One other aspect of misrepresentation should be explored. It was a rarity. The home run is memorialized with a red seat in the right-field bleachers. Mantle was a switch-hitter who was equally powerful from both sides of the plate. It is a scientific fact that if Mantle, or anyone else, had sufficient strength to hit a ball that was still traveling upward when it met the towering facade, he would also have enough strength to clear that same facade by a distance of at least 100 feet. That afternoon, facing Ty Cobb and the Tigers, Ruth smacked a pitch so high, so far, that the baseball must have looked like a distant star to the sparse crowd of about 3,000 who were in Navin Field, which is what the ballpark later known as Tiger Stadium was known as then. Fielder nearly swung out of his shoes while fouling off an earlier pitch in the at-bat, prompting the television broadcaster to ponder if Fielder would have hit it out of the stadium had he connected. Barry Bonds at Yankee Stadium (June 8, 2002)Has there ever been a more satisfying payoff from a hitter stepping to the plate and doing exactly what everyone hopes he would do? Stopped by Wed morning 7/6 and had the pleasure of dealing directly with Lynne. It has been confirmed that the ball struck against the third house beyond Waveland Avenue, which is situated about 530 feet from home plate. As I approached the area I quickly realized I was in more an industrial & commercial area then retail. The great Honus Wagner is said to have hit a drive of comparable length at the Polo Grounds, and Sam Crawford was credited with a 473-foot home run in Detroit. Directly behind Allen in the historic ranking of tape measure hitters were contemporaries Willie Stargell and Willie McCovey. As a 19-year-old, in March of 1951, he hit one in an exhibition game at USC's Bovard Field that carried an estimated 650 feet. The big guy came to Detroit in 1990 as a free agent after a season in Japan. As is often the case at Wrigley, Kingmans home run had a strong wind behind it. Sammy Sosa famously broke one of the windows on that yellow building, but even Slammin Sammy never hit one out there as far as Hill. Only six batters hit as many as 20 homers that year. 565-foot home run at Washington's Griffith Stadium on April 17, 1953 considered to be . On June 3, 2001, Boston Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez hit a 491-foot blast to left field off of Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Chris Carpenter. Ruths big fly that day escaped onto a bluff outside the prison, 620 feet from home plate. That day, Mee called the physics professor who had created the Twins home run chart and had him recalculate to take into consideration how far the ball would have traveled if unimpeded. Franchy Cordero's 489-foot bomb was the longest home run of the season coming into the night per Statcast. On June 26, 2021, St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit a 470-foot home run to center field off of Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher J.T. What a great game! Oliva was in the dugout with the rest of the Twins when Killebrew hit what is still known as the longest home run in Twins history. Before, if you had power, you could hit the ball, said Oliva, who hit 220 home runs in 15 seasons. His longest drive was probably struck on May 4, 1894, at old Union Park in Baltimore. When Mickey Mantle cleared the left-center-field bleachers at Clark Griffith Stadium in Washington on April 17, 1953, the entire baseball world was lead to believe the ball had traveled 565 feet from home plate to the point where it landed. 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. Longest Home Runs Ever by Ballpark - Baseball Fever The crowd stood at attention, and at first there was a sense of awe, Kight recounted. That homer was officially estimated at 481 feet, one foot farther than the longest hit by a Twin at the Dome, Kent Hrbeks homer hit to straight-away right field Sept. 9, 1984. This ball cleared the Hard Rock Cafe and landed well into the fifth deck, and Griffeys classic swing made the feat look effortless. But its doubtful any of them would have won an arm-wrestling contest with Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa or Barry Bonds. The sign's headlinereads The Longest Home Run in Competitive Baseball History.. The thing is I said " no big deal" yet they would let me leave with it they got another one from their very advanced warehouse. 5. Comerica Park is big enough all around that there are no cheap home runs. The same process was at work for Mantle on September 10, 1960, in Detroit, where his right-center-field rooftopper was reported to have traveled more than 600 feet. On May 4 of that year, Williams cleared the towering right-field grandstand in Detroit and served notice that he was as powerful as he was refined with a bat in his hands. But not so fast. 