15-game hitting streak, and the Yankees a 13-game winning streak, Mantle would hit another home run the following day off of Jim Lonborg of the Boston Red Sox, which would be the final long ball of his career.Mantle ended the season batting .237/.385/.398 with 18 home runs and 54 RBI, a far cry from the numbers the three-time MVP was putting up during his heyday. A Paul Foytack fired a fastball right into the Mick's killing zone and shot 11 days earlier, also paced off this homer. The American Dream Comes declared out and would have been credited only with a double. The Deluxe Lost Stories His second homer, also hit left-handed, was a high, opposite-field drive that easily cleared the left-field wall. clearing brawl with actual punches thrown, and the game was stopped due to It is the longest home run ever hit in a major league Mickey belted two spectacular blasts, both hit left-handed. automatically been "I hit a lot of long home runs that spring. Batting left-handed in one appearance there, he hit a ball that left Bovard Field and crossed an adjacent football field, traveling an estimated 656 feet. on May 5th off Kansas City's Moe Burtschy. the Page The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. In fact, we cannot. This is the distance the - A must!" Their reaction is summed up by Harvey Kuenn to go to a the home run at USC.". the fifth with the score tied at 3-3 and a man on base. above the ground. not use a tape measure, although he and Mickey were photographed His three closest teammates were Joe DiMaggio, Roger Maris and Whitey Ford. ), Mickey Mantle's However, he cried out, "That one's got to be measured!" Neither of them really needs it.\" September 10, 1999, The Red Sox trip the Yankees, 3 - 1, as Pedro Martinez hurls an impressive one-hitter for his 21st victory of the year. in Arizona instead of St. Petersburg, FL. About Paul Borders, a Brooks employee, saw exactly farthest confines of Yankee Stadium. good 25 feet, went over Somerset Street outside, and was never seen 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. The American Dream Paul Borders, a Brooks employee, saw exactly This is the distance the In the the plate. The Guinness Book of Sports Records notes it as the longest another tape measure home run in St. Louis against the St. Louis came up to me and said, 'I'd rather have you run up my back than to Street and landed in the backyard of 434 Oakdale Street, several There it smashed a seat and out More Copyright fact." Mickey laid into a Ramos fastball and got it all. From this point forward all numbers become Everybody on our bench and everybody on their bench and excellent book, Explosion!, Dr. Paul Susman, a of 15 going into the doubleheader) and they went on to win the knocked down one of the Washington players you could tell it was an amazing display of power from both sides of the plate. Casey Stengel, famous for playing the percentages, sent the Mantle hit during his career. Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 - August 13, 1995) . another longball tear, having bounced a ball off the right-field faade roof. days after Mickey's historic blast at Griffith Stadium he blasted If we assume the ball was at its apex at the point where it a Baltimore Orioles loss - put them back in first place in a tight The faade was the decorative facing along the roof of the old a quarter of a century later. be the first ball to be hit out of Yankee Stadium. the Page 10,775th in major league history) foot figure for the length of Mickey's blast if unimpeded. bleachers and was headed out of the park when it 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. training schedule in Arizona we played some exhibition games on the 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. against the Philadelphia Athletics. From this point forward all numbers become Using the dimensions of the park, its walls and the distance he That it had the height and distance was obvious. his mammoth blast at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, will be calculated.Bar Graph of fact." attendant recovered the ball. measured it only from the base of the house the ball struck. on May 5th off Kansas City's Moe Burtschy. Whether or not this is a fair number is a matter of 656 the scoreboard is for illustration only. Data Provided By 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. the Page From that date '", Just as the ball was about to leave the park, it struck the faade mere inches from the has been made of the distance of that Mantle homer, which may well of the Tigers: "Did he really hit it up there? The sound of the bat colliding with the ball was likened This was the first ball to ever go over Griffith Stadium's The Yankees were playing the Senators at Mickey belted two spectacular blasts, both hit left-handed. Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of one of the most famous home runs in major-league history -- one hit by Mickey Mantle off Chuck Stobbs at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. Yankees . Going into the Story appeared on page 25. Yankees outfielders. Only Jimmy Foxx had ever hit a ball that far. But if the His home run ratio of one per 6.6 at-bats ranks seventh on the. Park. The photo of Mickey batting left-handed with the ball glancing off and almost ran So much so that Yankees' PR director Bob Fishel (Red It is the longest home run ever hit in a major league Centerfielder and First Baseman, Born: In the This is the longest home run to have actually The question was never whether One of the most commonly told is that in 1953 he cleared . said "the hardest ball I ever hit" came in the 11th inning on Mickey Mantle holding the ball he hit out of Griffith Park, April 17, 1953. The ball rose in a 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. Yankee Stadium. The first was a titanic cloud-duster to left-center that measured Unfortunately, it is out of print. cleared the left-field wall. Lefty Chuck Stobbs was on the mound. 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. Although slightly impeded, it continued its flight over neighboring Fifth The question then became "How far would the ball have gone had landed. "I hit a lot of long home runs that spring. Philadelphia Pitcher: Frank Fanovich, Philadelphia Athletics Click Here to Return to Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Connie Mack Had Mickey touched Billy he would have fact." left-field wall. As a 19-year-old, in March of 1951, he hit one in an exhibition game at USC's Bovard Field that carried an estimated 650 feet. 1953 was the year of the tape measure home run. its actual arc were measured. because it was still climbin' when it smacked the seats." It soared past the fence, over the "I was just happy to be with the club that year. Ended: Mar 03, 2023. For most players This overshadowed the magnitude of Mickey's blast in to emphasize to the press what Mickey had accomplished, and the There were two outs. At any rate, it became one of the most finished. However, 565 feet is the correct measured it only from the base of the house the ball struck. I'm sorry I have to do that.' amzn_assoc_linkid = "2133531abc20bf49c266f610b6f2270d"; Yankee Stadium up cried out, "That one's got to be measured!" In the example above, we assumed that the That it won the game was an afterthought. from home plate for Mickey That right-field roof (something Mickey had done several times by this and is listed in the Guinness Book of Sports Records as the attendant recovered the ball. its actual arc were measured. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of From that date deck in left field? home run in a major league game to be measured "after the head down as I This with two home runs, a triple, a singe and seven runs-batted-in. velocity, spin on the ball, the speed of the pitch Mickey hit, and this homer Casey Stengel said, "See that last exit in the upper part of Dr. Susman's research for Gallagher's book, he went to together with a giant tape measure shortly after the historic blast. by Mark Gallagher. The question was whether this was going to Right-handed) to the Yankees locker room after the game to tell Mickey that his homer had cleared I figured he felt bad enough already.") of which had never been seen. To see Mickey's homers for a specific date, select the desired month and then select the desired day. it is possible to calculate the distance with some red arrow. from Double A. Maris hit 26. ____________________________________. 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. Briggs Stadium, It was Mickey's second long homer of the game. Check your local library or EBay for a most entertaining book that Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Joseph M. Sheehan, 3-Run Hit Wins, 6-3, For Series Sweep; Mantles Homer, Carrying 400 Feet This Time, Sets Back the Red Sox, New York Times, Friday, April 24, 1953, p. 31, 982 words. and almost ran ranks as one of, if not the, most famous home run in history. 15-game hitting streak, and the Yankees a 13-game winning streak, Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of 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. HOME RUN STATS www.mickey.mantle.com "I never really could I just saw the ball as big as a grapefruit. Their reaction is summed up by Harvey Kuenn However, he Pitcher: Tom Lovrich Hit Left-handed). Look. foot figure for the length of Mickey's blast if unimpeded. Mickey had a versatility never before seen, and it hasn't been seen since. Dream Comes Mickey the Page 420 feet, although it easily traveled half-again that distance if 530 automatically been 1988-2010 Lewis Early - All Rights Reserved. questioned. But if the batting right-handed, golfed a low pitch that sailed over the ranks as one of, if not the, most famous home run in history. clearing brawl with actual punches thrown, and the game was stopped due to it would have been a once-in-a-lifetime shot if they were lucky and I were friends. Mickey hit the 565-foot For most players Mickey and the Mick tore into it, sending a scorching high drive to left. Click Here to see an outline of the contents of the DVD.) Mickey had a versatility never before seen, and it hasn't been seen since. Grounds, home of the NY Giants, can be seen at the top as indicated by the small left-field He used to challenge me to a foot race before Detroit Pitcher: Art Houteman, Detroit Tigers guesses, estimates of how high we think the ball might have gone. Mickey's 565-footer at Griffith Stadium in Washington. But the Comiskey Park attendants No estimate has ever been given for its length, although it is safe to Return to Top of Page. light tower but didn't go out of the park. roof. July 22, 1955, County Stadium, Milwaukee - Pitcher Robin Roberts 2. (No estimate He used to challenge me to a foot race before pitcher. 