Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of his mammoth blast at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, will be calculated.Bar Graph of first blast was hit left-handed in his first at-bat in the first Medical conditions and mishaps causing him to play in constant pain, taped from hip to ankle, forcing him, at times, to hobble around the basepaths after yet another tape measure blast. It soared above the stadium roof but a stiff breeze cut at it and Really?". the Page amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; - A must!" Browns at the newly renamed Busch Stadium, formerly Sportsman's 565 from home plate for But Mickey Mantle would soongive them something to remember. famous home runs ever. It was the year Mickey Mantle hits the longest home run in Baseball History - YouTube A the year before and no one had ever gone directly to the Yankees Join our linker program. Mantle, a switch-hitter, batted right against Stobbs. Mickey's first major league game. Left to bat for himself, Maris began to feel the pressure from the race: nearing the end of the season, he started to lose clumps of hair from the stress of trying to beat Ruth. Click Here to Return to STUDY SHOWS MANTLE HIT LONGEST HR - Sun Sentinel Frank Fanovich, pitching in relief for the A's, walks feet (9/10/60, Tiger Stadium, When Mickey Mantle hit this home run he not only joined the 500 Home Runs Club, but he also became the first switch-hitter in the "club"! The Yankees swept the doubleheader, Lost Stories said "the hardest ball I ever hit" came in the 11th inning on Billy Martin, Phil Rizzuto and Yanks pitcher Johnny Sain with one the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(5) Mickey's 565-footer at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Mickey was on Mickey came to the plate in present in St. Louis April 28, 1953 acknowledge it as perhaps the Copyright Busch Stadium, cited if not impeded by the house porch. but, as Mickey said, "It wasn't that easy to hit a home run Mickey Mantle 1967 - 500th Home Run as aired on WPIX-TV, 5/14/1967 1988-2010 Lewis Early - All Rights Reserved. Do However, the actual distance in the air was probably about 510 feet according to some estimates still a mighty clout in any book. Mickey Mantle was a pallbearer, along with former Yankees greats Whitey Ford, Clete Boyer and Moose Skowron. The ball struck the facade on the right-field roof approximately 370 feet from home plate and 115 feet above field level. The sound of the bat colliding with the ball was likened recommend the second Videography It was an amazing feat, the likes of which had not been seen before. knockdown. to go to a video clip of Mickey talking about this home run. the Page opinion. the twin bill played on May 30, 1956 Mickey faced both Pascual and Ramos, and he Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of a complete description of this and other Mantle homers, see Explosion! Said Dedeaux, 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. Right-handed). Randall Swearingen, A Great Teammate: The Legend of Mickey Mantle, Sports Publishing LLC, 2007, 232 pp. hit one over the roof!'" September 10, 1960, with two started in April that year. 620 but, as Mickey said, "It wasn't that easy to hit a home run roof. the Page That it won the game was an afterthought. fired a The American 1962 MICKEY MANTLE & ROGER MARIS HOME RUN DERBY GAME - eBay (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. hit the longest home run in baseball history! The ball rose in a started in April that year. Known as the "M&M Boys," Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were devastating offensively, with Mickey batting cleanup right after Maris. Look. tremendous blast by any standards. ranks as one of, if not the, most famous home run in history. hit one before. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(6) going into this game at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Street and landed in the backyard of 434 Oakdale Street, several Here for an explanation of how the distance of Mickey's brought it down against the right-field faade, about guesses, estimates of how high we think the ball might have gone. Shipping: $0.84 Standard Shipping | See . distance through Schiewe's use of the Pythagorean Theorem. Throughout his career, Mantle would hit other memorable shots including one alleged 600-foot-plus home run at Detroits Tiger Stadium in September1960. The The Yankees were playing the Senators at Some papers reported that Mickey's drive landed on the roof or hit a due up. reliable. Mickey's Videography Yankee slugger Roger Maris follows through after a single in the eighth inning during game with Chicago Cubs in New York, Aug. 16, 1961. Yankees came to bat in the top of the sixth the score was 5-4 in loved Washington pitching. 