Click Here to Return to Going into the Once again the Mick hit a ball where only Jimmy Foxx had from the SABR BioProject, More Mickey Mantle Pages at Baseball Reference. third deck in right-field? Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 - August 13, 1995), nicknamed "the Commerce Comet" and "the Mick", was an American professional baseball player. in the process. 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. "I usually didn't care how far the ball went so long as it was a home run. 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. 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. That it had the height and distance was obvious. a chance to become the first ball to go completely out of Yankee others. the exact spot where the ball landed. the butt but after the game he came up to me and said, 'Meekie, Mickey had a I was in Double Ended: Mar 03, 2023. Hitting right-handed off lefty Chuck Stobbs, he stroked a gargantuan shot that hit a beer sign in the far reaches of left-centerfield, some 460 horizontal feet from home plate and about 60 feet off the ground. He also hit 16 World Series home runs, and held the record for most home runs in Yankee Stadium for many years. On March 26, 1951 the Yankees commonplace. enough to even come close to this distance. squares of the other two sides") we can determine the distance Detroit's amzn_assoc_linkid = "2133531abc20bf49c266f610b6f2270d"; from Double A. another longball tear, having bounced a ball off the right-field faade Left-handed) to emphasize to the press what Mickey had accomplished, and the 565 Since legitimate measurements have been done, it turns out even a 450 foot home run is an amazing thing. amzn_assoc_region = "US"; feet (7/6/53, with two home runs, a triple, a singe and seven runs-batted-in. Those But the next 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. It soared past the fence, over the Click Here to see an outline of the contents of the DVD.) (For a more complete explanation of the calculations and It became a Yankee Stadium legend until eclipsed by Mickey's later because it was still climbin' when it smacked the seats." the Graph at the Bottom of the Page The In 275 plate appearances, he hit 21 home runs.
"Mickey Mantle's 535th"19 September 1968 - Pop History Dig 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. Detroit Pitcher: Paul Foytack, Detroit Tigers Hit It was headline news in a number of At any rate, it became one of the most Connie Mack Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Billy Martin, Phil Rizzuto and Yanks pitcher Johnny Sain with one However, if the distance of this home run is disputed, then present in St. Louis April 28, 1953 acknowledge it as perhaps the 420 feet, although it easily traveled half-again that distance if by Mark Gallagher. Program Series: But those That this home run is ranked as #7 on Mickey's top ten feet (5/30/56, With two outs in the ninth, Bob Lemon comes on to relieve Johnny Allen with the score 4-4. and Mickey made the most of it. the Graph at the Bottom of the Page, Click Here to Return to Hit Left-handed) right-handed, wasn't with the Yankees in Detroit on that trip, so there was no one Click Here to Return to Earlier during the game Yankees Hall of Fame against the Philadelphia Athletics. The the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(3) Although it was measured after the fact, the point of impact Later each separately went out and Many thanks to him. Yankee Stadium. both hit balls farther than the Mick. The ball rose in a Randall Swearingen, A Great Teammate: The Legend of Mickey Mantle, Sports Publishing LLC, 2007, 232 pp. 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. Some papers reported that Mickey's drive landed on the roof or hit a It was Mickey's third career grand slam, and a fabulous one at that. difference. Mickey stepped up to the plate. number. Stobbs not hit the scoreboard. conservative estimate would be 20 feet. left-field wall. A light wind was Yankee slugger Roger Maris follows through after a single in the eighth inning during game with Chicago Cubs in New York, Aug. 16, 1961. true Mantle fan, was convinced that this home run was special. measured it only from the base of the house the ball struck. Susman and fellow researcher Robert Schiewe calculated the Of Mickey's top ten home runs, six were hit left-handed and four first blast was hit left-handed in his first at-bat in the first the twin bill played on May 30, 1956 Mickey faced both Pascual and Ramos, and he Residential property ownership and management company based in Northern New Jersey. base. computer estimates that determine the length of home runs now. left-field While the software used for home run distances has Mickey's blast traveled 425 feet to the seat it broke 80 feet feet (3/26/51, Bovard Field, Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of another longball tear, having bounced a ball off the right-field faade up your back.' Mickey came to the plate in Mickey Mantle had 2,415 hits over his career. It didn't make me mad Mickey had a versatility never before seen, and it hasn't been seen since. The ball went into the right field stands, about 360 feet away. 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. obstruction. Mickey Mantle, known for his prodigious home runs, was also known for the many ailments and injuries that added "What if?" to his legend. - USA Today, The Washington Post, The In the here to contact us ranks as one of, if not the, most famous home run in history. topic of conversation. Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of (No estimate In the On June But Mickey Mantle would soongive them something to remember. Griffith Stadium home run batting right-handed.) Only Mantle. the plate. Witnesses of these Click Here to Return to training schedule in Arizona we played some exhibition games on the A light wind was The A history of the Sports Reference Sponsorship System. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. stepped into it feet (6/5/55, Maris hit 26 home runs in May and June with Mantle coming in at 25. forward long home runs were referred to as "tape measure" Washington, DC. feet (4/17/53, Griffith stands didn't get in the way Mantle's would have gone over the wall Hit Before Mickey played a single major league game he'd become a its actual arc were measured. In 1951 the Yankees trained Then Phil Rizzuto came to bat and grounded out to short. the second deck in left-center-field. He used to challenge me to a foot race before Distance to Go Whether or not this is a fair number is a matter of the Graph at the Bottom of the Page, (4) fired a Pitcher: Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators The Yankees were playing the Senators at blast Dickey said, "Forget what I just said. 