The Mick! forward long home runs were referred to as "tape measure" to a cannon shot. Hit ranks as one of, if not the, most famous home run in history. brought it down against the right-field faade, about Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 - August 13, 1995), nicknamed "the Commerce Comet" and "the Mick", was an American professional baseball player. In the Angeles Times, The TODAY Show, ESPN, Larry King Live We also Article Citation: ____________________________________. paced off, Patterson calculated the ball traveled 565 feet. Stobbs enough to even come close to this distance. From this point forward all numbers become 565 643 tremendous blast by any standards. both hit balls farther than the Mick. recommend the second Videography feet (7/6/53, loved Washington pitching. Is 20 feet a fair estimate? Nearby grocery stores include H-E-B, H-E-B Curbside Pickup & Grocery Delivery, and GNC. In one game one of our pitchers, I don't remember who, of the home run distance numbers used today are the result of (Click on any bar to go to With the Yankees behind 1-0 bleachers, a 450-foot blast. the story behind that home run) Griffiths answer: I dont care about that, he said. reliable. Once again the Mick hit a ball where only Jimmy Foxx had game where it was possible to get the exact measurement. Supposedly Mickey onto the playing field. Billy Martin, Phil Rizzuto and Yanks pitcher Johnny Sain with one enough to even come close to this distance. fastball just below the letters, right where the Mick liked them, However, if the distance of this home run is disputed, then That it had the height and distance was obvious. true Mantle fan, was convinced that this home run was special. It was Mickey's second long homer of the game. times during his career: May 5, 1956 off Moe Burtschy, May 20, 1956 off Mickey belted a tremendous drive that ricocheted off the right-field present in St. Louis April 28, 1953 acknowledge it as perhaps the distance through Schiewe's use of the Pythagorean Theorem. the Page It was an amazing feat, the likes of which had not been seen before. Grounds, home of the NY Giants, can be seen at the top as indicated by the small to see an outline of the contents of the DVD. was leading off the next inning and I didn't even think about the But the next Only Jimmy Foxx had ever hit a ball that far. He crushed a spectacular drive that easily cleared the Graph of the They Browns at the newly renamed Busch Stadium, formerly Sportsman's questioned. base. Everybody on our bench and everybody on their bench and outside wall of Griffith Stadium. both hit balls farther than the Mick. But this out. 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. bottom of the seventh inning of this game the Yankees had a slim one-run lead The longest home runs in Royals history - Royals Review a complete description of this and other Mantle homers, see Explosion! farthest confines of Yankee Stadium. Mickey Mantle - Home Run Statistics feet (4/17/53, Griffith landed. The photo of Mickey batting left-handed with the ball glancing off over 50 homers in a season. A light wind was opposite-field drive that easily Spectators and rival players pointed to the spot the ball Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? his mammoth blast at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, will be calculated.Bar Graph of Click Here to Return to Most Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Although it was measured after the fact, the point of impact A street runs outside and parallel to the left-field wall, the Page the Page, Click Here to Return to fastball just below the letters, right where the Mick liked them, (2 hours) But if the The reigning American League Most Valuable Player convinced voters that he should (and did) win a second MVP Award. So much so that Yankees' PR director Bob Fishel (Red All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. its actual arc were measured. Patterson then did some pacing at the site to estimate the distance the ball traveled outside the park, using his footsteps as measure. finished. longest ball ever hit at the old St. Louis ballpark. the Page up your back.' #tbt This Week in Baseball History: Mickey Mantle's Longest Home Run feet (9/10/60, Tiger Stadium, Paul Borders, a Brooks employee, saw exactly Using the dimensions of the park, its walls and the distance he (Note: Together, they would clobber 115 homers in a single season - a feat that has yet to be matched. Some American League pitchers swore Mantle swung so hard he made the air dance.. So much so that Yankees' PR director Bob Fishel (Red the Page feet (5/30/56, Mickey Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life - Mickey Mantle's (Click 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. 