Went to Fenway earlier this year. According to the tour guide, the reason why that feat will never be replicated is a combination of very strong winds during that game + that section of the stadium back then was much shorter compared to today. When they expanded that section and made it taller it also started blocking winds that would help the ball travel further. Without the wind on one’s back to help nobody will ever come close to that red seat
I think people forget this when talking about what old athletes were capable of. Pump me full of enhancement drugs till verging death and spend all my time training like that and I could do some wild shit too xD
Ted Williams used to take batting practice before games until blood covered home plate. This dude swung the bat more than anyone in history. He missed 4 of the prime years of his career to be a fighter pilot war hero. He was the last man to hit over .400. If he would have got to play baseball during WWII, he would have had better lifetime numbers than any other player. He was told that he was the person John Wayne played in his movies. He responded, "Yah, I know". He wrote the first exhaustive book on the subject of hitting. He was, Teddy Ballgame.
He also killed the guy who killed the guy, who killed the guy, who killed Hitler. also he send ball to moon which launch the space race get the baseball before the USSR could take and sell it for billions
There were thousands of people in the audience and the entire radio crew who would have witnessed it. If they said he did it than he did it. They have no reason to lie.
Ted Williams had the greatest swing in history and fought in two wars in the prime of his career and still had one of the greatest careers I history. He definitely hit that seat.
Back in the 90's TED was on dialysis. My stepmother went over to his home to give him the dialysis. She he was super nice and very chatty despite feeling terrible from his disease. Wish I could have met him... Would have been so cool to sit drink a soda and listen to him tell stories about it his life. Working appliance repair I've met some super cool unique people. The guy who resigned the fan blades on the sr71 so they wouldn't melt. He had receipts for all his claims including an actual titanium blade with the hollowed out interior to allow additional cooling. He worked for skunk works. Sadly his wife passed and a year later he committed suicide. He just lost his will to live. Said without her there was no purpose to continue on. If you meet an elder and they have a cool history ask them to come over sometime and talk. I promise you their stories are amazing. I don't know how this guy didn't end up in a documentary
Expos painted a seat yellow to mark where Willie Stargill hit a 535' in 1978. "In a show of good sportsmanship, the Expos painted the seat where Stargell’s blast landed in a shade of Pirates yellow. The seat was moved to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ontario, after the Expos relocated to Washington, D.C."
Basically every team has a chair for someone on their team at some point. Minnesota twins did it for Harmon Killebrew at the old met stadium and the red chair is still hanging in the Mall of America today.
@@Steve-cu1yeFor both. He had 521 home runs while missing 5 years of his prime. He would have probably hit 700 home runs had he played during those five years. So yeah, he was a power hitter.
Yes . Ted Williams could literally see the stitches on the ball as it was coming. His hitting tutorials are unbelievable-the man was the best hitter ever.
Athletes back then weren't as big and did not have the muscular build of athletes today. You can't generate more power without muscle mass. Not to mention the velocity of pitchers has also increased since Williams time. There are these urban legends that get overexaggerated, not to say Ted Williams wasn't a great hitter because he was in his time, but no one finds it odd how some if these past accomplishments in sports are unattainable especially considering science and technology advances. The same goes about overexaggerations about Bo Jackson speed and Wilt Chamberlain strength.
Dude was an ACE Fighter pilot, a Master Fisherman and arguably the Best baseball player in history and Mantle is my hero, that said...he hit it that far, oh yes he did!!
Ted Williams was quite a guy. Tough as nails and did his duty even though it wasn’t what he wanted- he still did his duty and risked his neck for America for the 2nd time- temporarily walking away from a huge baseball career. I don’t know anything about baseball, but that guy is a hero.
Hammerin' Hank Greenberg was another legend of that time. Won the MVP in 1940 and then went to serve 47 months during WWII. Not only that, Greenberg was the first AL player to register for the peace-time draft. He came back in 1945 to be voted an All-Star once again and win the World Series. The next year he led the league in home runs and RBIs. Hank Greenberg probably would have gone down as one of the top 10-20 players to ever play if he didn't spend the prime of his career serving his country.
@@geoffreystacey9006 what have you ever fought for? Social justice? Wokism? That is another way of saying you have never risked your neck for anything, but you open you mouth a lot. Anybody can do that! Next.
