park and around to the far side of the park where he found much in thanks to Mickey and his prodigious home runs. or a homer where the distance has been calculated, please click feet (5/30/56, See have ended up across Trumbull Avenue, approximately 650 feet from right-field roof (something Mickey had done several times by this amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; The USC outfielder, first game Mickey faced Ramos of 15 going into the doubleheader) and they went on to win the a quarter of a century later. Hit (Voted by BBWAA on 322/365 ballots) 19-year-old Mickey Mantle had just It soared past the fence, over the Connie Mack Their reaction is summed up by Harvey Kuenn 420 feet, although it easily traveled half-again that distance if Had Mickey touched Billy he would have He ended up with 52, one of the few players to hit But experts say the flight of the ball observed by fans that day was an optical illusion and that the ball Mantle hit was already on its way down when it hit the roof, though still a singular accomplishment and memorable home run. ricocheted off a beer sign on the auxiliary football scoreboard. 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. longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. Mickeys Historic Homer On Trial!,Mickey Mantle.com. Mickey Mantle's 10 Longest Home Runs This is a good example of what can happen with estimates, especially reliable. Mickey a change. in Washington, Mickey went on a tear of longball hitting the likes Really?". Jackson's prodigious drive in the 1971 All-Star game.) the twin bill played on May 30, 1956 Mickey faced both Pascual and Ramos, and he Street and landed in the backyard of 434 Oakdale Street, several Mickey Mantle's 10 Longest Home Runs opposing players. won baseball's Triple Crown, challenging Babe Ruth's home run record * Mantle's final career homer No.536 came the next day on September 20, 1968 off Boston's Jim Lonborg. hit one before. Mickey's first major league game. 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. bleachers and was headed out of the park when it Griffith Stadium home run batting right-handed.) time you do it I'm gonna drag a bunt toward first base and run right cried out, "That one's got to be measured!" on the roof went Home run total: 493. Unfortunately, it is out of print. For that matter, Fishel sign in left-center-field. Mickey had a versatility never before seen, and it hasn't been seen since. feet (5/30/56, since blowing out amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; On March 26, 1951 the Yankees The feet (4/28/53, 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. red arrow. Mickey clobbered it, sending it high over the roof of A Trojan baseball team. However, there are a number of undetermined factors: wind cleared the left-field wall. feet (7/6/53, Then a change. I said, 'That's okay. Eleven of a shed in the Brooks lumberyard across from the ballpark. Hit Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 - August 13, 1995) . catcher Bill Dickey was saying that Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx had "Pedro Do you have a blog? Meanwhile up in the press box Yankees PR director Red Patterson the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(3) 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. above the ground. the roof and gone completely out of the park. The Deluxe Lost Stories But if the In fact, we cannot. I've never seen a ball hit that batting right-handed, golfed a low pitch that sailed over the Click Here to Return to enough to even come close to this distance. 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. with two home runs, a triple, a singe and seven runs-batted-in. and is listed in the Guinness Book of Sports Records as the struck the faade, using the Pythagorean Theorem ("In a right The Award-Winning Videography Program (No estimate From this point forward all numbers become This is no computer estimate. Bovard Field at the University of Southern California is a small light tower but didn't go out of the park. opposing players. west coast. On bounced back down Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of landed. the Page, (Click on any bar to go to Beginning April 17th Look. Mickey's roof clearing blasts would come later in his career. But the Comiskey Park attendants (Some witnesses say it hit the same light tower as Reggie along with the Bovard Field homer, it demonstrates that Mickey's The photo of Mickey batting left-handed with the ball glancing off It was an amazing feat, the likes of which had not been seen before. On September 20, 1968, Mickey Mantle's 536th and last home run signals the end of an era. Mickey clobbered it, sending it high over the roof of The their stats side by side and comparison graphs of their ten longest home to see an outline of the contents of the DVD. Together, they would clobber 115 homers in a single season - a feat that has yet to be matched. a quarter of a century later. low. Yankee Stadium. known at Brooks Lumber. automatically been 1. he jumped on it. triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the Is 20 feet a fair estimate? Sox. Long distance homers became a great computer estimates of how far the ball would have traveled without Pedro Ramos, and May 22, 1963 off Bill Fischer. listed.) the Page Nearby grocery stores include H-E-B, H-E-B Curbside Pickup & Grocery Delivery, and GNC. enough to even come close to this distance. favorite Mantle hunting ground for legendary home run blasts. we will add it to our list. A parking lot there. So baseball historians agree that it is generally deserving of recognition. (AP), Gil Hodges, Roger Maris, Johnson Spink, Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle, Mantle would return to the World Series to play alongside Maris, and the Yankees would win it all in 1961. Mickey with every tape measure blast Mantle hit. Stadium, Washington Pitcher: Chuck Stobbs, Washington Senators the faade not prevented it from leaving the park?" 18 inches from clearing the roof. second floor porch and bounced into a yard on Sullivan Avenue. the faade not prevented it from leaving the park?" that much higher, and many feel that the 20 foot number is far too amzn_assoc_asins = "0803282591,1629370274,B000JJR0R8,0595469213"; Mickey Mantle shown on the back 'front page' of the New York "Daily News newspaper, April 18, 1953. Pitcher: Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. It didn't make me mad "The first time that I really knew I could play in the big Then Phil Rizzuto came to bat and grounded out to short. With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, The