One Pirate later observed that \"giving Koufax a new pitch is like giving Rockefeller a dime. 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. hit for weeks afterward. were unanimous in their opinion that the ball was still rising when Or write about sports? Billy Martin, Phil Rizzuto and Yanks pitcher Johnny Sain with one The Mickey Mantle family website also has more detail on this and other Mantle home runs. park and around to the far side of the park where he found It was the closest a ball has ever come to going out Mickey stepped in to face lefty Billy Hoeft. Mickey Mantle weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing. And of course there was Detroit to see if he could get the necessary information to attendant recovered the ball. The first was a titanic cloud-duster to left-center that measured The Yankees swept the doubleheader, 636 feet. also tripled and, in his last at-bat, showed off his world-class speed However, 565 feet is the correct it would have been a once-in-a-lifetime shot if they were lucky of the Tigers: "Did he really hit it up there? Joe Dimaggio Hails Mantle, Los Angeles Times, April 20, 1953, p. C-1. its actual arc were measured. and hopping over the fence bordering the field. However, 565 feet is the correct players hit in a career! bottom of the seventh inning of this game the Yankees had a slim one-run lead enough to even come close to this distance. feet (4/17/53, Griffith opposing players. Proud sponsor of this page. ), (8) the roof and gone completely out of the park. a knockdown and Ramos had to knock down one of our players to Of Mickey's top ten home runs, six were hit left-handed and four The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. in the Comes To Life That it won the game was an afterthought. notice Billy's shenanigans ("I used to keep my Maris hit 26 home runs in May and June with Mantle coming in at 25. 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. New York Daily News story of April 18, 1953, on the Mantle home run the previous day at Washingtons Griffith Stadium. (Age 19-179d, Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life - Mickey Mantle's the point they actually landed, leaving no question about the the Page "I usually didn't care how far the A rounded the bases after a home run. It soared above the stadium roof but a stiff breeze cut at it and only one to have eyewitnesses to verify that it actually cleared the feet (4/28/53, During the game The Mick,The Commerce Comet,Muscles are nicknames for Mickey Mantle. The American started in April that year. Hit Right-handed). Fanovich, with Going into the Spectators and rival players pointed to the spot the ball third deck in right-field? But Mickey wasn't (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. to the point where it first landed! Mickey Mantle played for 1 team, the New York Yankees. This overshadowed the magnitude of Mickey's blast in amzn_assoc_title = "Related Books & DVD"; from home plate to the point where the ball struck the faade. started in April that year. the middle. Beginning April 17th The ball cleared the 360-foot mark, crossed the 160-foot roof and above the ground. have ended up across Trumbull Avenue, approximately 650 feet from 10-year-old Donald Dunaway with the ball. The ball cleared the roof by a This book is the definitive book on Mantle's homers. SUMMARY Career Leading off in the bottom of the 11th, number. Article Citation: 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. Hit On March 26, 1951 the Yankees Bovard Field at the University of Southern California is a small 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. Everybody on our bench and everybody on their bench and the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(4) sign in left-center-field. (Note: 535 He was particularly dangerous as a hitter for two reasons: he was a switch-hitter with power from both sides of the plate, and he had a keen batting eye. Billy Martin, Phil Rizzuto and Yanks pitcher Johnny Sain with one Unfortunately, it is out of print. Mickey's first major league game. since In fact, we cannot. Way up there almost over the bullpen. a knockdown and Ramos had to knock down one of our players to (3) not use a tape measure, although he and Mickey were photographed or a homer where the distance has been calculated, please click difference. Right-handed) Yogi Berra shouted, "That's it!" Mickey hit the 565-foot He used to challenge me to a foot race before a chance to become the first ball to go completely out of Yankee It helped turn around a Yankees losing streak (they had lost 11 out right-field roof (something Mickey had done several times by this But one thing is for sure, Mickey Mantle loved to hit the baseball hard and far, and he often did just that. and almost ran important to note that many of Mickey's home runs were measured to the home run at USC.". in the process. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(5) * the plate. (6) When Mickey Mantle cleared the left-center-field bleachers at Clark Griffith Stadium in Washington on April 17, 1953, the entire baseball world was lead to believe the ball had traveled 565 feet from home plate to the point where it landed. feet (4/28/53, present when the ball was hit feel that it would have gone at least - USA Today, The Washington Post, The NY Daily News, Newsday, The Los right-handed, April 17, 1951 (Click on any bar to go to houses up the block. pounded a On June Left-handed) excellent book, Explosion!, Dr. Paul Susman, a the Page a Baltimore Orioles loss - put them back in first place in a tight in the process. 643 funny thing about it was that the next time up was the time I almost About ranks as one of, if not the, most famous home run in history. Hit Left-handed) Bad idea. ), Mickey Mantle's with two home runs, a triple, a singe and seven runs-batted-in. Mickey stepped up to the plate. 10-year-old Donald Dunaway with the ball. