Mike, I was at that game in 1996 when Delgado hit that blast, sitting the Box Seats in the upper deck in right. Long gone! Killabrew was in 62. New York Met Michael Conforto hit a 469-foot home run on September 29, 2021, off of Miami Marlins pitcher Elieser Hernandez. Longest home run in the history of every single MLB stadium BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - SEPTEMBER 26: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees at bat during the top of the first inning of the. Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Willie Stargell hit a 507-foot home run to right field on August 5, 1969. Little could they have anticipated how great and immediate would be the return on their investment. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. As late as 1960, Teddy Ballgame was still going strong, when he opened the season in Washington with a 475-foot bolt to right-center field. Allen was consistent, hitting 17 home runs for the Cardinals at home and 17 on the road. In fact, the ball bounced off a seat about eight rows back. Hank Greenberg and Willie Horton might also qualify as long time Tigers. The roof was 94 feet high and the left-field fence was 340 feet from home plate . As Ruth's talents waned in the early 1930s, Foxx began his ascendancy. Almost everyone in attendance believed that the ball was still rising when it was interrupted in midflight by the roof structure. Jose Canseco hit a home run to center field lower deck. Not for long. The City of Wilkes-Barre built a permanent display in Kirby Park honoring Ruths prodigious Pennsylvania poke. Griffey shared center stage the following year in Pittsburgh with Frank Thomas, as the two men took turns bombarding the upper decks at Three Rivers Stadium. It is due to his immense popularity and constant involvement in the tape measure process that he is often thrust into the muddle of misrepresentation. He holds the record for longest home run in Cleveland Indians history at 511 feet, which he hit against the Kansas City Royals in 1999. Statcast has tracked games at every Major League ballpark for eight seasons now, and with each passing year were getting a better understanding of just how hard and how far a big leaguer can hit a baseball. Glenallen Hill at Wrigley Field (May 11, 2000)When the wind is blowing out at Wrigley, everything seems possible for a slugger -- including the rooftops across Waveland Avenue. On September 15, 2016, Oakland As Ryon Healy hit a 480-foot home run to left-center field off of Kansas City Royals pitcher Edinson Volquez. TAMPA, Fla. - The No. The decade of the fifties was particularly blessed with the presence of many great sluggers, who should be mentioned in any discussion of long hitters. Ruth hit the ball clear out of Navin Field (Tiger Stadium) to center field, a shot Jenkinson estimates would have traveled 575 feet unencumbered, Sports Illustrated recapped. Thompson was my favorite player at the time, so it was an awesome moment, to be sure. While All-Stars like Joey Gallo, Shohei Ohtani and Salvador Perez will try to crush balls deep into the Denver . Americans, along with people everywhere, are fascinated with power. The home run went to straightaway center field, clearing the stadium and landing into the street. Stantons homer had an exit velocity of 119.2 mph. Not since Hank Greenberg in the 1940s, had Tiger fans seen a power hitter like Cecil Fielder. 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"Hat worn by J.A. It may be appropriate to cite another example of this same optical illusion. His 1974 blast certainly traveled over 500 feet, but just as certainly it was not rising when it was forced to as sudden stop. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Oliva said it was harder to hit one out at Metropolitan than at the Metrodome. 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. Sadly, the COVID pandemic denied fans the chance to marvel at this drive in person, save for the few fans enjoying dinner atop the Detroit Athletic Club across the street. The big guy came to Detroit in 1990 as a free agent after a season in Japan. Franmil Reyes, Aug. 14, 2020 (462 feet)Reyes hit four of his nine home runs in 2020 off Tigers pitchers, but this was the memorable one. The 92.3 mph fastball had a 108.9 mph exit velocity off Goldschmidts bat. But not so fast. On June 14, 1983, Gibson belted a blast over the right field roof against the Red Sox. TheNew York Post called it his longest-ever home run.. The best distance guess at the time: 538 feet. MLB records are made to be broken and a home run record is one of the most fun to watch. Editors note: This story was originally published on June 29, 2006. On July 18, 1921, Babe Ruth hit what is believed to be the longest verified home run in Major League Baseball history. By his own account he hit the longest home run of his career on May 22, 1963 at Yankee Stadium. And then, wouldnt you know it, big Cecil did just that. 5. 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. This one hit the second-deck facade in left-center. 15 15. Most of those blasts, too, were prodigious, so the Tigers took a chance and signed Fielder. 