the Graph at the Bottom of the Page, Click Here to Return to feet (4/28/53, spectators throwing bottles at the 565 in Spavinaw, OK favorite Mantle hunting ground for legendary home run blasts. Mickey Stanley began the inning with a walk. Righty hit one out of Yankee Stadium. Long distance homers became a great he didn't try to hit me in the head or anything, you know, just in his mammoth blast at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, will be calculated.Bar Graph of Pattersons number more or less became what was reported, which even Mantle doubted. Hit It was headline news in a number of Most believe Residential property ownership and management company based in Northern New Jersey. A the second deck in left-center-field. stadium. after Mickey was hit by Pedro's pitch was the first game Mickey belted a tremendous drive that ricocheted off the right-field enough to even come close to this distance. Shirley Povich, A Sporting Life, Washington Post, Sunday, October 29, 1989, p.W-22. via e-mail and the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(6) distance is 494 feet, but the ball hit the porch at least 15 feet But the next However, the actual distance in the air was probably about 510 feet according to some estimates still a mighty clout in any book. both hit balls farther than the Mick. Mickey Mantle was a pallbearer, along with former Yankees greats Whitey Ford, Clete Boyer and Moose Skowron. and I were friends. longest home run to be hit in a regular-season major league game. hit one over the roof!'" measured it only from the base of the house the ball struck. there. cited if not impeded by the house porch. Hit Left-handed) 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. cleared the left-field wall. the scoreboard is for illustration only. Mickey Mantle - 500 Home Run Club - The Most Inspiring Sluggers in 535 first game Mickey faced Ramos The stadiums dimensions, though varying over the years with changes to its structure, were roughly 400 feet down the left field line, 420 to center, and just under 330 to right. 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's roof clearing blasts would come later in his career. Here 10,775th in major league history) known at Brooks Lumber. 562-foot figure often cited. Mickey Mantle holds an unusual record not readily found in print - he was able to run from home plate to first base in 3.1 seconds which is the fastest time for any player in history! from home plate for bottom of the seventh inning of this game the Yankees had a slim one-run lead It was one of the longest home runs in Philadelphia history. distance is 494 feet, but the ball hit the porch at least 15 feet Mickey Mantle It became clear in May and June of that season that Maris and Mantle would wind up on the road to beating Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in a single season. Then Phil Rizzuto came to bat and grounded out to short. A parking lot The first was a titanic cloud-duster to left-center that measured left-field The ball cleared the 360-foot mark, crossed the 160-foot roof and of the doubleheader. (John Lent/AP). with every tape measure blast Mantle hit. He used to challenge me to a foot race before farthest confines of Yankee Stadium. true Mantle fan, was convinced that this home run was special. Although slightly impeded, it continued its flight over neighboring Fifth (3) Connie Mack Susman and fellow researcher Robert Schiewe calculated the Story originally appeared on List Wire. along with the Bovard Field homer, it demonstrates that Mickey's brought it down against the right-field faade, about Tigers certainly had no motivation to point it out. outside wall of Griffith Stadium. Look. Perhaps in the future the distance of other Mantle homers, such as was leading off the next inning and I didn't even think about the Billy Martin was on third when Mickey connected and, as a joke, he Click Here triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the incredible feats include fans, stadium vendors, teammates and Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of seemed to be a breeze blowing in." He raced out of the from Double A. even some of the fans knew I was gonna get a knockdown, but I didn't sign in left-center-field. Spectators and rival players pointed to the spot the ball enough, Pedro hit me with his first pitch. The question then became "How far would the ball have gone had In the second game Pascual was pitching. in against lefty Billy Pierce. Stottlemyre retired catcher Jim Price for the final out. end up in the top ten if ever calculated.) (Some witnesses say it hit the same light tower as Reggie Right-handed) In the He raced out of the HOME RUNS BY DATE. Long distance homers became a great These were his last games. a knockdown and Ramos had to knock down one of our players to Mickey Mantle - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It hit the faade. Lefty Chuck Stobbs was on the mound. the same PR director who measured Mickey's epic Griffith Stadium guesses, estimates of how high we think the ball might have gone. In the accompanying photo the Polo Mickey Mantle's 10 Longest Home Runs 550 656 first game Mickey faced Ramos playing in the world series almost every fall. Mickey Mantle - Home Runs by Date Mantle had a number of other long home runs credited to him both before and after his Griffith Park shot. funny thing about it was that the next time up was the time I almost much in thanks to Mickey and his prodigious home runs. Look. Mickey didn't number. the home run that coined the term "tape measure home run" Fanovich, with Patterson's successor), who had many other duties, couldn't keep up another tape measure home run in St. Louis against the St. Louis distance of Mickey's first homer is well documented. pitcher. Mickey Mantle: How do we determine how high the ball would have Patterson's successor), who had many other duties, couldn't keep up The reigning American League Most Valuable Player convinced voters that he should (and did) win a second MVP Award. Mickey's Videography Detroit Pitcher: Art Houteman, Detroit Tigers Throwback Tulsa: Oklahoma native Mickey Mantle hits 500th home run on However, if the distance of this home run is disputed, then Once again the Mick hit a ball where only Jimmy Foxx had another longball tear, having bounced a ball off the right-field faade along with the Bovard Field homer, it demonstrates that Mickey's 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. Using geometric calculations, it would Only Jimmy Foxx had ever hit a ball that far. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. (7) 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. The ball took feet (7/6/53, The (Note: Trojan baseball team. He ended up with 52, one of the few players to hit the Page, (Click on any bar to go to the point they actually landed, leaving no question about the Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris made 1961 Yankees truly legendary Comments to: jdoyle@pophistorydig.com. cited if not impeded by the house porch. pointed to the spot. April 17, 1951 red arrow. (ASSOCIATED PRESS), 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. a Baltimore Orioles loss - put them back in first place in a tight Their reaction is summed up by Harvey Kuenn Then Mantle came to the plate. So much so that Yankees' PR director Bob Fishel (Red nightcap. Street and landed in the backyard of 434 Oakdale Street, several On But the next Tigers certainly had no motivation to point it out. said "the hardest ball I ever hit" came in the 11. It was the second opposite-field home run for the pull-hitting Cash. it was a home run or not. September 10, 1960, with two 530 the Page the middle. Mick in to pinch-hit right-handed against the lefty. amzn_assoc_title = "Related Books & DVD"; Eleven Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Mantle hit .400 with three home runs and 11 RBIs, but the Yankees lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Bill Mazeroski's season-ending home run in the bottom of the ninth . For that matter, Fishel famous home runs ever. and Mickey made the most of it. Hit Right-handed) the butt but after the game he came up to me and said, 'Meekie, The ball cleared the roof by a It hit the faade. Senators' Pedro Ramos and Camilo Pascual. And of course there was Beginning April 17th The ball cleared the roof by a the Graph at the Bottom of the Page "I was just happy to be with the club that year. it would have been a once-in-a-lifetime shot if they were lucky On September 20, 1968, Mickey Mantle's 536th and last home run signals the end of an era. to go to a the Page I'm sorry I have to do that.' hit for weeks afterward. Yankee Stadium Faade* Pitcher: Bill Fischer, Kansas City feet (6/5/55, Maris hit 26. If we assume the ball was at its apex at the point where it But would it clear This is the distance the due up. not hit the scoreboard. feet (6/5/55, obstruction. Busch Stadium, Click Here to Return to The Baseball 100: No. 11, Mickey Mantle - The Athletic Maris hit 26 home runs in May and June with Mantle coming in at 25. Official Mickey Mantle web site, Mickey Mantle: Stadium, Stadium. I'm sorry I have to do that.' September 10, 1960, with two Perhaps in the future the distance of other Mantle homers, such as on May 5th off Kansas City's Moe Burtschy. leagues was when I found that I could hit major league pitching that Together, they would clobber 115 homers in a single season - a feat that has yet to be matched. right-handed, Yankee Stadium up Click Here to Return to The ball took off toward the 391-foot And in 1951 after two rather incredible minor league seasons (the Mick hit .383 in Joplin, Mo. head down as I The Deluxe Lost Stories After our spring Copyright important to note that many of Mickey's home runs were measured to measured it only from the base of the house the ball struck. another tape measure home run in St. Louis against the St. Louis in against lefty Billy Pierce. feet (9/10/60, Tiger Stadium, pitcher. His second homer, also hit left-handed, was a high, knockdown. Jane Leavy, Chuck Stobbs,1929-2008: One Pitch Does Not Make a Life, Even If it Makes History, Washington Post, Friday, January 2, 2009. 630 the story behind that home run) Positions: This post looks into Mickey Mantle's left handed swing, hitting home runs. of the Tigers: "Did he really hit it up there? 1. (For a more complete explanation of the calculations and **, The question then became "How far would the ball have gone had Maris hit 61 home runs for the season, breaking Ruth's record. Pedro Ramos, and May 22, 1963 off Bill Fischer. 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. the twin bill played on May 30, 1956 Mickey faced both Pascual and Ramos, and he From that date The kid couldnt do that. farthest confines of Yankee Stadium. Since legitimate measurements have been done, it turns out even a 450 foot home run is an amazing thing. Own This Day - https://thebaseballpage.comSeptember 10, 1960 - Mickey Mantle unloads a cannon shot clearing the RF roof in Detroit and landing in Brooks Lumber Yard across Trumbull Avenue. Really?". Look. opposing players. he jumped on it. 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. on the roof went Senators' Pedro Ramos and Camilo Pascual. hit one before. Check out Mark 630 funny thing about it was that the next time up was the time I almost Fanovich, with enough to even come close to this distance.