I went to a field trip to Boston for 8th grade. We got a tour of Fenway park and they explained this. It’s pretty cool, and it’s incredible in person. Also, that seat is just considered a normal seat, you don’t have to pay extra and it’s not reserved for anyone specific. Ik no one asked but whatever
Bonds wrote the book on hitting... He was so nasty nobody and I mean nobody wanted to pitch to him. You had to throw real STRIKES to get him to swing but when you did that you took great risks because for sure he was gonna hit the thing somewhere.
The reason no one can hit the ball that far in Fenway now is that in the 1970s the shape of the park was changed with the addition of a superstructure behind home plate. It's now home to luxury suites, the 406 Club and the broadcast booths. It blocks a lot of air flow into right field, so balls don't travel as far. It also makes playing right field easier during day games because he'd be looking right at the sun as it set.
@@darthprime117 I was a left handed outfielder wearing #9. Definitely had the swing and the wheels/glove. Jim schlossnagle likes arms attached to sloths in the outfield though so that was that 🤷🏻♂️
Ted Williams was also a terrible coach. He was a terrible coach because he was such a good player, he would yell to his hitters to just “look at the seams of the baseball” and would leave his batters wondering how do you see the seams of a baseball as it’s pitched?
I’ve been taking my dog to the dog park same one for 10 years. No matter how hard I throw it, I’ve never been able to throw it over the surrounding fence. We recently had historic winds, I wasn’t even trying to throw it hard, and it carried well over and out of the dog park. According to the details on Ted Williams historic bomb the winds were not only strong, but the park had an opening back then that created even stronger winds. So yeah, it’s never going to happen again.
Ted Williams came to Seattle in the early 60s while coaching a baseball team he stopped practice and show them how to hit. He had 12 balls and 10 of them were home runs. He was 53 yo. He's very well indeed could have hit the ball on the Red Seat
Boston resident here, I don’t know much about sports but I sure as hell know the stadium and that seat is legendary among fans. (I go to the stadium to have some food and hang out with friends)
If we add averages for the 5 years Williams spent serving his country instead of playing baseball, he'd have been way over 700 HRs and by far the best hitter with his .344 BA over so many years. So, for me, the red seat is real.
I remember a baseball park in New York where it was 526 feet to center field fence but much closer at the corners. I think it's where Willie Mays chased down a high deep fly that had flied over his head . A famous play.
Actually I do. I'm 50 (recently) & my father watched Williams & the Red Sox play the Philadelphia/Kansas City/Oakland/Las Vegas A's play at Shibe Park. Although Williams was 2-4 with 2 singles Dad said he hit the longest foul ball he ever saw & the highest pop-up as well. He told me he never saw anyone hit any ball as far as Williams did that day. He told me these stories in the 1980's.
I saw Dave Kingman hit the ball so high it looked like a dot in the sky. Also, Sammy Sosa hit that incredibly long shot in the homerun derby. Under perfect conditions, I think it's possible Williams hit it that far.
He was named the greatest hitter of all times for a reason, he rarely signed autographs. I was fortunate enough to get his autograph. I have a vintage red Sox jersey of his that he signed before he retired from the game.
Went to Fenway Park for the UofL vs Cincinnati bowl game. I'm part of the Cardinal Marching band, super fun to be in Boston for that experience. Go Cards!!!
Proof? If you think the athletes of today couldn’t hit as far or further than Ted Williams, you’re fooling yourself. I’m not saying outhitting him, but as far as pure athleticism and strength goes, they have him beat.
@@MeneerHerculePoirot not sure if your unaware, but Williams served in WW2 and Korea, he didnt olay between 42 and 44 in roder to serve. I think its crazy he went back for Korea, but thats what heroes do
I believe it happned. It was likely a perfect storm type of situation with strong winds pushing in just the right direction for a high hit bomb to just sail really far
I’ll believe it. The man could hit! I got to see him live in Baltimore against the Orioles in 1958 - 1960. He was the only guy they had a shift for. He was a pull hitter.
My late stepfather was Bob Nelson, he played for the Baltimore Orioles in the mid 50's. I believe he is Topps baseball card 1956 number #156. He could CRUSH the baseball. He said Ted Williams hit the ball harder and farther with less effort than he ever could.