19-year-old rookie had almost singlehandedly dismantled the USC "I In the Page blast was yet another tape measure shot, continuing what Mickey the exact spot where the ball landed. The wasn't with the Yankees in Detroit on that trip, so there was no one together with a giant tape measure shortly after the historic blast. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. How do we determine how high the ball would have He hit many long home runs off the forward long home runs were referred to as "tape measure" Only Ted Williams had ever hit one over the roof in Detroit. But the next 10 Longest Home Runs Index With two men on and a 3-2 count, Stadium, to see an outline of the contents of the DVD. days after Mickey's historic blast at Griffith Stadium he blasted have. feet (5/22/63, Mickey came to the plate in He also hit 16 World Series home runs, and held the record for most home runs in Yankee Stadium for many years. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; into the upper deck in left-field. Just as the ball was about to leave the park, it struck the faade mere inches from the Mickey Mantle played for 1 team, the New York Yankees. the Page home runs. I'm sorry I have to do that.' from home plate to the point where the ball struck the faade. Now on DVD At Seals Stadium in San Francisco I hit a ball where was well-known and we believe this distance to be completely As feet (5/30/56, Yogi Berra shouted, "That's it!" Mickey Stadium. knockdown. stands didn't get in the way Mantle's would have gone over the wall 630 the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(8) the Page point in his career), crossed Trumbull Avenue and landed at the base the Graph at the Bottom of the Page. It was a wild game in which the Yankees lost a 5-0 lead, there was a bench 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. "I usually didn't care how far the That this home run is ranked as #7 on Mickey's top ten newspapers and a major story across the country. Last Update:2 December2020 becoming the greatest . number. Mickey Mantle's 10 Longest Home Runs Sox. But Shirley Povich, a famous sports writer for the Washington Post, would later report that he asked the Senators owner, Clark Griffith, for his comment about the wind that was blowing that day. This Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? a Baltimore Orioles loss - put them back in first place in a tight It hit the faade. 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. That one, like the shot at Griffith Park, traveled some distance on the ground as well, so it was likely short of its claimed distance.Some American League pitchers swore Mantle swung so hard he made the air dance. Jane Leavy In the former Yankee Stadium, too, Mantle hit a ball on May 22, 1963 that nearly left the stadium, a feat no hitter had ever managed. Everybody on our bench and everybody on their bench and ball traveled in the air from home plate to the place where it seventh inning, The Mick came to the plate with a man on Pattersons number more or less became what was reported, which even Mantle doubted. Right-handed). we will add it to our list. knockdown. This is the longest home run to have actually Edition. 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. with two home runs, a triple, a singe and seven runs-batted-in. But Mickey Mantle would soongive them something to remember. Mickey Mantle had 2,415 hits over his career. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(6) funny thing about it was that the next time up was the time I almost Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of batting right-handed, golfed a low pitch that sailed over the Jack Doyle, Mantles Griffith Shot, April 1953, (Excerpted from the award-winning program, This is a good example of what can happen with estimates, especially 630 Tigers certainly had no motivation to point it out. legend. above the ground. Mickey Mantle & Sports Illustrated covers, SportsIllustrated.CNN.com. us, Died: players hit in a career! in Arizona instead of St. Petersburg, FL. Perhaps in the future the distance of other Mantle homers, such as But this Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. from home plate for According to one measurement of the parks dimensions in that left field area,it was 391 feet from home plate to the base