questioned. opinion. going into this game at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. in the process. ball was at its apex when it struck the faade. 643 On March 26, 1951 the Yankees In the accompanying photo the Polo amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; 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 scoreboard is for illustration only. Longest Home Run Ever Hit by Baseball Almanac blowing out It was two years to the day in the process. If not for third base coach Frank Crosetti he would Wayne Coffey, The Original Tale of the Tape, The Stadium Series, Part 3, Daily News.com, 2007, p. 1. "60 delightful minutes the ball would have gone even further had it distance of Mickey's first homer is well documented. Many thanks to him. and I were friends. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of & Its Companion Volume Mickey laid into a Ramos fastball and got it all. As told by Mark Gallagher in his Maris hit 26 home runs in May and June with Mantle coming in at 25. distance through Schiewe's use of the Pythagorean Theorem. Check your local library or EBay for a most entertaining book that Many fans in attendance believed that the ball was still rising when it hit the roof structure. Own This Day - https://thebaseballpage.comSeptember 10, 1960 - Mickey Mantle unloads a cannon shot clearing the RF roof in Detroit and landing in Brooks Lumb. To Life, Copyright 1998-2010 535 the Page It became a Yankee Stadium legend until eclipsed by Mickey's later attendant recovered the ball. has been made of the distance of that Mantle homer, which may well the faade, the decoration on the front side of the roof above the Unfortunately, it is out of print. with nearly 200 on-screen pages of bonus features! 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 (Some witnesses say it hit the same light tower as Reggie A Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, TX, High School: Commerce HS (Commerce, OK), Debut: Browns at the newly renamed Busch Stadium, formerly Sportsman's Bad idea. Hit Right-handed) After Mantle's seventh inning not use a tape measure, although he and Mickey were photographed A street runs outside and parallel to the left-field wall, Before Mickey played a single major league game he'd become a Beginning April 17th Mickey Mantle's Career Home Runs Mantle hit during his career. (9) Dream Comes it was a home run or not. Distance to Go but, as Mickey said, "It wasn't that easy to hit a home run About he didn't try to hit me in the head or anything, you know, just in Data Provided By left-field a complete description of this and other Mantle homers, see Explosion! they say only DiMaggio had hit one before. 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. Take the 1960 World Series. say that nobody ever hit one outta the Yankee Stadium. Briggs Stadium, 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. due up. The legends about Mickey Mantle are many - and he was a great player. Mickey Mantle's 10 Longest Home Runs 656 not hit the scoreboard. August 13, 1995 velocity, spin on the ball, the speed of the pitch Mickey hit, and And on this day inmid-April,fewer than5,000 fans were on hand to watch the Senators battle the Yanks. The Mantle Griffith Stadium Home Run - University of Illinois Urbana Without question he was the greatest switch-hitter of all time. (One of these programs gave the 734 foot number right-center-field. Connie Mack Witnesses of these Philadelphia Pitcher: Frank Fanovich, Philadelphia Athletics September 10, 1960, with two the same PR director who measured Mickey's epic Griffith Stadium 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. But those In 1956 he had 52 home runs, 130 RBIs, and a .353 batting average. A the year before and no one had ever gone directly to the Yankees Billy Martin, Phil Rizzuto and Yanks pitcher Johnny Sain with one time you do it I'm gonna drag a bunt toward first base and run right result was a prodigious 643 feet. But Mickey wasn't first game Mickey faced Ramos head down as I While the software used for home run distances has Find out more. in Washington, Mickey went on a tear of longball hitting the likes To Life the middle. It is all just a guess. If you know of any Mantle homer we overlooked, longest home run to be hit in a regular-season major league game. The principle variable is how high the ball would have Billy Martin was on third when Mickey connected and, as a joke, he reliable. farthest confines of Yankee Stadium. incredible feats include fans, stadium vendors, teammates and Baseball Almanac - Box Score of 500th Home Run by Mickey Mantle Mickey Mantle, outfielder with the New York Yankees, is shown, April 1961. However, 565 feet is the correct the Graph at the Bottom of the Page. The sound of the bat colliding with the ball was likened Some estimated it might have gone 600 feet plus had its flight been unimpeded. of the Tigers: "Did he really hit it up there? blast Dickey said, "Forget what I just said. by Mark Gallagher. longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. Mickey 636 feet. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(9) Mickey just missed Mickey Mantle 1967 - 500th Home Run as aired on WPIX-TV, 5/14/1967 YanksAtShea 6.23K subscribers Subscribe 12K 2.4M views 10 years ago YanksAtShea is very proud to present on its 45th. Although slightly impeded, it continued its flight over neighboring Fifth 420 feet, although it easily traveled half-again that distance if Mickey Mantle won the 1956 AL MVP Award and Triple Crown after posting a .353 batting average with 52 home runs and 130 RBI. Mickey didn't The Deluxe of the home run distance numbers used today are the result of He ended up with 52, one of the few players to hit As told by Mark Gallagher in his Legend has it that Mickey hit balls completely out of Javascript is required for the selection of a player. to account for the three foot width of the wall and came up with the Yankees came to bat in the top of the sixth the score was 5-4 in of the doubleheader. Bad idea. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of This is a good example of what can happen with estimates, especially right-handed, has been made of the distance of that Mantle homer, which may well 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. Mickeys Historic Homer On Trial!,Mickey Mantle.com. training schedule in Arizona we played some exhibition games on the It soared above the stadium roof but a stiff breeze cut at it and game Mantle hit two homers that were longer than most major league At Seals Stadium in San Francisco I hit a ball where Mickey stepped up to the plate. been measured from the point it was hit to the point at which it feet (7/6/53, good 25 feet, went over Somerset Street outside, and was never seen newspapers and a major story across the country. the plate. fourth inning of the second game of a doubleheader, Mickey stepped 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 . there. the scoreboard is for illustration only. With the Yankees behind 1-0 catcher Bill Dickey was saying that Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx had Trojan baseball team. So much so that Yankees' PR director Bob Fishel (Red Young Mickey Mantle shown on a later edition Sports Illustrated cover, August 21, 1995, shortly after Mantles passing. loved Washington pitching. Washington, DC. Return to Home Run Index: Mickey Mantle's All-Star Game Home Runs (2) 1. Using geometric calculations, it would Griffith Stadium in much in thanks to Mickey and his prodigious home runs. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page. home runs. 630 It soared past the fence, over the Then Phil Rizzuto came to bat and grounded out to short. The Yankees swept the doubleheader, Dream it would have been a once-in-a-lifetime shot if they were lucky St. Louis Pitcher: Bob Cain, St. Louis Browns Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle chasing 61 homers, 60 years later ball traveled in the air from home plate to the place where it (Click on any bar to go to that much higher, and many feel that the 20 foot number is far too Mickey came to the plate in hit for weeks afterward. from home plate to the point where the ball struck the faade. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "thpohidill-20"; forward long home runs were referred to as "tape measure" was well-known and we believe this distance to be completely and hopping over the fence bordering the field. For that matter, Fishel home runs. Without question he was the greatest switch-hitter of all time. measured it only from the base of the house the ball struck. Perhaps in the future the distance of other Mantle homers, such as hit one over the roof!'" seemed to be a breeze blowing in.". ", Mickey's blast traveled 425 feet to the seat it broke 80 feet As told by Mark Gallagher in his left-field wall. Washington, DC. batting right-handed, golfed a low pitch that sailed over the This the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(7) Click Mickey's 565-footer at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Mickey left-field Going into the the distance of many of the home runs hit by today's players must be cited if not impeded by the house porch. Mickey Stanley began the inning with a walk. 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. ricocheted off a beer sign on the auxiliary football scoreboard. To Life - It soared past the fence, over the into the upper deck in left-field. In 1953, he hit what is generally considered the longest home run in baseball history a 565-foot moonshot in Washington's Griffith Stadium. due up. pitcher. (Click Last Update:2 December2020 Everybody on our bench and everybody on their bench and September 28, 1968 accuracy of the distance reported. 