Longest Home Run Ever
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Longest home run ever. Seven years before mickey mantle hit the longest home run ever recorded in a baseball. A 525 foot home run into the lights on the top of the facility at montreal s olympic stadium. According to statcast someone soon to follow topped mike piazza s 496 foot homerfrom sept.
It s extremely tricky to determine the distance of a home run accurately since so many factors go into a good. Before he left new york strawberry hit the longest home run of his met career. 26 1997 as the longest home run in coors field history.
Mickey mantle 1960 643 feet. Historian mark gallagher estimated that the home run mantle hit in september of 1960. The ball struck the facade on the right field roof approximately 370 feet from home plate and 115 feet above field level.
Almost everyone in attendance believed that the ball was still rising when it was interrupted in midflight by the roof structure. Mickey mantle 1953 565 feet. Giancarlo stanton hit the longest home run ever made in coors field to date when he played against.
The longest home runs ever hit 1. 10 longest home runs in mlb history giancarlo stanton. By his own account he hit the longest home run of his career on may 22 1963 at yankee stadium.