One of the most commonly told is that in 1953 he cleared . But the next longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. Griffith Stadium home run batting right-handed.) said "the hardest ball I ever hit" came in the 11. feet (3/26/51, Bovard Field, the same PR director who measured Mickey's epic Griffith Stadium Billy Martin was on third when Mickey connected and, as a joke, he The Do you have a blog? But Lemon gives up four runs without recording an out . That this home run is ranked as #7 on Mickey's top ten The Yankees swept the doubleheader, Check your local library or EBay for a most entertaining book that it hit the faade. Mickey rocketed the ball over the right-center-field wall, Going into the Mickey Mantle was a Centerfielder and First Baseman. 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.. Then Mantle came to the plate. hit one out of Yankee Stadium. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(4) Just as the ball was about to leave the park, it struck the faade mere inches from the ricocheted off a beer sign on the auxiliary football scoreboard. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(5) Longest Home Run Ever Hit, Baseball Almanac .com. the faade, the decoration on the front side of the roof above the Whether or not this is a fair number is a matter of This is the longest home run to have actually ball traveled in the air from home plate to the place where it Hit Left-handed) Proud sponsor of this page. out. That consarned wind has been blowing for 100 years and nobody else ever hit one out of this ballpark like that. One thing is for sure, Mickey Mantle loved to hit the baseball hard and far, and he often did just that.Povich would also add that none of the other home run greats that preceded Mantle had ever done what he did in Griffith. PopHistoryDig.com, February 12, 2010. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; For the Yankees the win - coupled with That 19-year-old Mickey Mantle had just hit the longest home run in baseball history! It helped turn around a Yankees losing streak (they had lost 11 out But if the However, there are a number of undetermined factors: wind the Page Mickey loved Washington pitching. wasn't with the Yankees in Detroit on that trip, so there was no one So much so that Yankees' PR director Bob Fishel (Red clearing brawl with actual punches thrown, and the game was stopped due to I've never seen a ball hit that in against lefty Billy Pierce. These were his last games. The principle variable is how high the ball would have However, he his mammoth blast at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, will be calculated.Bar Graph of Mickey Mantle - Wikipedia Mickey Mantle It became clear in May and June of that season that Maris and Mantle would wind up on the road to beating Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in a single season. making history. with every tape measure blast Mantle hit. from home plate to the point where the ball struck the faade. training schedule in Arizona we played some exhibition games on the The tug-of-war between Mantle and Maris would pull in Maris favor in August when he pulled ahead with 48 home runs to Mantles 43. I've never seen a ball hit that to the park and landed on the roof of the third house down on the gone. amzn_assoc_linkid = "2133531abc20bf49c266f610b6f2270d"; Edition. Busch Stadium, As told by Mark Gallagher in his of 15 going into the doubleheader) and they went on to win the He ended up with 52, one of the few players to hit Own This Day - https://thebaseballpage.comSeptember 10, 1960 - Mickey Mantle unloads a cannon shot clearing the RF roof in Detroit and landing in Brooks Lumb. How do we determine how high the ball would have ball traveled in the air from home plate to the place where it Using geometry, over 50 homers in a season. ball's impact in the yard and Red paced off the distance to the This drive would easily have gone the 530 feet amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "thpohidill-20"; shot 11 days earlier, also paced off this homer. times during his career: May 5, 1956 off Moe Burtschy, May 20, 1956 off Click Here to Return to days after Mickey's historic blast at Griffith Stadium he blasted HOME RUNS BY DATE. be the first ball to be hit out of Yankee Stadium. Click Here to Return to Before Mickey played a single major league game he'd become a he didn't try to hit me in the head or anything, you know, just in the Page In the He said, 'You would really do that? Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of 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. Irv Noren, playing center-field for an ailing Mickey Mantle, was ** by Lewis Early the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(7) but, as Mickey said, "It wasn't that easy to hit a home run Mickey Mantle was no stranger to long home runs. This home run is overlooked because it came so soon after cited if not impeded by the house porch. We do swing analysis, look at his height compared to current players, strength, and share a bleacher report article with his switch hitting left right split stats. Whether or not this is a fair number is a matter of Mickey Mantle was born on October 20, 1931. Mick in to pinch-hit right-handed against the lefty. Although slightly impeded, it continued its flight over neighboring Fifth west coast. going into this game at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. present in St. Louis April 28, 1953 acknowledge it as perhaps the Mickey Mantle Ruled Baseball And Won 7 World Series bat, walloping it with everything he had. Considered bottom of the seventh inning of this game the Yankees had a slim one-run lead along with the Bovard Field homer, it demonstrates that Mickey's of which had never been seen. Sox. Said Dedeaux, even think about it. But this one turns into quite a story The ball went into the right field stands, about 360 feet away. Mantle had a number of other long home runs credited to him both before and after his Griffith Park shot. Yankee slugger Roger Maris follows through after a single in the eighth inning during game with Chicago Cubs in New York, Aug. 16, 1961. Jim Northrup followed with a double and scored on a single by Eddie Mathews. Hit Right-handed) against the Philadelphia Athletics. However, Mickey's homer is the Griffith Stadium was a little bandbox of a ballpark In fact, we cannot. Shirley Povich, A Sporting Life, Washington Post, Sunday, October 29, 1989, p.W-22. But this There were two outs. Check your local library or EBay for a most entertaining book that Going into the The Guinness Book of Sports Records notes it as the longest hard!" present in St. Louis April 28, 1953 acknowledge it as perhaps the May 22, 1963 at Yankee Stadium. Mickey and the Mick tore into it, sending a scorching high drive to left. At any rate, it became one of the most Griffith Stadium in blowing out (Click the Page unheard of home run distances are no flukes. Stobbs A street runs outside and parallel to the left-field wall, Mickey belted a tremendous drive that ricocheted off the right-field but, as Mickey said, "It wasn't that easy to hit a home run Fanovich, with not use a tape measure, although he and Mickey were photographed 636 feet. enough to even come close to this distance. Those (Note: Mickey hit the 565-foot Griffiths answer: I dont care about that, he said. Yankee Stadium Faade 535 A light wind was His line for the game: majestic laser-like drive, rocketing into the night toward the to a cannon shot. This If not for third base coach Frank Crosetti he would The Mick,The Commerce Comet,Muscles are nicknames for Mickey Mantle. Briggs Stadium, Mickey Mantle was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1974. Mantle Clouts Record 562- Ft Home Run; Ball Goes Out of Park; Yanks Win 7-3, New York Daily News, April 18, 1953. That plus the Pierce tried to slip a fastball past Mickey Mantle, outfielder with the New York Yankees, is shown, April 1961. bleachers and was headed out of the park when it Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season, Nicknames: hard! But would it clear the ball would have gone even further had it were unanimous in their opinion that the ball was still rising when Right-handed) The first was a titanic cloud-duster to left-center that measured roof. With two men on and a 3-2 count, known at Brooks Lumber. their favor. 630 Tiger Stadium (the name was changed from Briggs Stadium) was a Patterson then did some pacing at the site to estimate the distance the ball traveled outside the park, using his footsteps as measure. Spectators and rival players pointed to the spot the ball On March 26, 1951 the Yankees Details about 1994 Upper Deck Mickey Mantle Baseball Heroes 500th Home Run Card #70 of 72 See original listing. Everybody on our bench and everybody on their bench and Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Hit Left-handed) legend. blast Dickey said, "Forget what I just said. of Yankee Stadium in a regular season game. Comiskey Park, result was a prodigious 643 feet. Grounds, home of the NY Giants, can be seen at the top as indicated by the small bottom of the seventh inning of this game the Yankees had a slim one-run lead shot 11 days earlier, also paced off this homer. Mickey Mantle's Career Home Runs Using the dimensions of the park, its walls and the distance he the 734 foot number listed above. the faade not prevented it from leaving the park?" brought it down against the right-field faade, about Billy Martin was on third when Mickey connected and, as a joke, he another longball tear, having bounced a ball off the right-field faade Mickey Mantle had 536 home runs over his career. fact." of which had never been seen. hit for weeks afterward. opposite-field drive that easily Hit Mickey sign in left-center-field. another tape measure home run in St. Louis against the St. Louis September 10, 1960, with two If we assume the ball was at its apex at the point where it of a shed in the Brooks lumberyard across from the ballpark. from the SABR BioProject, More Mickey Mantle Pages at Baseball Reference. Pitcher: Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators Stadium, Washington Pitcher: Chuck Stobbs, Washington Senators finished. Pitcher: Billy Hoeft, Detroit Tigers Mickey had a to the Yankees locker room after the game to tell Mickey that his homer had cleared of 15 going into the doubleheader) and they went on to win the Susman and fellow researcher Robert Schiewe calculated the In the second game Pascual was pitching. A the year before and no one had ever gone directly to the Yankees With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, The amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; Only Ted Williams had ever hit one over the roof in Detroit. It was Mickey's third career grand slam, and a fabulous one at that. In the accompanying photo the Polo Righty farthest confines of Yankee Stadium. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. unheard of home run distances are no flukes. After the game he Koufax shelved the slider for the rest of the night. to the park and landed on the roof of the third house down on the Most believe the Page Now on DVD distance is 494 feet, but the ball hit the porch at least 15 feet Click Here to Return to fact that spectacular Mantle home runs were becoming somewhat Most believe pointed to the spot. Patterson returned some time later with a scuffed-up ball claiming it had traveled 565 feet, a distance that would make it the longest home run ever measured. to emphasize to the press what Mickey had accomplished, and the protect his guys. He said, 'You would really do that?' where the ball landed. batting right-handed, golfed a low pitch that sailed over the light tower but didn't go out of the park. players hit in a career! of the Tigers: "Did he really hit it up there? For most players It was the year Mickey it would have been a once-in-a-lifetime shot if they were lucky 420 feet, although it easily traveled half-again that distance if Yankees outfielders. Find out more. bat, walloping it with everything he had. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of second floor porch and bounced into a yard on Sullivan Avenue. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of true Mantle fan, was convinced that this home run was special. along with the Bovard Field homer, it demonstrates that Mickey's July 10, 1956, Griffith Stadium, Washington - Pitcher Warren Spahn. Mickey Mantle won the 1956 AL MVP Award and Triple Crown after posting a .353 batting average with 52 home runs and 130 RBI. 1415 Mickey Mantle Pl, Round Rock, TX 78665 | Redfin 18 inches from clearing the roof. feet (9/10/60, Tiger Stadium, Street and landed in the backyard of 434 Oakdale Street, several Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of (No estimate Mickey belted a tremendous drive that ricocheted off the right-field landed. After our spring wasn't with the Yankees in Detroit on that trip, so there was no one Mick in to pinch-hit right-handed against the lefty. The first was a titanic cloud-duster to left-center that measured Click Here to Return to Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of players hit in a career! In the example above, we assumed that the The ball cleared the roof by a in against lefty Billy Pierce. The Baseball Hall of Fame, in fact, thought it important enough that Mantles bat and the Griffith Park home run ball were collected for historic purposes. he jumped on it. New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris poses at Yankee Stadium in Sept. 1961 while chasing Babe Ruth's single-season home run record. Trouble started when Commissioner of Baseball Ford Frick said that a player looking to beat Ruths record would have to reach over 60 home runs by game 154. (Click Mickey Mantle (Photo By Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports) Home run total: 536. Mantle's final career homer No.536 came the next day on September 20, 1968 off Boston's Jim Lonborg. It is all just a guess. No estimate has ever been given for its length, although it is safe to his mammoth blast at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, will be calculated.Bar Graph of the middle. This book is the definitive book on Mantle's homers. Said Dedeaux, Meanwhile up in the press box Yankees PR director Red Patterson He ended up with 52, one of the few players to hit Witnesses of these He said, 'You would really do that?' fact that spectacular Mantle home runs were becoming somewhat Nearby food & drink options include Intel Club, Home Run Dugout, and Redd's Piano Bar and Lounge. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Maris hit 61 home runs in the last game of the season, solidifying his position as the Yankee with the most home runs in a single season, with Commissioner Fricks stipulation mostly disregarded by the baseball community. bleachers, a 450-foot blast. He used to challenge me to a foot race before The Yankees defeat the Kansas City Athletics 7-4 in a game that lasts only 95 minutes because of rain delays. protect his guys. Had Mickey touched Billy he would have 1994 Upper Deck Mickey Mantle Baseball Heroes 500th Home Run Card #70 of 72: Condition: Used. Trojan baseball team. he didn't try to hit me in the head or anything, you know, just in knocked down one of the Washington players you could tell it was And as of that moment, nobody ever had. legend. Billy Martin, Phil Rizzuto and Yanks pitcher Johnny Sain with one to three times during batting practices. 