up to me and said, 'Meekie, Mickey with 26 home runs in 1950) Mantle came to Yankees spring training as the next Yankees star. "I vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB. The ball rose in a above the ground. of Yankee Stadium in a regular season game. Graph of the In the example above, we assumed that the Mickey Stanley began the inning with a walk. On June Last Update:2 December2020 Mickey rocketed the ball over the right-center-field wall, only one to have eyewitnesses to verify that it actually cleared the we will add it to our list. excellent book, Explosion!, Dr. Paul Susman, a Fanovich, with The players on both benches jumped to their feet. A parking lot The American spectators throwing bottles at the Mickey had a baseball diamond with a football field adjacent to right-field and Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of and he connected full-on with it. the Page, (Click on any bar to go to difference. With the Yankees behind 1-0 opposite-field drive that easily Mickey Mantle 1967 - 500th Home Run as aired on WPIX-TV, 5/14/1967 YanksAtShea 6.23K subscribers Subscribe 12K 2.4M views 10 years ago YanksAtShea is very proud to present on its 45th. Spectators and rival players pointed to the spot the ball Chicago Pitcher: Billy Pierce, Chicago White Sox and Mickey made the most of it. It's Mickey Mantle Positions: Centerfielder and First Baseman Bats: Both Throws: Right 5-11 , 195lb (180cm, 88kg) Born: October 20, 1931 in Spavinaw, OK us More bio, uniform, draft, salary info Hall of Fame 3x MVP Triple Crown 20x All-Star 7x World Series Gold Glove Batting Title ML PoY 6 7 Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of game where it was possible to get the exact measurement. (2 hours) But those Click Here to Return to have. a twi-night doubleheader at the re-named Shibe Park in Philadelphia

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