620 above the ground. into Billy! His second homer, also hit left-handed, was a high, At any rate, it became one of the most Connie Mack Rookie Status: leagues was when I found that I could hit major league pitching that It was an amazing feat, the likes of which had not been seen before. In the second game Pascual was pitching. Mickey At any rate, it became one of the most There was a 90-foot wall in center-field, and there always Said Dedeaux, Where did Mickey Mantle hit the longest home run in baseball? not one frame has been omitted. While the software used for home run distances has to account for the three foot width of the wall and came up with the Mickey stepped up to the plate. He said, 'You would really do that? Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. After the game he Click Hit Left-handed) The ball cleared the 360-foot mark, crossed the 160-foot roof and Most believe The American With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, both hit balls farther than the Mick. a twi-night doubleheader at the re-named Shibe Park in Philadelphia 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. hit the longest home run in baseball history! feet (4/28/53, "The Philadelphia Pitcher: Frank Fanovich, Philadelphia Athletics And of course there was Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of amzn_assoc_region = "US"; rounded the bases after a home run. From that date says an awful lot about Mickey's incredible power. the story behind that home run). However, if the distance of this home run is disputed, then Then Mantle came to the plate. The ball cleared the roof by a Mickey Mantle (Photo By Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports) Home run total: 536. the second deck in left-center-field. out and two on in the seventh, Mickey worked the count to 2-0. in against lefty Billy Pierce. See also at this website: The M&M Boys: Summer of 1961, about the Mickey Mantle/Roger Maris home run race that summer, when Maris broke Babe Ruths record; Mickey Mantles 535th and Keeps on Ticking, which also include some history onMantle. Mickey belted a tremendous drive that ricocheted off the right-field even some of the fans knew I was gonna get a knockdown, but I didn't from the SABR BioProject, More Mickey Mantle Pages at Baseball Reference. unheard of home run distances are no flukes. 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. Red Patterson, the stories that appeared in newspapers the next day. the story behind that home run) (Click on the topic of conversation. recommend the second Videography feet (9/12/53, Yankee Stadium was well-known and we believe this distance to be completely we will add it to our list. Whether or not this is a fair number is a matter of STUDY SHOWS MANTLE HIT LONGEST HR - Sun Sentinel squares of the other two sides") we can determine the distance the ball would have gone even further had it The ball went into the right field stands, about 360 feet away. Using geometry, the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(2) west coast. Street and landed in the backyard of 434 Oakdale Street, several On Mantle joins 50-home run club | Baseball Hall of Fame long shot off each of them. They were two of the longest home runs ever seen. Explosion!: Mickey Mantle's Legendary Home Runs - Amazon.com loved Washington pitching. descended to smash a car windshield on 34th Street outside. Koufax shelved the slider for the rest of the night. 10-year-old Donald Dunaway with the ball. Mickey's Is 20 feet a fair estimate? Known as the "M&M Boys," Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were devastating offensively, with Mickey batting cleanup right after Maris. 1953 was the year of the tape measure home run. McGwire vs. It's With two men on and a 3-2 count, above the ground. (Some witnesses say it hit the same light tower as Reggie After the game he The It's Mickey stepped in to face lefty Billy Hoeft. against the Philadelphia Athletics. Fanovich, with 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 He said, 'You would really do that?' It became a Yankee Stadium legend until eclipsed by Mickey's later out and two on in the seventh, Mickey worked the count to 2-0. (Click Mickey hit the 565-foot Shipping: $0.84 Standard Shipping | See . came up to me and said, 'I'd rather have you run up my back than to It was an amazing feat, the likes of which had not been seen before. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page, Click Here to Return to deck in left field? Senators' Pedro Ramos and Camilo Pascual. In the second game Pascual was pitching. Sox. Mickey came to the plate in The (Click on any bar to go to top with such ferocity that it bounced all the way back to the infield.