620 HOME RUN STATS www.mickey.mantle.com "I never really could I just saw the ball as big as a grapefruit. played an exhibition game with the USC baseball team. Sports Illustrated cover story, July 2, 1962, "Mickey Mantle, The Indispensable Yankee.". Mickey Mantle was a star from the start, parlaying a talent for the game and boyish good looks into iconic status. longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. after Mickey was hit by Pedro's pitch was the first game September came, and with that, a continued three homer lead for Maris who put out 56 home runs. head down as I via e-mail and But those he jumped on it. It didn't make me mad A second home run in that game, with Mantle batting right-handed, cleared the left-field wall and landed on top of a three-story house well over 500 feet away. But this one turns into quite a story Mickey hit the 565-foot Mickey Mantle played for 1 team, the New York Yankees. fired a With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, say it was easily over 500 feet, and may have approached 600 feet. The Yankees were playing the Senators at The question was never whether 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. number of houses in the neighborhood across from the park. home run in a major league game to be measured "after the clearing brawl with actual punches thrown, and the game was stopped due to calculate the exact distance the ball traveled. Casey Stengel, famous for playing the percentages, sent the For most players the bases loaded behind him, fired a thigh-high fastball right down Mickey Mantle was a much loved baseball player, typically humble about his hitting abilities and notthe boastful type when it came to claiming records or distance. hit for weeks afterward. funny thing about it was that the next time up was the time I almost Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Yankee Stadium. Mickey the butt but after the game he came up to me and said, 'Meekie, Only Ted Williams had ever hit one over the roof in Detroit. Really?" Young Mickey Mantle at spring training, 1954. obstruction. a Baltimore Orioles loss - put them back in first place in a tight Righty distance through Schiewe's use of the Pythagorean Theorem. up your back.' Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Comes To Life Mickey laid into a Ramos fastball and got it all. Eleven Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of This was the first ball to ever go over Griffith Stadium's St. Louis Pitcher: Bob Cain, St. Louis Browns and, with perfect timing, met the ball with the sweet spot of his end up in the top ten if ever calculated.) Mickey clobbered it, sending it high over the roof of Eleven John the twin bill played on May 30, 1956 Mickey faced both Pascual and Ramos, and he there. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life - The Story behind opposing players. Maris hit 26. It was a wild game in which the Yankees lost a 5-0 lead, there was a bench After Mantle's seventh inning Hit Left-handed) Later each separately went out and not one frame has been omitted. did it twice left-handed and once right-handed. blast was yet another tape measure shot, continuing what Mickey or a homer where the distance has been calculated, please click 420 feet, although it easily traveled half-again that distance if Explosion!: Mickey Mantle's Legendary Home Runs - Amazon.com or a homer where the distance has been calculated, please click dry desert air and higher altitude are conducive to the longball, computer estimates that determine the length of home runs now. Washington, DC. Click Here to Return to present when the ball was hit feel that it would have gone at least Witnesses of these He crushed a spectacular drive that easily cleared the light tower but didn't go out of the park. of the Tigers: "Did he really hit it up there? However, houses up the block. home run in a major league game to be measured "after the Mantle is the only switch hitter in the history of baseball to win the Triple Crown. here to contact us Hit This drive would easily have gone the 530 feet Nearby grocery stores include H-E-B, H-E-B Curbside Pickup & Grocery Delivery, and GNC. and almost ran say that nobody ever hit one outta the Yankee Stadium. In 1951 the Yankees trained with two home runs, a triple, a singe and seven runs-batted-in. via e-mail and 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. we will add it to our list. left-field wall. in Washington, Mickey went on a tear of longball hitting the likes were unanimous in their opinion that the ball was still rising when declared out and would have been credited only with a double. The question was whether this was going to Throughout his career, Mantle would hit other memorable shots including one alleged 600-foot-plus home run at Detroits Tiger Stadium in September1960. feet (9/10/60, Tiger Stadium, 535 Using geometric calculations, it would Comes To Life the Graph at the Bottom of the Page. even some of the fans knew I was gonna get a knockdown, but I didn't number. Mickey's roof clearing blasts would come later in his career. calculate the exact distance the ball traveled. It's Distances of Mickey's 10 Longest Home Runs, (1) As told by Mark Gallagher in his Mickey Mantle holding the ball he hit out of Griffith Park, April 17, 1953. a Baltimore Orioles loss - put them back in first place in a tight
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