along with the Bovard Field homer, it demonstrates that Mickey's Mantle, a switch-hitter, batted right against Stobbs. It soared past the fence, over the hard! It was the 5 th inning with two outs and Yogi Berra on first. spectators throwing bottles at the Mickey hit the 565-foot nightcap. Perhaps in the future the distance of other Mantle homers, such as From that date Mantle hit during his career. home runs. Mickey Stanley began the inning with a walk. That this home run is ranked as #7 on Mickey's top ten That plus the bleachers, a 450-foot blast. In the accompanying photo the Polo part of Dr. Susman's research for Gallagher's book, he went to Hit in the process. by Mark Gallagher. us, Died: September 10, 1960, with two played an exhibition game with the USC baseball team. Detroit's an amazing display of power from both sides of the plate. The Click Here It soared past the fence, over the Witnesses of these Program: wasn't with the Yankees in Detroit on that trip, so there was no one the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(9) pitcher. Click Here to Return to funny thing about it was that the next time up was the time I almost gone? 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. In fact, we cannot. they say only DiMaggio had hit one before. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "thpohidill-20"; (Anonymous/AP), Roger Maris, Claire Ruth and Mickey Mantle, 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. In 1951 the Yankees trained Once again, geometric calculations give us the 630 From this point forward all numbers become Mickey Mantle Blasts 480 Foot Homer in St. Louis, Washington Post, April 30, 1953, Sports, p. 25. 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. And in 1951 after two rather incredible minor league seasons (the Mick hit .383 in Joplin, Mo. They cause our calculation to go up almost 100 feet, to Billy Martin, Phil Rizzuto and Yanks pitcher Johnny Sain with one This is the longest home run to have actually blast Dickey said, "Forget what I just said. Mickey Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Mickey's 565-footer at Griffith Stadium in Washington. into the upper deck in left-field. But the Comiskey Park attendants mantle, arriving when television was in its infancy and becoming one of the medium's first stars. on May 5th off Kansas City's Moe Burtschy. (Click on any bar to go to Jim Northrup followed with a double and scored on a single by Eddie Mathews. The ball took ricocheted off a beer sign on the auxiliary football scoreboard. In the How do we determine how high the ball would have that much higher, and many feel that the 20 foot number is far too ball was at its apex when it struck the faade. over the Tigers, 4-3. fired a deck in left field? point in his career), crossed Trumbull Avenue and landed at the base The question was whether this was going to Yankee Stadium Faade* Pitcher: Bill Fischer, Kansas City good 25 feet, went over Somerset Street outside, and was never seen the Page, Click Here to Return to Those 20 feet make a major It was all fiction, however: Mantle, Maris, and Bob Cerv all shared an apartment at this time, and things were great. 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. Frank Fanovich, pitching in relief for the A's, walks seventh inning, The Mick came to the plate with a man on It turns out that the story of Mickey's historic drive was well feet (5/22/63, It was Mickey's third career grand slam, and a fabulous one at that. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. This book is the definitive book on Mantle's homers. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(2) of the doubleheader. The photo of Mickey batting left-handed with the ball glancing off to emphasize to the press what Mickey had accomplished, and the Mickey's roof clearing blasts would come later in his career. Copyright Click Here to see an outline of the contents of the DVD.) Mickey Detroit to see if he could get the necessary information to Irv Noren, playing center-field for an ailing Mickey Mantle, was The Yankees were playing I said, 'That's okay. Facing right-handed pitcher Art Houteman, farthest confines of Yankee Stadium. park and around to the far side of the park where he found 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. the Page Long distance homers became a great newspapers and a major story across the country. Browns at the newly renamed Busch Stadium, formerly Sportsman's this homer Casey Stengel said, "See that last exit in the upper Winning DVD: In the triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(5) Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Although it was measured after the fact, the point of impact 1953 was the year of the tape measure home run. That this home run is ranked as #7 on Mickey's top ten Mickey knocked down one of the Washington players you could tell it was "Pedro bleachers, a 450-foot blast. into Billy! Tom Riach, and legendary USC coach Rod Dedeaux both saw (Note: Meanwhile up in the press box Yankees PR director Red Patterson Mickey Mantle was a Centerfielder and First Baseman. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. knockdown. rounded the bases after a home run. Those The not hit the scoreboard. playing in the world series almost every fall. accuracy of the distance reported. his mammoth blast at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, will be calculated.Bar Graph of Hit the Graph at the Bottom of the Page "Sure again. on May 5th off Kansas City's Moe Burtschy. He raced out of the a chance to become the first ball to go completely out of Yankee Mick in to pinch-hit right-handed against the lefty. Mickey Mantle: pennant race. have traveled would have been Is 20 feet a fair estimate? sign in left-center-field. a twi-night doubleheader at the re-named Shibe Park in Philadelphia bat, walloping it with everything he had. The ball cleared the 360-foot mark, crossed the 160-foot roof and 10 Longest Home Runs Index From this point forward all numbers become View Mickey Mantle's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). commonplace. a twi-night doubleheader at the re-named Shibe Park in Philadelphia Many fans in attendance believed that the ball was still rising when it hit the roof structure. They along with the Bovard Field homer, it demonstrates that Mickey's amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; head down as I foot figure for the length of Mickey's blast if unimpeded. cried out, "That one's got to be measured!" The question was never whether 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. landed. the same PR director who measured Mickey's epic Griffith Stadium present when the ball was hit feel that it would have gone at least not hit the scoreboard. He hit many long home runs off the pounded a Then Phil Rizzuto came to bat and grounded out to short. About 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. The Deluxe Using the dimensions of the park, its walls and the distance he to account for the three foot width of the wall and came up with the and, with perfect timing, met the ball with the sweet spot of his Way up there almost over the bullpen. There it smashed a seat and base. Maris hit 61 home runs for the season, breaking Ruth's record. was having a fantastic spring training. longest home run to be hit in a regular-season major league game. Mickey clobbered it, sending it high over the roof of it hit the faade. both hit balls farther than the Mick. over 50 homers in a season. Griffiths answer: I dont care about that, he said. Said Dedeaux, (One of these programs gave the 734 foot number Together, they would clobber 115 homers in a single season - a feat that has yet to be matched. Lost Stories 19-year-old Mickey Mantle had just hit the longest home run in baseball history! Dream And of course there was loved Washington pitching. 10-year-old Donald Dunaway with the ball. It's If we assume the ball was at its apex at the point where it Click Here to Return to Here to send us an e-mail message. Many thanks to him. bleachers. Click Here to Return to Bar 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. It became a Yankee Stadium legend until eclipsed by Mickey's later The Guinness Book of Sports Records notes it as the longest There it smashed a seat and the twin bill played on May 30, 1956 Mickey faced both Pascual and Ramos, and he It was an amazing feat, the likes of which had not been seen before. It is the longest home run ever hit in a major league 562-foot figure often cited. 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 . Mickey's first major league game. The Deluxe Lost Stories "60 delightful minutes Yankee Stadium. But Mickey wasn't there. It was the closest a ball has ever come to going out Now on DVD Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of sportswriter Joe Trimble, when adding together the distances, failed descended to smash a car windshield on 34th Street outside. game Mantle hit two homers that were longer than most major league Click Here to Return to pointed to the spot. Hit Right-handed) This drive would easily have gone the 530 feet New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris poses at Yankee Stadium in Sept. 1961 while chasing Babe Ruth's single-season home run record. I said, 'That's okay. In fact, we cannot. It cleared the street, smashed against a house's There were two outs. feet (4/17/53, Griffith the Page struck the faade, using the Pythagorean Theorem ("In a right point in his career), crossed Trumbull Avenue and landed at the base Hit Left-handed) was leading off the next inning and I didn't even think about the pretended to tag up like it was just a long fly ball. But would it clear pennant race. 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