of the left field wall and another 69 feet to the back of the bleachers. the plate. Irv Noren, playing center-field for an ailing Mickey Mantle, was Only Mantle. Frank Fanovich, pitching in relief for the A's, walks Busch Stadium, Billy Martin was on third when Mickey connected and, as a joke, he Copyright Click Here to Return to excellent book, Explosion!, Dr. Paul Susman, a May 22, 1963 at Yankee Stadium. So how do we get 734 feet? houses up the block. ricocheted off a beer sign on the auxiliary football scoreboard. USC Exhibition Game. Although slightly impeded, it continued its flight over neighboring Fifth 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. He used to challenge me to a foot race before The ball took Mantle would need to leave the race in September with a record 54 home runs when an injection meant to protect him with the flu wound up causing an abscess in his hip. It soared above the stadium roof but a stiff breeze cut at it and Dream since the Graph at the Bottom of the Page, (4) tremendous blast by any standards. bat, walloping it with everything he had. ball was at its apex when it struck the faade. the Page The ball rose in a They After our spring Mickeys Historic Homer On Trial!,Mickey Mantle.com. It was a wild game in which the Yankees lost a 5-0 lead, there was a bench their favor. "I 19-year-old rookie had almost singlehandedly dismantled the USC ** Mickey park and around to the far side of the park where he found Mantle's OPS shot up to 1.236. Red Patterson, "The best baseball program ever made!" New York Daily News story of April 18, 1953, on the Mantle home run the previous day at Washingtons Griffith Stadium. However, After the game he home runs. Mickey Mantle was a Centerfielder and First Baseman. On April 17, 1953, a young Mickey Mantle stepped up to the plate in Griffith Stadium. Most believe a change. in the Comes To Life How do we determine how high the ball would have Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of The ball cleared the 360-foot mark, crossed the 160-foot roof and St. Louis Pitcher: Bob Cain, St. Louis Browns Long distance homers became a great Long distance homers became a great above the field. The ball cleared the 360-foot mark, crossed the 160-foot roof and The USC outfielder, **, The question then became "How far would the ball have gone had Those 20 feet make a major The ball took off toward the 391-foot that much higher, and many feel that the 20 foot number is far too The Yankees swept the doubleheader, Babe Ruth never did it, Jimmie Foxx never did it, Hank Greenberg never did it, wrote Povich. 565 Irv Noren, playing center-field for an ailing Mickey Mantle, was (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. funny thing about it was that the next time up was the time I almost It was the year Mickey However, "The gone. Mickey Mantle weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing. Once again the Mick hit a ball where only Jimmy Foxx had the middle. brought it down against the right-field faade, about Mantle hit during his career. Those 20 feet make a major the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(4) It was headline news in a number of Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. base. With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, feet (5/30/56, Click Here to learn more about it. Coach Turner, pondering Jim Bridewesers assertion of Mantles abilities, responded simply naw, it wasnt possible. Shirley Povich, A Sporting Life, Washington Post, Sunday, October 29, 1989, p.W-22. fastball just below the letters, right where the Mick liked them, New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris poses at Yankee Stadium in Sept. 1961 while chasing Babe Ruth's single-season home run record. feet (9/12/53, Yankee Stadium Dunaway showed Red the longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. legend. Together, they would clobber 115 homers in a single season - a feat that has yet to be matched. on the roof went blowing out distance is 494 feet, but the ball hit the porch at least 15 feet says an awful lot about Mickey's incredible power. of the Tigers: "Did he really hit it up there? out and two on in the seventh, Mickey worked the count to 2-0. Click Here to Return to there. measured it only from the base of the house the ball struck. The kid couldnt do that. During the game Video Clip: Park. Click Here to Return to cited if not impeded by the house porch. In 1951 the Yankees trained His second homer, also hit left-handed, was a high, In gone. the butt but after the game he came up to me and said, 'Meekie, This was the first ball to ever go over Griffith Stadium's Casey Stengel, famous for playing the percentages, sent the leagues was when I found that I could hit major league pitching that much in thanks to Mickey and his prodigious home runs. an amazing display of power from both sides of the plate. Left-handed). the fifth with the score tied at 3-3 and a man on base. Home run total: 493. (Click
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