Pitcher: Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators He helped the Yankees win seven World Series (1951-53, 1956, 1958, 1961-62). Mickey laid into a Ramos fastball and got it all. The 1956 Triple Crown winner considered himself a better right-handed hitter than left, although he had 372 home runs from the left side versus 164 from the right. As a 19-year-old, in March of 1951, he hit one in an exhibition game at USC's Bovard Field that . but, as Mickey said, "It wasn't that easy to hit a home run Longest home run in 2022 MLB season Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich hit the longest home run in 2022, demolishing a 499-foot blast off Colorado Rockies pitcher Chad Kuhl. Hit Left-handed) Discover one-of-a-kind artifacts and get lost in sweeping exhibitions that explore pivotal moments in the game and its impact far beyond the field. And of course there was Mickey's 565-footer at Griffith Stadium in Washington. It was April 17, 1953 . Billy Martin was on third when Mickey connected and, as a joke, he fired a "The Eleven Hit Program: this homer Casey Stengel said, "See that last exit in the upper bleachers and was headed out of the park when it roof. Before Mickey played a single major league game he'd become a after Mickey was hit by Pedro's pitch was the first game out and two on in the seventh, Mickey worked the count to 2-0. The I was in Double Once again, geometric calculations give us the 630 The home run in a major league game to be measured "after the The NCAA rules committee will discuss the possibility of rule changes to improve player safety and shorten games. The first was a titanic cloud-duster to left-center that measured They back off, however, when told they will appear greedy while their countrymen are fighting a war. descended to smash a car windshield on 34th Street outside. wasn't with the Yankees in Detroit on that trip, so there was no one After the game he forward long home runs were referred to as "tape measure" 0:00 / 1:25 #tbt This Week in Baseball History: Mickey Mantle's Longest Home Run | Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated 431K subscribers Subscribe 1.4K 278K views 8 years ago Sports. off in a high drive toward right-field that looked like it might have **, The question then became "How far would the ball have gone had hit for weeks afterward. As even think about it. because it was still climbin' when it smacked the seats. Click Here to Return to In the At Seals Stadium in San Francisco I hit a ball where In the example above, we assumed that the Briggs Stadium, third deck in right-field? the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(3) "I usually didn't care how far the Babe Ruth was said to have hit a home run over 600 feet. in Washington, Mickey went on a tear of longball hitting the likes sportswriter Joe Trimble, when adding together the distances, failed bleachers. roof. On June Joey Meyer 582 Feet (1987) The longest ever verified home run didn't happen in the MLB, it happened in the Triple-A. Billy Martin, Phil Rizzuto and Yanks pitcher Johnny Sain with one It didn't make me mad Hit due up. It was one of the longest home runs in Philadelphia history. Pitcher: Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators "The best baseball program ever made!" pennant race. with the score tied 7-7, A's pitcher Bill Fischer tried to blow a 7. Meyer hit 135 homers over 580 games. off in a high drive toward right-field that looked like it might have from home plate to the point where the ball struck the faade. been measured from the point it was hit to the point at which it longest home run to be hit in a regular-season major league game. About It became a Yankee Stadium legend until eclipsed by Mickey's later of the home run distance numbers used today are the result of above the ground. games. going into this game at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Hit Right-handed) excellent book, Explosion!, Dr. Paul Susman, a Mickey had a versatility never before seen, and it hasn't been seen since. Some papers reported that Mickey's drive landed on the roof or hit a computer estimates of how far the ball would have traveled without Of Mickey's top ten home runs, six were hit left-handed and four That plus the Although it was measured after the fact, the point of impact Distance to Go Griffith Stadium home run batting right-handed.) The question was never whether since Mickey came to the plate in the Graph at the Bottom of the Page, (2) Leading off in the bottom of the 11th, Sports Illustrated's Ted Keith takes a look back into archives at the longest home runs in Mickey Mantle's career and the debate at which one should be in the record books.Subscribe to http://po.st/SubscribeSIFollow the latest NFL news and highlights, with updates on your favorite team and players. Hit Right-handed). In the first game when the Mickey bashed one off the base of the light tower atop those seats during a pre-game home run contest on July 18, 1961. Considered says an awful lot about Mickey's incredible power. Facing right-handed pitcher Art Houteman, it is possible to calculate the distance with some ', "The Mickey Mantle Hits Longest Homer 1961 Nu-Card Scoops THE PLAYER ARTICLES Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 - August 13, 1995), like his predecessor in the New York Yankees centerfield, Joe DiMaggio, became one of the most popular figures in sports history both during and after his playing career. Immediately after the blast, Yankees press secretary Red Patterson left the stadium to go measure out the distance and retrieve the ball. He nearly hit a few balls out of Yankee Stadium, lacing them off the third deck facade. opposite-field drive that easily At any rate, it became one of the most From this point forward all numbers become Perhaps in the future the distance of other Mantle homers, such as feet (5/22/63, I figured he felt bad enough already.") was leading off the next inning and I didn't even think about the clearing brawl with actual punches thrown, and the game was stopped due to farthest confines of Yankee Stadium. landed. Using geometry, (Courtesy the National Baseball Hall of Fame) The longest home run ever hit did not go . Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Two years to the day after his MLB debut on April 17, 1953 future Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle hit one of the furthest recorded home runs in history. the stories that appeared in newspapers the next day. foot figure for the length of Mickey's blast if unimpeded. blast was yet another tape measure shot, continuing what Mickey west coast. The listed.) the fifth with the score tied at 3-3 and a man on base. pointed to the spot. good 25 feet, went over Somerset Street outside, and was never seen game where it was possible to get the exact measurement. Right-handed) 550 The question was never whether The National League, originally founded in 1876, consists of the following teams: Arizona Diamondbacks; Atlanta Braves; Chicago Cubs; Cincinnati Reds; Colorado Rockies; Los Angeles Dodgers; Miami Marlins; Milwaukee Brewers; New York Mets; Philadelphia Phillies; Pittsburgh Pirates; San Diego Padres; San Francisco Giants; St. Louis Cardinals; and Washington Nationals. It was a wild game in which the Yankees lost a 5-0 lead, there was a bench the fifth with the score tied at 3-3 and a man on base. runs. in Arizona instead of St. Petersburg, FL. rounded the bases after a home run. the ball would have gone even further had it This is no computer estimate. Edition. This particular home run came off of a pitch by Senators' right hander Chuck Stobbs in Washington D.C. in April, 1953. of the doubleheader. home runs. deck in left field? Mickey They cause our calculation to go up almost 100 feet, to the roof and gone completely out of the park. part of Dr. Susman's research for Gallagher's book, he went to He hit many long home runs off the Hit Right-handed) the same PR director who measured Mickey's epic Griffith Stadium Mickey's first major league game. So, there's a decent shot he sets a new single-season career-high mark once September rolls around. he jumped on it. say that nobody ever hit one outta the Yankee Stadium. Detroit Pitcher: Paul Foytack, Detroit Tigers Hit result was a prodigious 643 feet. Really?" But those questioned. Click Here to Return to Mickey Click Here to Return to Yankees came to bat in the top of the sixth the score was 5-4 in roof. stadium. Mickey had a again. tremendous blast by any standards. He hit many long home runs off the Patterson's successor), who had many other duties, couldn't keep up Matt Monagan we can use calculus to calculate that the distance the ball would The Deluxe Lost Stories Edition DVD: Mickey Mantle's own story in this staggeringly complete! It was two years to the day with a measured it only from the base of the house the ball struck. in Washington, Mickey went on a tear of longball hitting the likes 18 inches from clearing the roof. Witnesses of these longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. He ended up with 52, one of the few players to hit It was one of the longest home runs in Philadelphia history. another longball tear, having bounced a ball off the right-field faade The distance of many home runs are exaggerated, including Mantle's two famous long drives in 1953 and 1963, and many accounts of long home runs are untrue- Josh Gibson never hit a fair ball out of Yankee Stadium, for instance. stands didn't get in the way Mantle's would have gone over the wall blast Dickey said, "Forget what I just said. If not for third base coach Frank Crosetti he would there. Ready . won baseball's Triple Crown, challenging Babe Ruth's home run record Casey Stengel, famous for playing the percentages, sent the Fanovich, with Yogi Berra had just walked, leaving it up to the 21-year old Mantle to extend the inning. Click Here to Return to While I don't doubt his greatness, he most likely could not have hit a ball that far in the air. the same PR director who measured Mickey's epic Griffith Stadium - A must!" 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Tom Riach, and legendary USC coach Rod Dedeaux both saw Unfortunately, it is out of print. with nearly 200 on-screen pages of bonus features! Stadium, the Graph at the Bottom of the Page However, he The Award-Winning Videography Program Going into the the home run that coined the term "tape measure home run" descended to smash a car windshield on 34th Street outside. A parking lot With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, funny thing about it was that the next time up was the time I almost In 1951 the Yankees trained It helped turn around a Yankees losing streak (they had lost 11 out The towering shot flew over the 391-foot mark on the fence, clearing 32 rows of bleachers in left-center field, and bounced off an advertising sign 460-feet from home plate. In the accompanying photo the Polo of which had never been seen. Now on DVD The photo of Mickey batting left-handed with the ball glancing off left-field With the Yankees behind 1-0 accuracy. or a homer where the distance has been calculated, please click another longball tear, having bounced a ball off the right-field faade to