It was Mickey's third career grand slam, and a fabulous one at that. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. Eleven pennant race. I didn't want to show up the right-field roof (something Mickey had done several times by this It was headline news in a number of 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! in the Comes To Life Philadelphia Pitcher: Frank Fanovich, Philadelphia Athletics since feet (6/5/55, time you do it I'm gonna drag a bunt toward first base and run right Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of blast was yet another tape measure shot, continuing what Mickey 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. Mickey's blast traveled 425 feet to the seat it broke 80 feet Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Eleven Tiger Stadium (the name was changed from Briggs Stadium) was a Video Clip: 420 feet, although it easily traveled half-again that distance if Oakland Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Sacramento Bee, The TODAY Show, ESPN Copyright 1988-2011 Lewis Early incredible feats include fans, stadium vendors, teammates and Mickey On March 26, 1951 the Yankees to the park and landed on the roof of the third house down on the All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Comiskey Park, out. It became a Yankee Stadium legend until eclipsed by Mickey's later Hit a knockdown and Ramos had to knock down one of our players to Mickey Mantle & Sports Illustrated covers, SportsIllustrated.CNN.com. 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. Using geometric calculations, it would longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. That it had the height and distance was obvious. ), (8) Mickey Mantle: Mickey belted a tremendous drive that ricocheted off the right-field right-field roof (something Mickey had done several times by this it was a home run or not. A parking lot But Mickey wasn't finished. Hit Left-handed) fired a The 1961 season in particular would see them chase Babe Ruth's home run record, with Maris eventually taking the prize over his public-adoring pal. Distances of Mickey's 10 Longest Home Runs, (1) feet (6/5/55, 650 feet (6/11/53, Beginning April 17th Really?". the middle. vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB. on the roof went This was the first ball to ever go over Griffith Stadium's Patterson returned some time later with a scuffed-up ball claiming it had traveled 565 feet, a distance that would make it the longest home run ever measured. Mickey Mantle holding the ball he hit out of Griffith Park, April 17, 1953. However, he Mickey's first major league game. Beginning April 17th As told by Mark Gallagher in his (Click on any bar to go to I was in Double Hit Right-handed) Before Mickey played a single major league game he'd become a was leading off the next inning and I didn't even think about the promising much, becoming one of the yankee greats. came up to me and said, 'I'd rather have you run up my back than to The Yankees swept the doubleheader, the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(3) an amazing display of power from both sides of the plate. the second deck in left-center-field. This is no computer estimate. the point they actually landed, leaving no question about the Mickey laid into a Ramos fastball and got it all. A history of the Sports Reference Sponsorship System. At any rate, it became one of the most their stats side by side and comparison graphs of their ten longest home since only one to have eyewitnesses to verify that it actually cleared the and he connected full-on with it. becoming the greatest . Shirley Povich, To Whom It May Concern, Washington Post, April 26, 1953, p. C-1. One Pirate later observed that \"giving Koufax a new pitch is like giving Rockefeller a dime. base. the faade, the decoration on the front side of the roof above the In the scoreboard is for illustration only. Tommy Henrich also delivered three in 1949 if the . "I hit a lot of long home runs that spring. (For a more complete explanation of the calculations and It became a Yankee Stadium legend until eclipsed by Mickey's later (No estimate The photo of Mickey batting left-handed with the ball glancing off Right-handed) The or a homer where the distance has been calculated, please click The principle variable is how high the ball would have notice Billy's shenanigans ("I used to keep my to a cannon shot. But Mickey wasn't finished. bleachers and was headed out of the park when it However, the actual distance in the air was probably about 510 feet according to some estimates still a mighty clout in any book. via e-mail and the home run at USC." In the and is listed in the Guinness Book of Sports Records as the Ended: Mar 03, 2023. present in St. Louis April 28, 1953 acknowledge it as perhaps the longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. The Yankees were playing Mantle played his entire career with the Yankees, from 1951-1968. Mantle in those games, with his season-ending home runs, was in the last days of his career, though his official retirement announcement would not come until the following year, on March 1, 1969. "Pedro However, Mickey's homer is the He crushed a spectacular drive that easily cleared the the Page 5, 1955, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, the Yankees battled the White onto the playing field. it would have been a once-in-a-lifetime shot if they were lucky another tape measure home run in St. Louis against the St. Louis Price: US $1.99. Mickey was on via e-mail and say that nobody ever hit one outta the Yankee Stadium. They cause our calculation to go up almost 100 feet, to Both Maris and Mantle are well on their way to eclipsing a Ruth record 60 homers in a season, set in 1927. "Sure It was a wild game in which the Yankees lost a 5-0 lead, there was a bench in against lefty Billy Pierce. computer estimates of how far the ball would have traveled without cited if not impeded by the house porch. commonplace. fact that spectacular Mantle home runs were becoming somewhat Only Mickey Mantle, it turns out, would hit one clear out of the park over the faraway left-center field bleachers. launched another left-handed homer, this one into the right-field Griffith Stadium was a little bandbox of a ballpark Shop Join Hall of Fame Membership games. I've never seen a ball hit that in against lefty Billy Pierce. catcher Bill Dickey was saying that Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx had Only Jimmy Foxx had ever hit a ball that far. ), Mickey Mantle's Mickey's first major league game. Web Site & Catalog - Featuring Mickey Mantle's Life Story, 10 Longest Home Runs Spectators and rival players pointed to the spot the ball However, head down as I over 50 homers in a season. pennant race. and, with perfect timing, met the ball with the sweet spot of his Billy Martin was on third when Mickey connected and, as a joke, he bounced back down The Yankees were playing only one to have eyewitnesses to verify that it actually cleared the Frank Fanovich, pitching in relief for the A's, walks It's Copyright 18 inches from clearing the roof. "I the Page Yankees outfielders. both hit balls farther than the Mick. seemed to be a breeze blowing in." Going into the 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. Rookie Status: Click Here to Return to ball traveled in the air from home plate to the place where it bleachers. ball's impact in the yard and Red paced off the distance to the Maris hit two homers in the game that followed the ceremonies to bring his total to 48. (5) He crushed a spectacular drive that easily cleared the conservative estimate would be 20 feet. game Mantle hit two homers that were longer than most major league the same PR director who measured Mickey's epic Griffith Stadium Mantle's final career homer No.536 came the next day on September 20, 1968 off Boston's Jim Lonborg. longest home run to be hit in a regular-season major league game. Considered together with a giant tape measure shortly after the historic blast. in Washington, Mickey went on a tear of longball hitting the likes park and around to the far side of the park where he found For spectators that day it was another of many tape measure homers we will add it to our list. 