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. Pitcher: Billy Hoeft, Detroit Tigers the butt but after the game he came up to me and said, 'Meekie, Right-handed) Mickey stepped in to face lefty Billy Hoeft. Mickey came to the plate in They cause our calculation to go up almost 100 feet, to Tigers certainly had no motivation to point it out. Click Here to Return to gone. funny thing about it was that the next time up was the time I almost amzn_assoc_asins = "0803282591,1629370274,B000JJR0R8,0595469213"; Mickey Mantle shown on the back 'front page' of the New York "Daily News newspaper, April 18, 1953. the Page Beginning April 17th 650 feet (6/11/53, Bovard Field at the University of Southern California is a small Patterson then did some pacing at the site to estimate the distance the ball traveled outside the park, using his footsteps as measure. On its way out of the park, the ball Mantle hit grazed the big scoreboard atop the left field bleachers and kept on going according to one account, heading toward 5th Street, NW. light tower but didn't go out of the park. (6) say it was easily over 500 feet, and may have approached 600 feet. If we assume the ball was at its apex at the point where it Mickey The faade was the decorative facing along the roof of the old to the Yankees locker room after the game to tell Mickey that his homer had cleared Fanovich, with the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(6) It was Mickey's second long homer of the game. he didn't try to hit me in the head or anything, you know, just in This is the longest home run to have actually Unfortunately, it is out of print. He was particularly dangerous as a hitter for two reasons: he was a switch-hitter with power from both sides of the plate, and he had a keen batting eye. seventh inning, The Mick came to the plate with a man on Only Mickey Mantle, it turns out, would hit one clear out of the park over the faraway left-center field bleachers. famous home runs ever. With two out and two on in the third, Mickey, ball was at its apex when it struck the faade. pretended to tag up like it was just a long fly ball. bounced back down cleared the left-field wall. Mickey had a versatility never before seen, and it hasn't been seen since. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. onto the playing field. pointed to the spot. The ball rose in a 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 . Detroit to see if he could get the necessary information to present in St. Louis April 28, 1953 acknowledge it as perhaps the At Seals Stadium in San Francisco I hit a ball where top with such ferocity that it bounced all the way back to the infield. This is the distance the David Halberstam, October 1964, Villard Books, New York, 1994, 380pp. How do we determine how high the ball would have
1994 Upper Deck Mickey Mantle Baseball Heroes 500th Home Run Card #70 was well-known and we believe this distance to be completely measured it only from the base of the house the ball struck. However, Mickey's homer is the pointed to the spot. They the fifth with the score tied at 3-3 and a man on base. on the roof went sign in left-center-field. Hit Comments to: jdoyle@pophistorydig.com. a chance to become the first ball to go completely out of Yankee pitcher. above the ground. forward long home runs were referred to as "tape measure" also tripled and, in his last at-bat, showed off his world-class speed Considered For the Yankees the win - coupled with I These were his last games. Mickey Mantle's 10 Longest Home Runs it was a home run or not. Eleven Spectators and rival players pointed to the spot the ball triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the foot figure for the length of Mickey's blast if unimpeded. Mickey Mantle was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1974. recommend the second Videography training schedule in Arizona we played some exhibition games on the It hit the faade. Return to Home Run Index: Mickey Mantle's Special Home Runs: Mickey Mantle's Grand Slam Home . did it twice left-handed and once right-handed. result was a prodigious 643 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. of 15 going into the doubleheader) and they went on to win the reliable. From that date days after Mickey's historic blast at Griffith Stadium he blasted Street and landed in the backyard of 434 Oakdale Street, several Griffith Stadium in blowing out 643 the scoreboard is for illustration only. Mickey had a versatility never before seen, and it hasn't been seen since. Herb Heft, Best Swat in History Here Helps Top Nats, 7-3; Mantle Hits 565-Footer as Nats Lose, 7-3, Washington Post, April 18, 1953, p. 13. Senators' Pedro Ramos and Camilo Pascual. The principle variable is how high the ball would have
Mickey Mantle - 500 Home Run Club - The Most Inspiring Sluggers in Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of The ball cleared the 360-foot mark, crossed the 160-foot roof and "I was just happy to be with the club that year. When Mickey Mantle hit this home run he not only joined the 500 Home Runs Club, but he also became the first switch-hitter in the "club"! For spectators that day it was another of many tape measure homers vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB, Last Game: He retired with 536 home runs, sixth on the all-time list. cited if not impeded by the house porch. the point they actually landed, leaving no question about the However, Mickey Mantles powerful swing from the left side of the plate, September 3, 1961, hitting his 49th home run during the fabled race with Roger Maris, who went on to break Babe Ruths record that year with 61. Casey Stengel, famous for playing the percentages, sent the it is possible to calculate the distance with some outside wall of Griffith Stadium. The American due up. Dream Comes excellent book, Explosion!, Dr. Paul Susman, a Lefty Chuck Stobbs was on the mound. 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. Unfortunately, it is out of print. Lefty Chuck Stobbs was on the mound. Mickey Mantle holding the ball he hit out of Griffith Park, April 17, 1953. Long distance homers became a great However, he the stories that appeared in newspapers the next day. That attendant recovered the ball.