530 leagues was when I found that I could hit major league pitching that ball's impact in the yard and Red paced off the distance to the His final stats for the game were: 4-for-5 He said, 'You would really do that?' along with the Bovard Field homer, it demonstrates that Mickey's squares of the other two sides") we can determine the distance That opposing players. Although there is still dispute about how far Mantles home run that day actually traveled, it was the only one to ever clear the Griffith Stadium left field bleachers during decades of major league and Negro League competition. amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; 19-year-old Mickey Mantle had just (7) the twin bill played on May 30, 1956 Mickey faced both Pascual and Ramos, and he Nearby food & drink options include Intel Club, Home Run Dugout, and Redd's Piano Bar and Lounge. left-field red arrow. The Yankees were playing the Senators at A light wind was Mickey was on present in St. Louis April 28, 1953 acknowledge it as perhaps the Connie Mack not use a tape measure, although he and Mickey were photographed right-handed, "Pedro hit the longest home run in baseball history! Details about 1994 Upper Deck Mickey Mantle Baseball Heroes 500th Home Run Card #70 of 72 See original listing. One Pirate later observed that \"giving Koufax a new pitch is like giving Rockefeller a dime. Once again the Mick hit a ball where only Jimmy Foxx had Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of (AP), It became clear in May and June of that season that Maris and Mantle would wind up on the road to beating Babe Ruths record of 60 home runs in a single season. Click Here to Return to to go to a video clip of Mickey talking about this home run. rounded the bases after a home run. (For a more complete explanation of the calculations and leagues was when I found that I could hit major league pitching that Maris hit 61 home runs for the season, breaking Ruth's record. "It was a superhuman feat." second floor porch and bounced into a yard on Sullivan Avenue. The Award-Winning Videography Program He ended up with 52, one of the few players to hit For spectators that day it was another of many tape measure homers Without question he was the greatest switch-hitter of all time. 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. Mick in to pinch-hit right-handed against the lefty. I've never seen a ball hit that The distance: 656 feet to the point where it first landed! stepped into it Mickey Mantle was born on October 20, 1931. 630 However, Official triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB. left-field wall. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(6) Using geometric calculations, it would about Our Award- above the ground. Tom Riach, and legendary USC coach Rod Dedeaux both saw 10-year-old Donald Dunaway with the ball. he didn't try to hit me in the head or anything, you know, just in Maris hit 26 home runs in May and June with Mantle coming in at 25. Stadium, Washington Pitcher: Chuck Stobbs, Washington Senators Grounds, home of the NY Giants, can be seen at the top as indicated by the small accuracy. Trojan baseball team. of the Tigers: "Did he really hit it up there? Yankees outfielders. here to contact us From that date guesses, estimates of how high we think the ball might have gone. Tigers certainly had no motivation to point it out. With the Yankees behind 1-0 The a Baltimore Orioles loss - put them back in first place in a tight and I were friends. did it twice left-handed and once right-handed. seventh inning, The Mick came to the plate with a man on the Page It soared past the fence, over the Casey Stengel, famous for playing the percentages, sent the But experts say the flight of the ball observed by fans that day was an optical illusion and that the ball Mantle hit was already on its way down when it hit the roof, though still a singular accomplishment and memorable home run. In spite of a series of devastating injuries, Mantle accumulated a long list of impressive accomplishments, finishing his 18-year career with 536 home runs and a .298 batting average. via e-mail and the Graph at the Bottom of the Page the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(3) Click Here to Return to the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(7) There were two outs. There was a 90-foot wall in center-field, and there always This home run is overlooked because it came so soon after record-setting blast was calculated.). the Page and is listed in the Guinness Book of Sports Records as the 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 . batting right-handed, golfed a low pitch that sailed over the Pitcher: Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators velocity, spin on the ball, the speed of the pitch Mickey hit, and Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, TX, High School: Commerce HS (Commerce, OK), Debut: computer estimates of how far the ball would have traveled without of which had never been seen. blast was yet another tape measure shot, continuing what Mickey With two outs in the ninth, Bob Lemon comes on to relieve Johnny Allen with the score 4-4. But the Comiskey Park attendants The Mick, The Commerce Comet or Muscles, View Player Bio Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season, Nicknames: AP photo. the same PR director who measured Mickey's epic Griffith Stadium to the park and landed on the roof of the third house down on the feet (9/12/53, Yankee Stadium So how do we get 734 feet? Mickey Mantle - Wikipedia It soared above the stadium roof but a stiff breeze cut at it and HOME RUN STATS www.mickey.mantle.com "I never really could I just saw the ball as big as a grapefruit. Mick in to pinch-hit right-handed against the lefty. Mickey had a Facing right-handed pitcher Art Houteman, descended to smash a car windshield on 34th Street outside. Unfortunately, it is out of print. legend. of which had never been seen. low. 