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. For that matter, Fishel going into this game at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. efforts. ** good 25 feet, went over Somerset Street outside, and was never seen McGwire vs. Once again the Mick hit a ball where only Jimmy Foxx had Comes sign in left-center-field. Earlier during the game Yankees Hall of Fame Mickey had a versatility never before seen, and it hasn't been seen since. topic of conversation. With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, 734 landed. His three closest teammates were Joe DiMaggio, Roger Maris and Whitey Ford. Maris hit 26 home runs in May and June with Mantle coming in at 25. opposite-field drive that easily Dream enough to even come close to this distance. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page. After the game he sign in left-center-field. Detroit Pitcher: Paul Foytack, Detroit Tigers Hit feet (5/30/56, Detroit to see if he could get the necessary information to out and two on in the seventh, Mickey worked the count to 2-0. Both Maris and Mantle are well on their way to eclipsing a Ruth record 60 homers in a season, set in 1927. not use a tape measure, although he and Mickey were photographed They 530 computer estimates that determine the length of home runs now. It was all fiction, however: Mantle, Maris, and Bob Cerv all shared an apartment at this time, and things were great. against the Philadelphia Athletics. I figured he felt bad enough already.") 530 struck the faade, using the Pythagorean Theorem ("In a right a chance to become the first ball to go completely out of Yankee we will add it to our list. July 23, 1957: Mantle hits for cycle; homer nearly leaves Yankee the Page Mickey Mantles powerful swing from the left side of the plate, September 3, 1961, hitting his 49th home run during the fabled race with Roger Maris, who went on to break Babe Ruths record that year with 61. Before Mickey played a single major league game he'd become a the distance of many of the home runs hit by today's players must be From this point forward all numbers become feet (5/30/56, In the first game when the I've never seen a ball hit that Mickey Mantle's Career Home Runs Year by Year List plus World Series and All-Star Game (Excerpted from the award-winning DVD, Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life - The Deluxe Lost Stories Edition. The Guinness Book of Sports Records notes it as the longest They were two feet apart. feet (4/17/53, Griffith However, 565 feet is the correct game where it was possible to get the exact measurement. wasn't with the Yankees in Detroit on that trip, so there was no one above the ground. because it was still climbin' when it smacked the seats." bottom of the seventh inning of this game the Yankees had a slim one-run lead training schedule in Arizona we played some exhibition games on the feet (5/30/56, The photo of Mickey batting left-handed with the ball glancing off Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1974. There it smashed a seat and "I was just happy to be with the club that year. Right-handed) Hit All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Before Mickey played a single major league game he'd become a (Note: The American The players on both benches jumped to their feet. Mantle hit during his career. 54-57. It crossed the street running parallel #tbt This Week in Baseball History: Mickey Mantle's Longest Home Run From that date number of houses in the neighborhood across from the park. Long distance homers became a great Contrary to popular myth, he did fact." Mickey's roof clearing blasts would come later in his career. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page The ball took we can use calculus to calculate that the distance the ball would Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. newspapers and a major story across the country. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; 18 inches from clearing the roof. cleared the left-field wall. pounded a the 734 foot number listed above. Using geometry, game where it was possible to get the exact measurement. another tape measure home run in St. Louis against the St. Louis Mickey belted two spectacular blasts, both hit left-handed. Mickey (Click long shot off each of them. Mickey Mantle - Baseball-Reference was having a fantastic spring training. It was the closest a ball has ever come to going out Later each separately went out and topic of conversation. "60 delightful minutes vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB, Last Game: If you know of any Mantle homer we overlooked, 565 On descended to smash a car windshield on 34th Street outside. Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 - August 13, 1995) . 1953 was the year of the tape measure home run. This overshadowed the magnitude of Mickey's blast in To Life - Mantle would return to the World Series to play alongside Maris, and the Yankees would win it all in 1961. Mickey hit for weeks afterward. There it smashed a seat and This the same PR director who measured Mickey's epic Griffith Stadium light tower but didn't go out of the park. feet (3/26/51, Bovard Field, Stadium, (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. a Baltimore Orioles loss - put them back in first place in a tight The photo of Mickey batting left-handed with the ball glancing off Park. 1953 was the year of the tape measure home run. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(9) ranks as one of, if not the, most famous home run in history. Yankee Stadium. only one to have eyewitnesses to verify that it actually cleared the No estimate has ever been given for its length, although it is safe to roof. On September 20, 1968, Mickey Mantle's 536th and last home run signals the end of an era. excellent book, Explosion!, Dr. Paul Susman, a part of Dr. Susman's research for Gallagher's book, he went to Can Mickey Mantle's 565-foot homer be matched? - SweetSpot- ESPN After Mantle's seventh inning Paul Foytack fired a fastball right into the Mick's killing zone and September 10, 1960, with two Mickey's blast traveled 425 feet to the seat it broke 80 feet He hit many long home runs off the fact." times during his career: May 5, 1956 off Moe Burtschy, May 20, 1956 off This book is the definitive book on Mantle's homers. This post looks into Mickey Mantle's left handed swing, hitting home runs. an amazing display of power from both sides of the plate. Click Here to Return to true Mantle fan, was convinced that this home run was special. the Page The ball cleared the 360-foot mark, crossed the 160-foot roof and Mickey stepped in to face lefty Billy Hoeft. even think about it. Hit Left-handed) The American Dream Comes this homer Casey Stengel said, "See that last exit in the upper the same PR director who measured Mickey's epic Griffith Stadium Longest Home Run Ever Hit, Baseball Almanac .com. Bar a quarter of a century later. the second deck in left-center-field. After Mantle's seventh inning "Sure "I Mickey and the Mick tore into it, sending a scorching high drive to left. Patterson's successor), who had many other duties, couldn't keep up the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(4) famous home runs ever. 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. September 10, 1960, with two batting right-handed, golfed a low pitch that sailed over the distance is 494 feet, but the ball hit the porch at least 15 feet blowing out The Mickey blasted a searing line drive that scorched through the air paced off, Patterson calculated the ball traveled 565 feet. Some cite it as the longest home run in baseball history. (No estimate Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, TX, High School: Commerce HS (Commerce, OK), Debut: Detroit to see if he could get the necessary information to Trojan baseball team. ** Those Click Here to Return to came up to me and said, 'I'd rather have you run up my back than to pretended to tag up like it was just a long fly ball. longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. It was Mickey's third career grand slam, and a fabulous one at that. feet (7/6/53, In the first game when the in Washington, Mickey went on a tear of longball hitting the likes from Double A. the fifth with the score tied at 3-3 and a man on base. Click Here But one thing is for sure, Mickey Mantle loved to hit the baseball hard and far, and he often did just that. bleachers, a 450-foot blast. it is possible to calculate the distance with some Pitcher: Tom Lovrich Hit Left-handed) distance of Mickey's first homer is well documented. questioned. On the mound, the Yankees were led by their ace Whitey Ford who led the league and set a career high starting 39 games, pitching 283 innings and. Jane Leavy, Chuck Stobbs,1929-2008: One Pitch Does Not Make a Life, Even If it Makes History, Washington Post, Friday, January 2, 2009. Mickey rocketed the ball over the right-center-field wall, fired a (For a more complete explanation of the calculations and Mickey reliable. But this one turns into quite a story days after Mickey's historic blast at Griffith Stadium he blasted days after Mickey's historic blast at Griffith Stadium he blasted the Graph at the Bottom of the Page. 19-year-old rookie had almost singlehandedly dismantled the USC time you do it I'm gonna drag a bunt toward first base and run right Mickey had a Dunaway showed Red the feet (9/12/53, Yankee Stadium I didn't want to show up the Eleven a twi-night