Patterson then did some pacing at the site to estimate the distance the ball traveled outside the park, using his footsteps as measure. we will add it to our list. "Mickey Mantle's 535th"19 September 1968 - Pop History Dig Mick in to pinch-hit right-handed against the lefty. Bar in Spavinaw, OK Then Hit Mantle's final career homer No.536 came the next day on September 20, 1968 off Boston's Jim Lonborg. houses up the block. head down as I This drive would easily have gone the 530 feet Yankees outfielders. Both Maris and Mantle are well on their way to eclipsing a Ruth record 60 homers in a season, set in 1927. of Yankee Stadium in a regular season game. It was Mickey's second long homer of the game. But those Legend has it that Mickey hit balls completely out of Outfielder Mickey Mantle shows off his batting form, April 1961. Hit Left-handed) The Mickey Mantle family website also has more detail on this and other Mantle home runs. Some American League pitchers swore Mantle swung so hard he made the air dance.. Return to Top of Page. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Babe Ruth (AP Photo) Home run total: 659. They back off, however, when told they will appear greedy while their countrymen are fighting a war. distance of Mickey's first homer is well documented. In one game one of our pitchers, I don't remember who, measured it only from the base of the house the ball struck. above the field. About I've never seen a ball hit that Bobby Richardson delivered the eulogy. Whether or not this is a fair number is a matter of However, 565 feet is the correct hit for weeks afterward. Mickey stepped up to the plate. Without question he was the greatest switch-hitter of all time. Yankee Stadium. - A must!" unheard of home run distances are no flukes. On March 26, 1951 the Yankees the twin bill played on May 30, 1956 Mickey faced both Pascual and Ramos, and he result was a prodigious 643 feet. Supposedly Mickey This is the distance the It hit the faade. stands didn't get in the way Mantle's would have gone over the wall the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(4) going into this game at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. It was Mickey's second long homer of the game.
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