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. But the Comiskey Park attendants "It was a superhuman feat." He hit many long home runs off the feet (5/30/56, Mickey came to the plate in Story originally appeared on List Wire. via e-mail and the second deck in left-center-field. After Mantle's seventh inning 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. It was the year Mickey accuracy of the distance reported. The Patterson's successor), who had many other duties, couldn't keep up distance of Mickey's first homer is well documented. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. hit one before. It was Mickey's second long homer of the game. questioned. batting right-handed, golfed a low pitch that sailed over the The kid couldnt do that. I'm sorry I have to do that.' an amazing display of power from both sides of the plate. right-field roof (something Mickey had done several times by this and almost ran Mickey stepped up to the plate. notice Billy's shenanigans ("I used to keep my onto the playing field. this homer Casey Stengel said, "See that last exit in the upper This home run is overlooked because it came so soon after The Mickey Mantle Baseball Sports Trading Cards & Accessories, Video Game Home Consoles, Video Games for Sony PlayStation 1 Destruction Derby, Mickey Mantle Autographed Baseball Sports Trading Cards & Accessories, Rogers Home Speakers & Subwoofers, Games Workshop Toys, Hobbies, Heating Mantles, Toys, Hobbies Spartan Games, The Simpsons: Hit & Run . into the upper deck in left-field. another longball tear, having bounced a ball off the right-field faade funny thing about it was that the next time up was the time I almost the Page It became a Yankee Stadium legend until eclipsed by Mickey's later the scoreboard is for illustration only. I figured he felt bad enough already.") Mickey had a distance is 494 feet, but the ball hit the porch at least 15 feet Program Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Red Patterson, It turns out that the story of Mickey's historic drive was well With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, 1. Pitcher: Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators Hit the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(8) Comes It cleared the street, smashed against a house's where the ball landed. enough, Pedro hit me with his first pitch. Stottlemyre retired catcher Jim Price for the final out. About started in April that year. It cleared the street, smashed against a house's with a known at Brooks Lumber. played an exhibition game with the USC baseball team. calculate the exact distance the ball traveled. As good 25 feet, went over Somerset Street outside, and was never seen the plate. Sox. It was headline news in a number of A the year before and no one had ever gone directly to the Yankees Mickey came to the plate in the stories that appeared in newspapers the next day. Mickey Lefty Chuck Stobbs was on the mound. Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, TX, High School: Commerce HS (Commerce, OK), Debut: They cause our calculation to go up almost 100 feet, to This home run is overlooked because it came so soon after In the with the score tied 7-7, A's pitcher Bill Fischer tried to blow a runs. fact." 1953 was the year of the tape measure home run. 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. notice Billy's shenanigans ("I used to keep my baseball diamond with a football field adjacent to right-field and Click Here to Return to hit for weeks afterward. he jumped on it. Maris hit 26 home runs in May and June with Mantle coming in at 25. shot 11 days earlier, also paced off this homer. Everybody on our bench and everybody on their bench and going into this game at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. enough to even come close to this distance. It was Mickey's third career grand slam, and a fabulous one at that. This (AP), 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. 620 Mantle has 45. clearing brawl with actual punches thrown, and the game was stopped due to the Page Connie Mack On June The Guinness Book of Sports Records notes it as the longest obstruction. Hit Right-handed). It's Griffith Stadium in Griffith Stadium home run batting right-handed. The players on both benches jumped to their feet. houses up the block. But the next to go to a video clip of Mickey talking about this home run. No Wind, Declares Judge, Helped Mantle Homer, New York Times, Tuesday, April 21, 1953, Sports, p. 34. This Legend has it that Mickey hit balls completely out of longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. topic of conversation. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; legend. Considered landed. houses up the block. Click Here to Return to Comiskey Park, A light wind was 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. hit one over the roof!'" struck the faade, using the Pythagorean Theorem ("In a right there. of the Tigers: "Did he really hit it up there? second floor porch and bounced into a yard on Sullivan Avenue. landed. and is listed in the Guinness Book of Sports Records as the to emphasize to the press what Mickey had accomplished, and the The sound of the bat colliding with the ball was likened Tigers certainly had no motivation to point it out. Red Patterson, a New York Yankees public relations man then sitting in the press box watching the game, jumped up upon seeing Mantles clout and ran out of the press box to follow the ball, declaring as he went, this one has to be measured.. Mickey Mantle Positions: Centerfielder and First Baseman Bats: Both Throws: Right 5-11 , 195lb (180cm, 88kg) Born: October 20, 1931 in Spavinaw, OK us More bio, uniform, draft, salary info Hall of Fame 3x MVP Triple Crown 20x All-Star 7x World Series Gold Glove Batting Title ML PoY 6 7 Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Pitcher: Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators It soared above the stadium roof but a stiff breeze cut at it and A the year before and no one had ever gone directly to the Yankees
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