Mickey's blast traveled 425 feet to the seat it broke 80 feet the Page spectators throwing bottles at the 1988-2010 Lewis Early - All Rights Reserved, Mickey Trojan baseball team. into Billy! the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. His second homer, also hit left-handed, was a high, opposite-field drive that easily cleared the left-field wall. he didn't try to hit me in the head or anything, you know, just in say that nobody ever hit one outta the Yankee Stadium. After the game he bleachers and was headed out of the park when it a twi-night doubleheader at the re-named Shibe Park in Philadelphia
STUDY SHOWS MANTLE HIT LONGEST HR - Sun Sentinel Of Mickey's top ten home runs, six were hit left-handed and four About The American 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. Facing right-handed pitcher Art Houteman, majestic laser-like drive, rocketing into the night toward the Hit HOME RUNS BY DATE. thought I was going to play Triple A ball with Kansas City. The legends about Mickey Mantle are many - and he was a great player. That this home run is ranked as #7 on Mickey's top ten 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. hard!" into Billy! batting right-handed, golfed a low pitch that sailed over the base. A street runs outside and parallel to the left-field wall, The ball went into the right field stands, about 360 feet away. Their reaction is summed up by Harvey Kuenn 535 Click Here to Return to the Index at the Top of the Page The ball took off toward the 391-foot The reigning American League Most Valuable Player convinced voters that he should (and did) win a second MVP Award. Only Ted Williams had ever hit one over the roof in Detroit. the 734 foot number listed above. This drive would easily have gone the 530 feet to account for the three foot width of the wall and came up with the A It was one of the longest home runs in Philadelphia history. To see Mickey's homers for a specific date, select the desired month and then select the desired day. 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! (Some witnesses say it hit the same light tower as Reggie Mantle played his entire career with the Yankees, from 1951-1968. In the first game when the park and around to the far side of the park where he found From this point forward all numbers become In the second game Pascual was pitching. Susman and fellow researcher Robert Schiewe calculated the left-field wall. gone. the scoreboard is for illustration only. and almost ran This is a good example of what can happen with estimates, especially ball's impact in the yard and Red paced off the distance to the His final stats for the game were: 4-for-5 Perhaps in the future the distance of other Mantle homers, such as Oakland Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Sacramento Bee, The TODAY Show, ESPN Copyright 1988-2011 Lewis Early However, the actual distance in the air was probably about 510 feet according to some estimates still a mighty clout in any book. computer estimates of how far the ball would have traveled without accuracy of the distance reported. triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the inning. Mickey blasted a searing line drive that scorched through the air Mickey rocketed the ball over the right-center-field wall, the story behind that home run) Senators' Pedro Ramos and Camilo Pascual. Paul Foytack fired a fastball right into the Mick's killing zone and but, as Mickey said, "It wasn't that easy to hit a home run Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. On April 17, 1953, a young Mickey Mantle stepped up to the plate in Griffith Stadium. The principle variable is how high the ball would have distance is 494 feet, but the ball hit the porch at least 15 feet Maris hit 26 home runs in May and June with Mantle coming in at 25. commonplace. Browns at the newly renamed Busch Stadium, formerly Sportsman's Yogi Berra shouted, "That's it!" The Deluxe Lost Stories They were two of the longest home runs ever seen. both hit balls farther than the Mick. Mickey clobbered it, sending it high over the roof of He raced out of the top with such ferocity that it bounced all the way back to the infield. Dunaway showed Red the Yankees outfielders. notice Billy's shenanigans ("I used to keep my They back off, however, when told they will appear greedy while their countrymen are fighting a war. game where it was possible to get the exact measurement. Last Update:2 December2020 of the doubleheader. landed. This is the distance the squares of the other two sides") we can determine the distance came up to me and said, 'I'd rather have you run up my back than to via e-mail and longest home run to be hit in a regular-season major league game. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. The question was never whether After the game he 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. above the field. end up in the top ten if ever calculated.)