Harmon Killebrew hit it that far in the met stadium in Minneapolis. That stadium is now torn down and the mall of America is there but the seat is still there. Hanging from the ceiling exactly where he hit it.
Not a red Sox’s fan but grew up in New England all my life. There’s a reason why that seat is there. That many New Englandera for that long wouldn’t lie about such a feat unless enough of us were present at the time of the event so much so to commemorate it with its own designated seat.
Because records in sports go up over time. How many Olympic records still hold from then? Baseball is all about embellishments. Sure, a guy from back then hit it further than juiced up monsters from the late 90s, who also had better equipment, training, nutrition, medical care, etc. That's physically impossible. It's just baseball fans exaggerating about their heroes.
@@Fermion. Sorry, evolution hasn't changed much in 60 years. Nutrition and training has.. but that doesn't mean there wasn't strength and talent 60 years ago.. and if you don't believe that... you are completely delusional. Take away steroids.. probably not as many records broken.
@@Fermion.Oh? How about Reggie Jackson's HR in the 1971 All Star Game in Detroit? Hit a transformer on a bank of lights on the RF roof of Tiger Stadium and it was still arcing upward.
@@Fermion.the thing about baseball is that the rules, including the rules around what bats & balls are considered acceptable, have changed over the years. There are a LOT of early baseball records that physically cannot be broken *if* you're using modern equipment adhering to modern rules.
I saw approximately 25 games at Fenway. I would look form home plate to that seat countless times and would always let my imagination go wild to being in the seat when he actually did it. I bet the crowd went insane!!!
@@Gwentheferret commenter was originally stating a fact, you asked a completely unrelated question plus i can say the same thing for ted, did he ever hit a ball 493 and then go 6 innings scoreless striking out 8 the same week?
@@Gwentheferretlast I checked 502 is still further than 493, no? Idk what the ww2 comment has to do with what that dude said. Yea Ted was a badass, like a lot of men from that generation, but you’re bringing up apples while we’re talking about oranges.
I absolutely believe Ted hit it that far. He was the only hitter to notice that his own foul balls that he'd hit as hard as he could caused so much friction on the bat that the pine tar would BURN! Williams asked Mark McGuire if he had that happen and I don't think that his bat got so hot.
I always doubted this but he used to say he could count the revolutions on the ball as it was approaching the plate. But just to make a comment like that gives one an idea of the exceptional vision he possessed. I'm sure it helped him as a fighter pilot in WWII and Korea as well.
I believe it. Some kid hit a 514ft swamp donkey in the minor leagues just this year. Teddy’s hitting stats are wild. I have no doubt that some kid threw a meatball to Ted and he put it in the stratosphere. He was way ahead of his time.
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"If I cant do it, nobody can. And I was on steroids!" -Ortiz probably
😂bruh!
When did you ever hear Ortiz took steroids? White people been making up history forever
Or Mcguire. Or Sosa.....
Steroids ain't got shit on the og mix of percocets and cocaine 🙃
😂😂😂, you know it lol
Fun Fact, the red seat is also present in Fenway Park/Diamond City in Fallout 4
Thats so cool
That’s actually sick af I never noticed
Was hoping to see this comment
Didn't expect anyone to point this out lol
Bethesda put all their effort on stuff like this instead of writing a good plot 😭
Went to Fenway earlier this year. According to the tour guide, the reason why that feat will never be replicated is a combination of very strong winds during that game + that section of the stadium back then was much shorter compared to today. When they expanded that section and made it taller it also started blocking winds that would help the ball travel further. Without the wind on one’s back to help nobody will ever come close to that red seat
The furthest ever was 582 so..
We have stronger winds today than we did back then, so never say never 😉
@@DonTheConPrison2024 no. no we dont.
Thank you for the explanation!
It’s literally their job to spin that bullshit story lol
Those old baseball players were cracked out man, and if people say Ted Williams hit it--I believe it.
Yup horse tranquilizer HGH and adderall "greenies"
I think people forget this when talking about what old athletes were capable of. Pump me full of enhancement drugs till verging death and spend all my time training like that and I could do some wild shit too xD
Foh. With 60mph wind
@@CaffeineHagthey didnt have steroids yet. Ortiz on the other hand😂
@@austinbarry3250you think he was taking PEDs in the 40s and 50s????