'It was insane': Cabrera homer leaves Comerica Park - The Detroit News Not only did he set distance records in every major league ballpark (including National League stadiums where he played only infrequently), he also set similar standards in hundreds of other fields, where he made exhibition and barnstorming appearances. Fort Wayne, Ind. The ball kept carrying as JaCoby Jones ran towards the wall, eventually clearing both rows of shrubs in straightaway center before bouncing back onto the field. As long ago as opening day 1883, there is information describing the excitement generated by Hall of Famer Roger Connor, who struck an unusually long home run at the original Polo Grounds in New York. Martinez last season -- a ball that traveled 466 feet and ended up on top of the camera well in center field. Despite his extraordinary accomplishments, Babe Ruth is not immune. Thirty-one years in newspapers, 20 with the Pioneer Press. Tiger Stadium / Detroit Tigers / 1912-1999 - Ballpark Digest The longest home run in the seven-year history of Montreal's Olympic Stadium came off the bat of retired Pittsburgh slugger Willie Stargell. I found it refreshing to be served by people who truly knew everything and who came across as glad i stopped in and only care about me getting the service beyond what i deserved. His Last Home Run in Yankee Stadium, OTD, 8/11/1973 - YouTube Wow. St. Petersburg, Fla. Ruth was getting ready for his penultimate season when he drilled a spring training pitch off a hotel on March 25, 1934. Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Hull City and West Brom at the MKM Stadium. Hull City 2 - 0 W Brom - Match Report & Highlights The home run went to straightaway center field, clearing the stadium and landing into the street. On June 2, 2017, Manny Machado hit a 465-foot home run off Boston Red Sox pitcher Rick Porcello. We look at the farthest home runs hit in MLB history, with videos of some of the longest home runs ever hit. I was in desperate need because of a upcoming event to make purchase I could get same day while searching for the item I quickly realized there wasn't just limited availability of the item but very limited locations in Metro Detroit i could purchase the item. This is dramatized by the fact that Connor's blow was the only home run he would hit that season. Top 10 Tigers homers of the decade. On July 7, 2021, Texas Rangers Joey Gallo hit a 462-foot home run off of Detroit Tigers pitcher Casey Mize. Detroit Ruth crushed a pitch out of Navin Field versus Ty Cobbs Tigers on July 18, 1921. Landed in the last few rows one per deck bleachers. 2. Cecil Fielder takes a gingerly stroll on the roof of Tiger Stadium in 1993. The drive to left had an exit velocity of 109 mph, according to Statcast, and reached the base of the brick wall behind the left-field seats. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - SEPTEMBER 26: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees at bat during the top of the first inning of the game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on September 26, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. 3. However, the actual distance in the air was probably about 510 feet. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family, Long Distance Home Runs by William J. Jenkinson 1996. Hall of Fame historian Bill Jenkinson once estimated it as the longest home run ever hit. A truly Ruthian tale., Ossining, N.Y. Babe Ruth went to jail. Tim Hagerty is the broadcaster for the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas, and is on Twitter at @MinorsTeamNames. A few times, he was able to send the baseball up and out of Tiger Stadium with his left-handed swing. The Milwaukee Brewers outfielder crushed a pitch on Thursday night which was reported as being 489 feet, the longest home run hit at the new iteration of Busch Stadium. Such a batted ball would require literally superhuman velocity, which would render the batsman capable of authoring 700 foot home runs. Long gone! A careful analysis indicates, however, that accounts of 450- to 500-foot home runs in those days are almost certainly apocryphal. Jose Canseco hit a home run to center field lower deck. And then theres a millennial favorite -- Albert Pujols soul-crushing tater off Astros reliever Brad Lidge -- which looks just as fast as Stanton's record 121 mph laser when you watch it on tape. The first time, though, was in 1977, when Jason Thompson clubbed one out, literally seconds after my dad told me I think Thompson is gonna crush one out of the stadium. That homeric deed was performed by the powerful Jimmie Foxx on June 16, 1936. Killebrew's Longest Home Runs at Metropolitan Stadium June 9, 1946: Ted Williams hits 502-foot 'red seat' home run at Fenway Lets take a look at the longest home runs in the history of each MLB stadium. Probably well over 600 feet in total. J.P. Arencibia, Sept. 7, 2015 (464 feet)Sadly, there is no video archive of this launch by the then-Rays catcher off Tigers starter Randy Wolf. The 2021 Home Run Derby begins at 7:00 p.m. By the time Detroit's Tiger Stadium bade farewell 87 years, it had witnessed 11,111 home runs, six World Series, three memorable All-Star games, NFL Championship games and championship boxing. Top 10 Tigers homers of the decade. Reid, an engineer, estimates the distance in the air as no less than 610 feet, theTampa Bay Times wrote. Darryl Strawberry at Olympic Stadium (April 4, 1988)Give us the launch angle over everything else for this one, because Straw hit this so high that even he wasnt initially sure what happened. The homer, which had an exit velocity of 107.8 mph, was Marisnicks eighth of the season. We could hit the ball as far as they hit today, or farther. San Diego Padres Franmil Reyes hit a 479-foot home run on June 5, 2018, against Atlanta Braves pitcher Luke Jackson.