The Bill Fischer Blast

[LouGehrig]

On May 22, 1963 Mickey Mantle came within six feet of hitting a fair ball out of Yankee Stadium. Mickey hit a 2-2 Bill Fischer pitch off the upper facade in right field. Bill Fischer recently joked that if Mickey played today, he'd hit 800 life time home runs.

http://baseball.suite101.com/article.cfm/mickeys_hardest_hit_ball

[RuthMayBond]

<"The ball was rising when it hit.">

The "legend" continues

[LouGehrig]

<"The ball was rising when it hit.">

The "legend" continues

And that is a good thing, especially since legends are based on facts, as Drebinger describes in the article.

Tell me, how come when I was little, Mays was considered better than Mantle, but now, Mantle is generally considered better.

Since neither has played since 1973, how can that happen?

[RuthMayBond]

And that is a good thing, especially since legends are based on facts, as Drebinger describes in the article.

So you're saying the ball was still rising?

[Captain Cold Nose]

And that is a good thing, especially since legends are based on facts, as Drebinger describes in the article.

Tell me, how come when I was little, Mays was considered better than Mantle, but now, Mantle is generally considered better.

Since neither has played since 1973, how can that happen?

Mays has finished ahead of Mantle in practically every poll/vote on this site.

However, statistical analysis has grown greatly since 1973. Back then, walks were just walks. Now, they're value difference makers.

[RuthMayBond]

Tell me, how come when I was little, Mays was considered better than Mantle, but now, Mantle is generally considered better.

That's not what I've heard (about back in the day).
Mantle usually gets peak, Mays usually gets career. But why are Mantle cards valued so much more? h

[Captain Cold Nose]

That's not what I've heard (about back in the day).
Mantle usually gets peak, Mays usually gets career. But why are Mantle cards valued so much more? h

Highest profile player for the team with the greatest exposure in the baseball card (Topps) era.

[LouGehrig]

So you're saying the ball was still rising?

"...various reports from witnesses state that the ball was still climbing when it struck the facade."

http://www.hittrackeronline.com/historic.php?id=1963_3

[steve rogers]

That's not what I've heard (about back in the day).
Mantle usually gets peak, Mays usually gets career. But why are Mantle cards valued so much more? h

Simple, Mantle is more popular. Mays was loved but Mantle was worshipped. Also his 1952 Topps card was issued in the much harder to find high number series.

Scott

[1905 Giants]

"...various reports from witnesses state that the ball was still climbing when it struck the facade."

There are also various reports from witnesses who saw bigfoot or a UFO.

Legends live on.