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Pound for pound this one has to rank high on the list of tape measure homers.
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10-30-2009, 09:33 PM
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Joe Adcock:
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11-01-2009, 07:49 PM
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A search of Tape Measure in Baseball Digest turns up lots of interesting articles:
http://books.google.com/books?lr=&as...n%3A0005-609X+ Last edited by Lpeters199; 11-02-2009 at 01:54 PM.
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June 6, 1879 - Charley Jones of the Boston Red Caps, who will lead the league in home runs, hits one that is estimated to travel 500 feet in the air.
July 1, 1885 - Tom Burns of the Chicago White Stockings hits a home run that is estimated at 500 feet in a Chicago win. Last edited by ItsOnlyGil; 11-03-2009 at 05:42 AM.
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11-03-2009, 10:02 AM
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That was some drive by Greenberg, right handed hitter, to the right side.
Just before the homer he hit one to left that just went foul.
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11-03-2009, 10:06 PM
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11-07-2009, 04:46 PM
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Bruce,
Would you give me a distance for a batting practice home run hit by Dave Kingman in the late 70s when he was with the Cubs? I was standing at Waveland & Kenmore talking to one of the Ballhawks when he shouted, "Wow!" and took off just before the ball landed at the tip of the marker in this picture. I've estimated 490 feet, but I'd like to see an accurate measurement. Thanks. By the way, the Ballhawk, Rich Buhrke, gave me the ball. Nice guy. Last edited by Lpeters199; 11-08-2009 at 12:56 AM.
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11-08-2009, 01:25 AM
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Adam Dunn blast from: http://www.redszone.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1695775
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11-08-2009, 01:33 AM
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By my Google Earth, it was 496 feet. But that is as close as I could get it.
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11-08-2009, 02:11 AM
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Great! Thanks for doing that. No wonder the Ballhawk was impressed.
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11-08-2009, 07:16 AM
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More on Mantle's Forbes opposite Field HR:
Using known dimensions as a scale, 478 feet measures to the middle of the road outside the wall of Forbes in RC at the 436 foot mark. 478 feet measures to a point beyond the wall at 436' to 2/3 of the way across the Schenley Park access road. There were trees just outside the wall and on the far side of the road. The fan who caught the rebound off the tree would be walking toward the parking area to his car beyond Left and Center fields on this road. More---
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I'm just not buying that the Mick hit 650 foot homeruns. In my opinion, it is practically impossible a 200 pound man could generate that much torque in his swing to generate that distance at sea level. This is the type of lore that should not be mistaken as fact. That said the eyewitness account of Mantle hitting, or coming close to hitting the upper-ring to the left of the RF bleachers at Yankee Stadium is incredible. The man had some kind of awesome power relative to his size. But I doubt any ball travelled past 560 feet or so.
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