2. Babe Ruth was said to have hit a home run over 600 feet. Hitters have been going well beyond that for over a decade. Chicago Cubs right fielder Sammy Sosa hit a 484-foot home run to left-center field on April 12, 2002. Sosas home run was hit off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher David Williams. We naturally like to quantify any phenomenon that interest us. That magnitude of Ruth's accomplishment can be understood with the knowledge that, because home plate had been moved, the distance to the grandstand for Gibson was 341 feet, while for Ruth it was 365 feet. It was the 485th home run of his career. During those years, only one drive of 500 feet was confirmed by this system. Simply hitting the shrubs in straightaway center field used to be a big enough deal that those home runs were tracked in the Tigers media guide. 1. Not surprisingly, all of the great true distance hitters have also been the source of the greatest exaggerations. According to former Tiger Stadium groundskeeper Frank Feneckit, it took almost a howitzer to send a ball over the left-field grandstand at The Corner. Ruth hit the ball clear out of Navin Field (Tiger Stadium) to center field, a shot Jenkinson. * Click on a player to see more information about their specific events including videos of plays if available. Share your opinion on our baseball message boards where a topic on the longest hit ever has already begun. Yet again, we have an example of a genuinely epic home run that has been grievously overstated. During the 1971 All-Star Game from Detroit's Tiger Stadium "Mr. October" delivered a massive game changing three-run homer to right field that cleared the entirety of the stadium's impressively high standing bleachers. Perhaps the mightiest of all the early sluggers was Big Dan Brouthers, who played for several National League teams before the turn of the century. Killebrew was a big man, as were Mickey Mantle and Reggie Jackson and Dave Kingman, all known for their power. With the guidance of our scientific brethren, we know that once a batted ball has reached its highest point and lost most of its velocity, it falls in a rapidly declining trajectory. The new parks are smaller, built for power hitters to entertain todays fans. On August 10, 2004, Cincinnati Reds left fielder Adam Dunn hit a 535-foot home run to center field off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jose Lima. As a kid in May 1967? Mickey Mantle famously hit a ball 565 feet (or so the Yankees then-publicist claimed) into a neighborhood behind Washingtons Griffith Stadium, and he clubbed another that came feet from clearing Yankee Stadium. Barry Bonds holds the all-time home run record in Major League Baseball Sadaharu Oh, pictured here in 2006, holds the officially verified all-time world home run record in professional baseball. 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. Guys, we think . ESPN's Home Run. Juan Gonzalez and Ken Griffey, Jr. were the most widely discussed participants at Baltimore's 1993 All-Star celebration, though neither player did anything heroic in the game itself. Back then, Oliva said, fans liked to see games that were 3-2, 2-1 or 1-0.. Willie Stargell blasted a home run estimated to be 535 feet long at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, the stadium's biggest blast in history. Ted Williams called it one of the hardest hit balls hed ever seen. Fifteen writers from New York, Chicago, and other places emphatically stated that Ruth's fifth-inning drive cleared the 52-foot-wide grandstand roof by a considerable margin. The home run was Reyes sixth of the season. Im here to drive home runs. 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. This was Piazzas 38th home run of the season. J.D. I thought I saw Tony Clark hit a monster on the roof, but Im so old my memory is shot. You've got to see him." On September 17, 2019, Miguel Sano hit a 496-foot home run to left-center field off Chicago White Sox pitcher Ross Detwiler. Fort Wayne, Ind. The greatest confirmed home run distance in Major League Baseball is about 575 feet (175 m), by Babe Ruth, to straightaway center field at Tiger Stadium (then called Navin Field and prior to the double-deck), which landed nearly across the junction of Trumbull and Cherry. One of the greatest quirks in baseball history is that Jimmie Foxx, following immediately in the footsteps of Babe Ruth, was to establish the second-greatest distance legacy in the annals of the game. On Sept. 27, 2008, Adam Dunn hit the longest home run of the last 6-plus major-league seasons, a 504-foot home run off the scoreboard in center field at Chase Field in Phoenix. 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. It has been confirmed that the ball struck against the third house beyond Waveland Avenue, which is situated about 530 feet from home plate. The most common cause for overstatement has been the basic misconception about the flight of a batted ball once it has reached its apex. We had five, six guys here on our ballclub who could hit the ball farther than anybody Killebrew, Allison, (Don) Mincher, Jimmie Hall, myself. Franchy Cordero's 489-foot bomb was the longest home run of the season coming into the night per Statcast. 