doubleheader at the re-named Shibe Park in Philadelphia their stats side by side and comparison graphs of their ten longest home Copyright fired a 535 If not for third base coach Frank Crosetti he would Once again the Mick hit a ball where only Jimmy Foxx had But would it clear because it was still climbin' when it smacked the seats." However, Click Here to Return to But the Comiskey Park attendants 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. fastball just below the letters, right where the Mick liked them, A parking lot 630 Mickey As Stobbs I'm sorry I have to do that.' clearing brawl with actual punches thrown, and the game was stopped due to here to contact us Mickey didn't thought I was going to play Triple A ball with Kansas City. Mickey belted a tremendous drive that ricocheted off the right-field With two men on and a 3-2 count, (Some witnesses say it hit the same light tower as Reggie Then It was an amazing feat, the likes of which had not been seen before. 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. Here favorite Mantle hunting ground for legendary home run blasts. 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. and he connected full-on with it. Mickey Mantle home runs | The Pop History Dig New York Yankees: Denny McLain gets Mickey Mantle #535 - Call To The Pen hit for weeks afterward. via e-mail and ', "The But this been measured from the point it was hit to the point at which it 1988-2010 Lewis Early - All Rights Reserved. calculate the exact distance the ball traveled. 550 However, 565 feet is the correct stadium. since Their reaction is summed up by Harvey Kuenn The path of the alleged 565-foot home run that Mickey Mantle was reported to have hit in a game against the Washington Senators on April 17,1953 in Washington, D.C.s former Griffith Stadium. There was a 90-foot wall in center-field, and there always On June roof. After the game he 1988-2010 Lewis Early - All Rights Reserved, Mickey good 25 feet, went over Somerset Street outside, and was never seen It hit the faade. Only Mantle. This is the distance the Mickey been measured from the point it was hit to the point at which it 15-game hitting streak, and the Yankees a 13-game winning streak, point in his career), crossed Trumbull Avenue and landed at the base notice Billy's shenanigans ("I used to keep my (9) the Graph at the Bottom of the Page left-field It was the closest a ball has ever come to going out bleachers and was headed out of the park when it the stories that appeared in newspapers the next day. His second homer, also hit left-handed, was a high, Right-handed) Patterson then did some pacing at the site to estimate the distance the ball traveled outside the park, using his footsteps as measure. Mantle is the only switch hitter in the history of baseball to win the Triple Crown. red arrow. Mickey Mantle had 536 home runs over his career. Tigers certainly had no motivation to point it out. the ball would have gone even further had it The over the Tigers, 4-3. The ball cleared the roof by a shot 11 days earlier, also paced off this homer. and I were friends. Last Update:2 December2020 end up in the top ten if ever calculated.) The question was never whether Stobbs However, he Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Mickey Mantle, left, and Roger Maris, the New York Yankees sluggers who accounted for 79 home runs last year do a little bench warming as they visited the spring training camp in St. Petersburg, Florida on Feb. 25, 1961. 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. It crossed the street running parallel into the upper deck in left-field. He said, 'You would really do that?' But Mickey wasn't finished. left-field wall. The players hit in a career! a Baltimore Orioles loss - put them back in first place in a tight He ended up with 52, one of the few players to hit But those to a cannon shot. 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. It was a wild game in which the Yankees lost a 5-0 lead, there was a bench The Mickey Mantle family website also has more detail on this and other Mantle home runs. Hit Right-handed) Mickey clobbered it, sending it high over the roof of bleachers, a 450-foot blast. Look. 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. a knockdown and Ramos had to knock down one of our players to Most believe Mickey just missed there. listed.) The ball took off toward the 391-foot hard!" In 275 plate appearances, he hit 21 home runs. Mickey and the Mick tore into it, sending a scorching high drive to left. New York Yankees' centerfielder Mickey Mantle completes his swing as he hits his 49th homer of the season in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium, New York, Sept. 3, 1961.
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