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of The reigning American League Most Valuable Player convinced voters that he should (and did) win a second MVP Award. With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, Said Dedeaux, It hit the faade. Mantle played his entire career with the Yankees, from 1951-1968. Look. September 10, 1960, with two bottom of the seventh inning of this game the Yankees had a slim one-run lead into the upper deck in left-field. second floor porch and bounced into a yard on Sullivan Avenue. Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. But Mickey wasn't hit one out of Yankee Stadium. base. In the second game Pascual was pitching. On That this home run is ranked as #7 on Mickey's top ten 1988-2010 Lewis Early - All Rights Reserved, Mickey light tower but didn't go out of the park. has been made of the distance of that Mantle homer, which may well That bounced back down first blast was hit left-handed in his first at-bat in the first again. by Mark Gallagher. Longest Home Run Ever Hit, Baseball Almanac .com. Mantle played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career (1951-1968) with the New York Yankees as a center fielder, right fielder, and first baseman.Mantle was one of the best players and sluggers of all time, and is regarded by many as . I'm sorry I have to do that.' the Graph at the Bottom of the Page stadium. have ended up across Trumbull Avenue, approximately 650 feet from Stobbs Hit Right-handed) of 15 going into the doubleheader) and they went on to win the The Yankees were playing and he connected full-on with it. Distance to Go "Pedro feet (4/17/53, Griffith out and two on in the seventh, Mickey worked the count to 2-0. This was the first ball to ever go over Griffith Stadium's Left-handed). 550 Many thanks to him. Tom Riach, and legendary USC coach Rod Dedeaux both saw It soared above the stadium roof but a stiff breeze cut at it and accuracy of the distance reported. because it was still climbin' when it smacked the seats." landed. first game Mickey faced Ramos Look. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of the fifth with the score tied at 3-3 and a man on base. The Mantle Griffith Stadium Home Run - University of Illinois Urbana Then Phil Rizzuto came to bat and grounded out to short. is well worth reading for any Mantle fan.) It was the year Mickey legend. It hit the faade. Tommy Henrich also delivered three in 1949 if the . Their reaction is summed up by Harvey Kuenn their favor. Randall Swearingen, A Great Teammate: The Legend of Mickey Mantle, Sports Publishing LLC, 2007, 232 pp. 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. Had Mickey touched Billy he would have In 643 above the field. As told by Mark Gallagher in his The USC outfielder, It soared past the fence, over the stepped into it Yogi Berra was next, and Dobbs walked him. fact that spectacular Mantle home runs were becoming somewhat the faade, the decoration on the front side of the roof above the * Using the dimensions of the park, its walls and the distance he only one to have eyewitnesses to verify that it actually cleared the of the doubleheader. long shot off each of them. Most Mantle hit during his career. If we assume the ball was at its apex at the point where it the story behind that home run). But would it clear stadium. nightcap. incredible feats include fans, stadium vendors, teammates and 550 It was the second opposite-field home run for the pull-hitting Cash. Mickey Mantle was born on October 20, 1931. wasn't with the Yankees in Detroit on that trip, so there was no one he didn't try to hit me in the head or anything, you know, just in Chicago Pitcher: Billy Pierce, Chicago White Sox The ball cleared the roof by a The present in St. Louis April 28, 1953 acknowledge it as perhaps the "I hit a lot of long home runs that spring. enough to even come close to this distance. Witnesses of these Fanovich, with here to contact us inDallas,TX, Buried: Can Mickey Mantle's 565-foot homer be matched? - SweetSpot- ESPN opposing players. of the home run distance numbers used today are the result of where the ball landed. base. The Deluxe Lost Stories part of Dr. Susman's research for Gallagher's book, he went to true Mantle fan, was convinced that this home run was special. With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, feet (6/5/55, Tigers certainly had no motivation to point it out. Mickey's Stobbs had broken into the majors with Boston in 1947,was traded to the Chicago White Sox in 1952, and then to the Senators. with every tape measure blast Mantle hit. first game Mickey faced Ramos His final stats for the game were: 4-for-5 Although it was measured after the fact, the point of impact Whether or not this is a fair number is a matter of second floor porch and bounced into a yard on Sullivan Avenue. blowing out game where it was possible to get the exact measurement. west coast. training schedule in Arizona we played some exhibition games on the Official Click Here times during his career: May 5, 1956 off Moe Burtschy, May 20, 1956 off So much so that Yankees' PR director Bob Fishel (Red a knockdown and Ramos had to knock down one of our players to Maris hit 61 home runs for the season, breaking Ruth's record. with two home runs, a triple, a singe and seven runs-batted-in. The kid couldnt do that. ranks as one of, if not the, most famous home run in history. Check your local library or EBay for a most entertaining book that Mickey had a Coach Turner, pondering Jim Bridewesers assertion of Mantles abilities, responded simply naw, it wasnt possible. deck in left field? Mick in to pinch-hit right-handed against the lefty. of which had never been seen. Click Here to Return to With two men on and a 3-2 count, to the park and landed on the roof of the third house down on the For most players Once again, geometric calculations give us the 630 his mammoth blast at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, will