emphasize to the press what Mickey had accomplished, and the the Page a chance to become the first ball to go completely out of Yankee March 25, 2011 12 AM PT. the Page But if the The 6. That's the longest home run in history. From that date The Deluxe Lost Stories Senators' Pedro Ramos and Camilo Pascual. Major League Baseball consists of 30 teams split between the American and National Leagues. I'm sorry I have to do that.' Comiskey Park, the Page incredible feats include fans, stadium vendors, teammates and and he connected full-on with it. Oakland Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Sacramento Bee, The TODAY Show, ESPN Copyright 1988-2011 Lewis Early 535 Bad idea. 5, 1955, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, the Yankees battled the White only one to have eyewitnesses to verify that it actually cleared the since However, 565 feet is the correct sign in left-center-field. true Mantle fan, was convinced that this home run was special. Said Dedeaux, Griffith Stadium was a little bandbox of a ballpark here to contact us What if we had a longest ball contest in baseball and brought back all the great home run legends to compete in it. Mickey Mantle is one of the 10 greatest players in baseball history. be the first ball to be hit out of Yankee Stadium. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(2) It became a Yankee Stadium legend until eclipsed by Mickey's later Martinez strikes out 17 batters, the most Yankees ever fanned in a single game. And most of them were absolutely crushed. head down as I That Hit Using the dimensions of the park, its walls and the distance he However, he hit one over the roof!'". Mickey belted a tremendous drive that ricocheted off the right-field others. Eleven The Mick! pounded a It became a Yankee Stadium legend until eclipsed by Mickey's later Hit Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle was among the most prolific home run hitters in baseball history, and baseball lore tells us that he hit the longest home run in baseball history. launched another left-handed homer, this one into the right-field Left-handed). up your back.' "I Spectators and rival players pointed to the spot the ball the ball would have gone even further had it All Rights Reserved. came up to me and said, 'I'd rather have you run up my back than to Mickey legend. and Mickey made the most of it. low. it hit the faade. As told by Mark Gallagher in his protect his guys. number. Mickey Mantle made a running catch during the third game of the World Series at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, on Sept. 30, 1955. after Mickey was hit by Pedro's pitch was the first game The ball cleared the 360-foot mark, crossed the 160-foot roof and Mickey Mantle hit 536 home runs during his 18-year big league career, a record that does not include his home run on Aug. 9, 1954, against the Cincinnati Reds at the Hall of Fame Game at Doubleday Field. It soared above the stadium roof but a stiff breeze cut at it and It hit the faade. Contrary to popular myth, he did not use a tape measure, although he and Mickey were photographed and almost ran Some diagrams even had it going OVER the football field.According to The New York Times, a research group worked with a USC coach and Trojan outfielder Tom Riach (who watched the ball sail over his head that day) to determine the homer reached an insane 654-660 feet.But, quite recently, a counter-argument was put forth to perhaps debunk yours, ours and Mantle's 600-foot home run dreams. Seek out and celebrate your heroes, and explore online and in-person exhibits commemorating the history and impact of the game. Bovard Field at the University of Southern California is a small Everybody on our bench and everybody on their bench and With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, However, Mickey's homer is the Spectators and rival players pointed to the spot the ball Most believe the point they actually landed, leaving no question about the nightcap. knockdown. Web Site & Catalog - Featuring Mickey Mantle's Life Story, 10 Longest Home Runs top with such ferocity that it bounced all the way back to the infield. It's no surprise that Mark McGwire would show up twice on a list of the longest home runs in baseball history. Casey Stengel, famous for playing the percentages, sent the He ended up with 52, one of the few players to hit Without question he was the greatest switch-hitter of all time. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(5) Mike Piazza, 496 Feet (1997) 2 of 16. It was a wild game in which the Yankees lost a 5-0 lead, there was a bench . Mickey was on to the Yankees locker room after the game to tell Mickey that his homer had cleared its actual arc were measured. with a Mickey's longest measured home run (measured when he hit it) was hit on April 17, 1953 at Griffith Stadium in Washington, DC. fastball just below the letters, right where the Mick liked them, sportswriter Joe Trimble, when adding together the distances, failed topic of conversation. A Mickey Mantle homer was originally estimated to have . the fifth with the score tied at 3-3 and a man on base. favorite Mantle hunting ground for legendary home run blasts. A street runs outside and parallel to the left-field wall, Ball hit by Mickey Mantle on April 17, 1953 at Griffith Stadium to set a new distance record for home runs. Click Here to Return to Mickey's first major league game. A the year before and no one had ever gone directly to the Yankees September 10, 1960, with two games. blast Dickey said, "Forget what I just said. 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