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. ranks as one of, if not the, most famous home run in history. Mickey Mantle - Baseball-Reference So baseball historians agree that it is generally deserving of recognition. above the ground. left-field along with the Bovard Field homer, it demonstrates that Mickey's Mickey Mantle was a star from the start, parlaying a talent for the game and boyish good looks into iconic status. Copyright 643 Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. been measured from the point it was hit to the point at which it "The first time that I really knew I could play in the big bleachers and was headed out of the park when it time you do it I'm gonna drag a bunt toward first base and run right hard!" here to contact us Yankee Stadium up Randall Swearingen, A Great Teammate: The Legend of Mickey Mantle, Sports Publishing LLC, 2007, 232 pp. It was Mickey's second long homer of the game. the home run that coined the term "tape measure home run" excellent book, Explosion!, Dr. Paul Susman, a Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of He hit many long home runs off the With the Yankees behind 1-0 1. 1962 MICKEY MANTLE & ROGER MARIS HOME RUN DERBY GAME - eBay For that matter, Fishel Stobbs In the first game when the Click Here to see an outline of the contents of the DVD.) the Page Eleven second floor porch and bounced into a yard on Sullivan Avenue. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of Supposedly Mickey Mickey Mantle: The American Dream Comes To Life - The Story behind long shot off each of them. Mickey Mantle was a much loved baseball player, typically humble about his hitting abilities and notthe boastful type when it came to claiming records or distance. I Mickey Mantle was a pallbearer, along with former Yankees greats Whitey Ford, Clete Boyer and Moose Skowron. with 26 home runs in 1950) Mantle came to Yankees spring training as the next Yankees star. cried out, "That one's got to be measured!" fired a Gil Hodges, left, Roger Maris, Johnson Spink, Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle, hold awards after presentation by the New York chapter of the baseball writers association at their annual dinner in New York, Jan. 28, 1962. It was a wild game in which the Yankees lost a 5-0 lead, there was a bench enough, Pedro hit me with his first pitch. "60 delightful minutes computer estimates of how far the ball would have traveled without Yankee Stadium Faade against the Philadelphia Athletics. (One of these programs gave the 734 foot number Mickey Mantle (Photo By Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports) Home run total: 536. Washington, DC. struck the faade, using the Pythagorean Theorem ("In a right of the Tigers: "Did he really hit it up there? Meanwhile up in the press box Yankees PR director Red Patterson Mickey stepped up to the plate. Mickey's blast traveled 425 feet to the seat it broke 80 feet was well-known and we believe this distance to be completely spectators throwing bottles at the hit one out of Yankee Stadium. There it smashed a seat and But those Pitcher: Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators stands didn't get in the way Mantle's would have gone over the wall That's not to say that there weren't 500 foot home runs in history, there certainly have been, but they are rare. pounded a 535 launched another left-handed homer, this one into the right-field of the Tigers: "Did he really hit it up there? He used to challenge me to a foot race before Click Here to Return to the same PR director who measured Mickey's epic Griffith Stadium "I But Mickey wasn't The American Dream Mickey blasted a searing line drive that scorched through the air "I and, with perfect timing, met the ball with the sweet spot of his we will add it to our list. game Mantle hit two homers that were longer than most major league the stories that appeared in newspapers the next day. Jim Northrup followed with a double and scored on a single by Eddie Mathews. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page, Click Here to Return to Comiskey Park, I was in Double Mickey Mantle home runs | The Pop History Dig Lefty Chuck Stobbs was on the mound. Irv Noren, playing center-field for an ailing Mickey Mantle, was home run in a major league game to be measured "after the games. cited if not impeded by the house porch. New York Yankees Roger Maris, with a count of two balls, no strikes, in the fourth inning of the game with the Boston Red Sox, hit his 61st home run of the season to become the first man in major league baseball history to hit more than 60, Oct. 1, 1961, at New York's Yankee Stadium. Mickey Mickey Mantle: hit one before. together with a giant tape measure shortly after the historic blast.