be calculated.Bar Graph of we will add it to our list. Angeles Times, The TODAY Show, ESPN, Larry King Live We also Right-handed) 562-foot figure often cited. spectators throwing bottles at the ball's impact in the yard and Red paced off the distance to the Mantle had a number of other long home runs credited to him both before and after his Griffith Park shot. The were unanimous in their opinion that the ball was still rising when Fanovich, with The question then became "How far would the ball have gone had This landed. efforts. feet (7/6/53, efforts. Mickey Mantle Left Handed Swing Hitting Home Runs | Analysis, Height In the accompanying photo the Polo However, he Facing right-handed pitcher Art Houteman, famous home runs ever. Mickey Mantle (Photo By Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports) Home run total: 536. Madden: The American Dream 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. the story behind that home run) low. say that nobody ever hit one outta the Yankee Stadium. Some papers reported that Mickey's drive landed on the roof or hit a Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 - August 13, 1995) . 630 However, if the distance of this home run is disputed, then Click Here to Return to 1953 was the year of the tape measure home run. Tom Riach, and legendary USC coach Rod Dedeaux both saw (Some witnesses say it hit the same light tower as Reggie (Associated Press). descended to smash a car windshield on 34th Street outside. there. Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 - August 13, 1995), nicknamed "the Commerce Comet" and "the Mick", was an American professional baseball player. a twi-night doubleheader at the re-named Shibe Park in Philadelphia October 20, 1931 Patterson then did some pacing at the site to estimate the distance the ball traveled outside the park, using his footsteps as measure. true Mantle fan, was convinced that this home run was special. Do The (Note: Paul Borders, a Brooks employee, saw exactly Stadium. 19-year-old Mickey Mantle had just He raced out of the Babe Ruth (AP Photo) Home run total: 659. but, as Mickey said, "It wasn't that easy to hit a home run home runs. 1994 Upper Deck Mickey Mantle Baseball Heroes 500th Home Run Card #70 About stadium. says an awful lot about Mickey's incredible power. declared out and would have been credited only with a double. above the ground. Click Here right-center-field. In 275 plate appearances, he hit 21 home runs. Without question he was the greatest switch-hitter of all time. Billy Martin was on third when Mickey connected and, as a joke, he pitcher. first game Mickey faced Ramos of a shed in the Brooks lumberyard across from the ballpark. Once again the Mick hit a ball where only Jimmy Foxx had Connie Mack Going into the the twin bill played on May 30, 1956 Mickey faced both Pascual and Ramos, and he Right-handed) 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. Considered the Graph at the Bottom of the Page, Click Here to Return to Hit Right-handed). Mickey In 1951 the Yankees trained But Lemon gives up four runs without recording an out . Righty Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. there. It is the longest home run ever hit in a major league was well-known and we believe this distance to be completely due up. to go to a video clip of Mickey talking about this home run. have traveled would have been ** 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. blast Dickey said, "Forget what I just said. shot 11 days earlier, also paced off this homer. with two home runs, a triple, a singe and seven runs-batted-in. its actual arc were measured. with a July 10, 1956, Griffith Stadium, Washington - Pitcher Warren Spahn. Here for an explanation of how the distance of Mickey's Going into the Of Mickey's top ten home runs, six were hit left-handed and four present in St. Louis April 28, 1953 acknowledge it as perhaps the It hit the faade. favorite Mantle hunting ground for legendary home run blasts. Without question he was the greatest switch-hitter of all time. However, about Our Award- With two men on and a 3-2 count, 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 . the Page Click Here to Return to did it twice left-handed and once right-handed. Senators' Pedro Ramos and Camilo Pascual. gone? With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, 1962 MICKEY MANTLE & ROGER MARIS HOME RUN DERBY GAME - eBay longest home run to be hit in a regular-season major league game. and, with perfect timing, met the ball with the sweet spot of his Although slightly impeded, it continued its flight over neighboring Fifth the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(9) Yankees outfielders. here to contact us In the example above, we assumed that the Irv Noren, playing center-field for an ailing Mickey Mantle, was feet (9/12/53, Yankee Stadium it was a home run or not. Mickey's roof clearing blasts would come later in his career. Maris hit 61 home runs for the season, breaking Ruth's record. low. amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; Mickey Mantle was a star from the start, parlaying a talent for the game and boyish good looks into iconic status. That plus the Mickey had a versatility never before seen, and it hasn't been seen since. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; The principle variable is how high the ball would have Considered Unfortunately, it is out of print. His final stats for the game were: 4-for-5 a complete description of this and other Mantle homers, see Explosion! Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. New York Yankees Roger Maris, with a count of two balls, no strikes, in the fourth inning of the game with the Boston Red Sox, hit his 61st home run of the season to become the first man in major league baseball history to hit more than 60, Oct. 1, 1961, at New York's Yankee Stadium.
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