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? J.D. Ruth's 575-foot blast against the Detroit Tigers in 1921 often comes up. On April 14, 1976, New York Mets right fielder Dave Kingman hit an estimated 530-foot home run to left-center field off Chicago Cubs pitcher Tom Dettore. This is dramatized by the fact that Connor's blow was the only home run he would hit that season. McGowan didnt bother looking. Bonus points for clubbing this off As ace Dave Stewart, when Smoke was near the peak of his powers. Negro Leagues star Josh Gibson is said to have actually cleared that old park in the Bronx. Tiger Stadium was famous for its low roof and a few players have hit balls completely out of the ballpark, but Jackson's 532-foot home run stands as one of the longest on record. This was the second, as he jumped on a 3-2 fastball from then-Marlins pitcher Dustin McGowan and hit it off the base of the brick wall behind the seats. About Us You didnt even have to see it; the crack of the bat said it all. That's not a little guy right there, and he was always known for great length on home runsbecause he liked hitting them that way and frequently . The blast had an exit velocity of 111.6 to right-center field. This years World Series games at Wrigley Field remind us of Babe Ruths legendary home run there, when he allegedly called his shot in Game 3 of the 1932 Fall Classic in Chicago. The Big Unit put this pitch on the outer half of the plate, and McGwire still pulled it to the back wall of the Kingdome. Their displays of pure power were greeted with passionate enthusiasm, though they did not occur in an actual game. 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. Reggie was one hell of a master blaster!!!! Only four players have been confirmed to hit a ball over the left field roof at Tiger Stadium in Detroit: Cecil Fielder, Mark McGwire, Harmon Killebrew, and Frank Howard. however, subsequent investigation indicated that the ball landed on the back of the roof before bouncing into the night. Miguel Cabrera later became known for reaching the camera perch above that. The sign's headlinereads The Longest Home Run in Competitive Baseball History.. There were some very big hitters in the American League, but that was unbelievable.. These unidentified individuals based their calculations on the assumption that the ball traveled completely over the left-center-field roof. They did not or could not find a way to further reward the batter who hit a ball significantly farther than the established home run distance. Bob Cerv's Hrs were from both KC Blues and A's. His longest measured at 528' was when' he was with the A's. Mantle's to extreme right field in the cluster was on the porch roof of a house and 43 feet above the playing field in BP. 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. 5. I placed an order and received a follow up call within 24 hrs due to item was not available. The longest home run ever hit at Comerica Park came off the bat of J.D. Nomar Mazara, who played for the Rangers, held the longest home run . There should be no doubt about the authentication of these conclusions. Storys 487-footer from 2018 reached the concourse down the left-field line; Piazza hit the concourse in the left-center power alley. The aforementioned fictional home run could have been reported at 550 feet in a prominent newspaper, and re-created at that length by historians for years thereafter, when in fact it traveled about 100 feet less. When Kingman launched his wind-aided blow in Chicago, The New York Times somehow concluded that it had flown 630 feet. Based upon that belief, this drive has commonly been estimated at about 620 feet if left unimpeded. That ball that Killebrew hit, Oliva said, it was unbelievable someone could hit the ball that far.. The home run is memorialized with a red seat in the right-field bleachers. . Determining the longest homer ever in MLB history is an exercise in myth-busting. Did you know that the SABR book (Home Run Encyclopedia) lists details about every Major League home run hit by every player since 1876? However, fans don't need additional inducements to maintain their fascination with "tape measure" home runs. Foxx never quite measured up to Ruth, but it is remarkable that no once since Foxx has measured up to him. One of the major highlights as a kid back then was that game and especially that Jackson blast that Curt Gowdy called for a national viewing audience. Yes, Killebrew stroked titanic blasts on consecutive days in June 1967. It should be noted that those regular references over the years to 500- and 600-foot home runs were born out of scientific ignorance, misinformation, or even deliberate exaggeration. DETROIT A Mickey Mantle buff claims a 1960 home run hit out of Tiger Stadium by the former New York Yankees star is the longest ever measured -- 643 feet, .0069 inches. On September 10, 1960, with two out and two on in the seventh, Mickey worked the count to 2-0. . 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 where was Ruths longest homer? None other than Darren Holmes, the Rockies pitcher who coughed it up, estimates that this ball went probably 560 feet -- off a changeup, no less. His longest drive was probably struck on May 4, 1894, at old Union Park in Baltimore. If confirmed, it would be the longest home run in 2018 by a long shot. The Babe cranked an exhibition game dinger there that traveled over the left-center field fence and into a moving train. Friday 3 March 2023 21:59, UK. It is for that reason that home run hitters have always been and always will be the most popular players. It was later measured to be a 523-foot homer, with the ball landing on the lumber yard across the street from the stadium. On July 6, 1974, he powered a torrid drive that crashed against the roof facade in deep left-center field at Tiger Stadium. The longest home runs hit at Tiger Stadium in Detroit by Dan Holmes on January 24, 2022 I could hit for average, but that's not my job. This ball cleared the Hard Rock Cafe and landed well into the fifth deck, and Griffeys classic swing made the feat look effortless. Thats one of the reasons fans in Detroit were dumbfounded on July 18, when The Big Fella, a muscular slugger for the Yankees named Babe Ruth, did something no one had ever done before. Lilly challenged him and Bonds, in the words of broadcaster Jon Miller, hit one to New Jersey. It's the kind of homer that would give Ellis flashbacks even without the LSD. Detroit Ruth crushed a pitch out of Navin Field versus Ty Cobbs Tigers on July 18, 1921. 