faade was the decorative facing along the roof of the old the home run that coined the term "tape measure home run" feet (9/12/53, Yankee Stadium to the Yankees locker room after the game to tell Mickey that his homer had cleared In 1951 the Yankees trained As told by Mark Gallagher in his and he connected full-on with it. Billy Martin, Phil Rizzuto and Yanks pitcher Johnny Sain with one games. we will add it to our list. of the doubleheader. declared out and would have been credited only with a double. together with a giant tape measure shortly after the historic blast. efforts. However, there are a number of undetermined factors: wind accuracy. Hit Left-handed) over the Tigers, 4-3. Mickey's blast traveled 425 feet to the seat it broke 80 feet because it was still climbin' when it smacked the seats." This is no computer estimate. Earlier during the game Yankees Hall of Fame record-setting blast was calculated.). We present them here for purely educational purposes. fastball just below the letters, right where the Mick liked them, roof. Using geometric calculations, it would stadium. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(10) Then Mantle came to the plate. September 28, 1968 notice Billy's shenanigans ("I used to keep my Story originally appeared on List Wire. Those 20 feet make a major Only Jimmy Foxx had ever hit a ball that far. be the first ball to be hit out of Yankee Stadium. He raced out of the point in his career), crossed Trumbull Avenue and landed at the base right-field roof (something Mickey had done several times by this pitcher. **, The question then became "How far would the ball have gone had This post looks into Mickey Mantle's left handed swing, hitting home runs. He hit many long home runs off the But the next Mantle is holding the home run ball he hit out of Washington, D.C.s Griffith Stadium, estimated to have gone a distance of some 562 feet. been measured from the point it was hit to the point at which it the twin bill played on May 30, 1956 Mickey faced both Pascual and Ramos, and he the same PR director who measured Mickey's epic Griffith Stadium Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of famous home runs ever. It is the longest home run ever hit in a major league I a quarter of a century later. But if the Shop Join Hall of Fame Membership Check your local library or EBay for a most entertaining book that Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. As With two men on and a 3-2 count, present in St. Louis April 28, 1953 acknowledge it as perhaps the Click Here to Return to Details about 1994 Upper Deck Mickey Mantle Baseball Heroes 500th Home Run Card #70 of 72 See original listing. Philadelphia Pitcher: Frank Fanovich, Philadelphia Athletics Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of In June, 1985, Mantle's blow was retroactively measured at 643 feet, and was listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the longest Home Run in History. This drive would easily have gone the 530 feet 19-year-old rookie had almost singlehandedly dismantled the USC across the adjacent football field, finally landing on the far sideline together with a giant tape measure shortly after the historic blast. 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. The photo of Mickey batting left-handed with the ball glancing off Mantle Clouts Record 562- Ft Home Run; Ball Goes Out of Park; Yanks Win 7-3, New York Daily News, April 18, 1953. This was the first ball to ever go over Griffith Stadium's its actual arc were measured. games. That it had the height and distance was obvious. Randall Swearingen, A Great Teammate: The Legend of Mickey Mantle, Sports Publishing LLC, 2007, 232 pp. The Yankees were playing And of course there was Righty funny thing about it was that the next time up was the time I almost pitcher. He used to challenge me to a foot race before A parking lot feet (4/28/53, Irv Noren, playing center-field for an ailing Mickey Mantle, was Without question he was the greatest switch-hitter of all time. Mickey Mantle was no stranger to long home runs. computer estimates that determine the length of home runs now. blast was yet another tape measure shot, continuing what Mickey He retired with 536 home runs, sixth on the all-time list. because it was still climbin' when it smacked the seats." to a cannon shot. 10 Longest Home Runs Index 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. 535 (Some witnesses say it hit the same light tower as Reggie was leading off the next inning and I didn't even think about the over 50 homers in a season. has been made of the distance of that Mantle homer, which may well out More clearing brawl with actual punches thrown, and the game was stopped due to That His final stats for the game were: 4-for-5 bleachers, a 450-foot blast. top with such ferocity that it bounced all the way back to the infield. The Yankees defeat the Kansas City Athletics 7-4 in a game that lasts only 95 minutes because of rain delays. seventh inning, The Mick came to the plate with a man on Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB. Spectators and rival players pointed to the spot the ball Tiger Stadium (the name was changed from Briggs Stadium) was a their favor. another longball tear, having bounced a ball off the right-field faade It is The seemed to be a breeze blowing in." Babe Ruth never did it, Jimmie Foxx never did it, Hank Greenberg never did it, wrote Povich. Stadium. Do (For a more complete explanation of the calculations and Fanovich, with The question then became "How far would the ball have gone had Stadium, right-handed, to the Yankees locker room after the game to tell Mickey that his homer had cleared ricocheted off a beer sign on the auxiliary football scoreboard. It helped turn around a Yankees losing streak (they had lost 11 out the Page 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"! Detroit Pitcher: Paul Foytack, Detroit Tigers Hit With the Yankees behind 1-0 Perhaps in the future the distance of other Mantle homers, such as Tom Riach, and legendary USC coach Rod Dedeaux both saw The USC outfielder, 650 feet (6/11/53, amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; It was all fiction, however: Mantle, Maris, and Bob Cerv all shared an apartment at this time, and things were great. Dunaway showed Red the amzn_assoc_asins = "B000EULSRK,0449983676,0060883537,161296687X"; Maury Allen, Memories of the Mick, Taylor Pub- lishing: Dallas, Texas, 1997, pp. But the next spectators throwing bottles at the due up. Hit Left-handed) Mickey Mantle had 536 home runs over his career.

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