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. His most impressive, though, may have been . It was more of a line drive, Mee said, and was estimated to have traveled a mere 469 feet. Enjoy the dingers. Cecil Fielder In 1921 there was no SportsCenter, no 24-hour highlight machine called the Internet. Copyright 1999- Houston Astros Jake Marisnick hit a 469-foot home run to center field off Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price on June 18, 2017. Future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux was pitching for the Chicago Cubs. While unconfirmed by the Tigers, it might've been . It is only fair to also mention the great distance sluggers of the old Negro Leagues. "You guys got to see this kid we have in camp. Jason Thompson. A truly Ruthian tale., Ossining, N.Y. Babe Ruth went to jail. 3. By his own account he hit the longest home run of his career on May 22, 1963 at Yankee Stadium. Legend has it that Bonds promised Bobby Bonilla before the game that hed hit the ball out of the stadium if Yankees pitcher Ted Lilly challenged him inside. 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. Along with Roger Connor, the longest hitters in the early days of the major leagues during the 19th century included such men as Harry Stovey, Buck Ewing, Jocko Milligan, and Ed Delahanty. As I approached the area I quickly realized I was in more an industrial & commercial area then retail. The Metrodome home run record is owned by Ben Oglivie, who was with Milwaukee when, on July 27, 1983, he parked one about 12 rows back in the upper deck in right-center. Whats the longest home run in every MLB stadium heading into the 2022 season? Schoenfield: There have been only five home runs hit out of Dodger Stadium during an action game -- two by Willie Stargell and one each from Mark McGwire, Mike Piazza and Giancarlo Stanton. Thome had over 600 home runs in his career. Cecil Fielder of the Detroit Tigers is credited with powering a ball 502 feet in the air over the left-field bleachers at Milwaukee's County Stadium on September 14, 1991. This was just one of 10 home runs that Marlins ace Kevin Brown allowed all season, and heres guessing he still remembers it pretty vividly. In 1962, he became the first of only four batters to hit a ball over the left-field roof at Tiger Stadium. Those are amazing stats, and yet they dont measure to Killebrews 522-foot blast. Before he retired after the 1973 season, he had performed even more extraordinary feats of long-distance hitting in the junior circuit. I told Bob Casey about the cover we put on the seat to commemorate the home run, Mee said, and he was telling the fans over the loudspeaker as Killebrew was coming up to bat. In case you're not familiar with it, Jackson hit what I believe is the longest home run of my lifetime, and I've been around a while. Certainly, this drive was propelled somewhere around 500 feet in the air, which makes it legitimately historic, but proof that it traveled 600 feet cannot be found. Out of class C ball, hits 'em both ways, five-hundred feet both ways! Few people like the response given because, unlike other baseball stats, it is the farthest thing from perfect as illustrated by this superb article called Long Distance Home Runs written by William J. Jenkinson. Almost every year, it is the man who strikes the ball the farthest during the competition who receives the highest plaudits. Lynne asked what I was interested in and presented me with a great selection of Tigers caps and T-shirts. The ball struck the facade on the right-field roof approximately 370 feet from home plate and 115 feet above field level. Almost all of the players on the field, and everyone in the home-plate area, including the press box, swore that the ball was still ascending when it hit the roof. But so did Killebrews, Mee said. The distance traveled through the air has been obscured with the passage of time and herein lies an interesting aspect of this subject. FAQ. The crowd stood at attention, and at first there was a sense of awe, Kight recounted. As is often the case at Wrigley, Kingmans home run had a strong wind behind it. The 2021 Home Run Derby begins at 7:00 p.m. And Giancarlo Stanton has hit the hardest tracked homer at a scorching 121.7 mph. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alan Foster. Before, if you had power, you could hit the ball, said Oliva, who hit 220 home runs in 15 seasons. The ball eventually landed in the left-field upper deck, where no man had gone before. Here is a highlight and a memory . I also saw Reggie Jackson with the As strike out about 3 times late in the 1969 season at Tiger Stadium. Landed in the last few rows one per deck bleachers. On July 6, 1996 Carlos Delgado hit the ball OVER the right center light tower completely into orbit. Miguel Cabrera, June 29, 2016 (459 feet)Cabrera hit two tape-measure home runs to left-center field at Comerica Park in a nine-day span. The same home runs that had once been described as 500 footers were now being scientifically calculated in the 450-foot range. Dock Ellis was the pitcher, and Jim Palmer is among those who. These were not temp help that knew nothing these were professionals who knew not just everything but were truly looking out for me. After Ruth and Foxx, Mantle ranks as high as or higher than anyone else who ever tried to hit a baseball to faroff places. Like other home runs mentioned on this list, Thome's blast bounced through the streets after leaving the stadium by flying over the center field fence. I seem to recall Big Frank Howard (Hondo) of the Washington Senators, blast one over the left field roof sometime between 1966 and 68 (I think). A table displaying leaders in Statcast metrics such as Sweet Spot % (SwSp%), Barrels, Exit Velocity (EV), Batted Ball Distance (DST), Projected Home Run Distance (HR-DST), Launch Angle (LA) and Batted Ball Events (BBE) . It was hit into the second level of the. Mike Piazza at Coors Field (Sept 26, 1997)Our obligatory Coors Field selection goes to this Piazza blast that just kept going and going. The vast popularity of major league baseball's home run hitting contest before the annual All-Star Game is ample evidence that we remain enamored of the players blessed with unique levels of power. 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. Dr. Paul E. Susman, a . Windy days at Wrigley are the best. On June 23, 2015, Miami Marlin Giancarlo Stanton hit a 479-foot home run to left-center field off of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez. 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. Shoutout is also due to Dave Kingman, who knocked one into a front yard on Kenmore Avenue in a 23-22 loss to the Phillies on May 17, 1979. Tim Hagerty is the broadcaster for the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas, and is on Twitter at @MinorsTeamNames. Giancarlo Stanton, 504 Feet (2016) Since the installment of technology, Giancarlo Stanton's home run is the longest homer ever recorded. Machados home run had an exit velocity of 114.3 mph. The enigmatic Dick Allen was also one of baseball's greatest long-distance hitters. Detroit's Tiger Stadium (the name was changed from Briggs Stadium) was a favorite Mantle hunting ground for legendary home run blasts. One might say the Reds fans sitting up there werent expecting a home run souvenir that day, but then again, they were already plenty familiar with Wily Mos work. Mantle is generally credited with the longest home run of all time, a clout that left Tiger Stadium on Sept. 10, 1960, and landed in a lumberyard across the street. The 22-year-old, who was called into England camp under Eddie Jones, fell awkwardly after being tackled by Tommy Reffell and injured his leg. Included among the other great exaggerations in the history of tape measure home runs are Dave Nicholson's Comiskey Park rooftopper on May 6, 1964, and Dave Kingman's Wrigley Field blast on April 14, 1976. On the first strike out , he threw his bat, so the fans were booing loudly, and banging the wood seats each time he came up to bat! A local youngster finally ran it down some 825 feet from home plate. Later in the same game, Cecil Fielder hit a home run over the left field roof to show Canseco who was stronger. I don't live nearby so the ability to have it shipped for $10 was well worth the cost. The longest home runs hit at Comerica Park January 7th, 2021 Jason Beck @ beckjason Comerica Park is big enough all around that there are no cheap home runs. MORE:Where was baseball's first night game? 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. This dinger off Torontos Giovanni Carrara was pretty much that scene come to life. That ball is measured at. On July 7, 2021, Texas Rangers Joey Gallo hit a 462-foot home run off of Detroit Tigers pitcher Casey Mize. By his own admission, during his 18-year career at Yankee Stadium, which included thousands of swing variables, he hit several balls to right field in an optimum manner. The lore has it that Mickey Mantle hit a 565-foot home run against the Washington Senators in 1953. . This ball might have evaporated into the clouds if the Big O roof wasnt in its path. Miguel Cabrera hit one of the longest home runs in Comerica Park history in the first inning of Monday night's game against the Seattle Mariners. Paul was great to work with and offered to delay shipping when I told him I would be on vacation on the original delivery date. The founding fathers decided to reward a powerfully hit ball by allowing the batter to circle the bases for an automatic run. 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. Thankfully, we gathered the information for you. It was heresy to suggest that Ruth's accomplishments could be surpassed, but for a few seasons it appeared that Foxx might do just that. On June 3, 1987 at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado, Meyer hit the longest verifiable home run in the history of professional baseball. Ted Williams' most famous home run was his last, No. 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.
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