The guy hit 521 HRs missing 3yrs to WW2 and as a lefty in Fenway. Greatest hitter ever.
100%
Sounds like bullshit, stop sucking old white WW2 vets dicks, 💉!
Legend
Try Ty Cobb. He wasn't a HR hitter (Dead Ball era,) but held the records for just about everything else.
No doubt. He is also the last player to over 400 at 406, I believe.
No one is considering how much the wind was blowing
How long did Big Papi play for the red sox? You never think he took BP on a windy day? 😂
That don’t matter
@@n55_n8watch wrigley field longest bombs and thatll prove what wind could do
Exactly
@@carlitob-zj1of I’m not doubting what wind can do.
You think Ted Williams and David Ortiz played in different wind? I live in Chicago 🤣🤣
Maybe Ortiz should’ve read “The Science of Hitting” by Ted Williams
I still have my copy.
Ted Williams used to take batting practice before games until blood covered home plate. This dude swung the bat more than anyone in history. He missed 4 of the prime years of his career to be a fighter pilot war hero. He was the last man to hit over .400. If he would have got to play baseball during WWII, he would have had better lifetime numbers than any other player. He was told that he was the person John Wayne played in his movies. He responded, "Yah, I know". He wrote the first exhaustive book on the subject of hitting. He was, Teddy Ballgame.
Til blood covered the plate?😂😂
You believe that?
He also killed the guy who killed the guy, who killed the guy, who killed Hitler. also he send ball to moon which launch the space race get the baseball before the USSR could take and sell it for billions
@@adch6759more than your lazy ass sitting on the couch and shit 😂😂😂
@@adch6759 Ever heard of an exaggeration
@@dominicfrancis8312 a what?
“TEDDY F*CKIN BALLGAME KNOCKS IT OUT OF THE PARK”
-Donnie Donowitz
“HE WENT YARDO ON THAT ONE OUT TO FUCKIN’ LANDSDOWNE STREET”
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“YOU!!”
This officer here wants to die for his country, please oblige him😂
@@crunchwrapsupreme9372 damn it crunchwrap Supreme, bring that other one over here. ALIVE!!
There were thousands of people in the audience and the entire radio crew who would have witnessed it. If they said he did it than he did it. They have no reason to lie.
Lmfao you act like a bunch of people believing something makes it true. Hate to break it to ya, that isn’t how reality works.
@@SnailHatanyea man, using witnesses as evidence is something we would never use in reality
@@SnailHatan Dumb as hell comment
It's cause he was white
Where is the broadcast
Ted Williams had the greatest swing in history and fought in two wars in the prime of his career and still had one of the greatest careers I history. He definitely hit that seat.
What a badass dude for real.
People were just more legendary and bad ass back then. Military stories, Hollywood, sports etc
Of course he hit it that far. He was Ted Williams. Enough said.
Teddy fucking Ballgame
😂
Who was on roids
@@huntermcnabb2791 Willams played from 1939-1960, were roids popular back then?
@@dclark1980not popular
He’s right no human being could hit a ball that far, only Ted Williams could.
Who was on roids
@@huntermcnabb2791Hell yeah roids are awesome! You’re just a pussy.
@@huntermcnabb2791🤡
@@huntermcnabb2791bro steriods didn't even exist that long ago use your brain bro ur just the fat kid who assumes everyone is on steriods
@huntermcnabb2791 your mom last night
Williams is a legend. Probably one of the most natural hitters baseball ever had. His reflexes were amazing
Back in the 90's TED was on dialysis. My stepmother went over to his home to give him the dialysis. She he was super nice and very chatty despite feeling terrible from his disease.
Wish I could have met him... Would have been so cool to sit drink a soda and listen to him tell stories about it his life.
Working appliance repair I've met some super cool unique people. The guy who resigned the fan blades on the sr71 so they wouldn't melt. He had receipts for all his claims including an actual titanium blade with the hollowed out interior to allow additional cooling. He worked for skunk works. Sadly his wife passed and a year later he committed suicide. He just lost his will to live. Said without her there was no purpose to continue on.
If you meet an elder and they have a cool history ask them to come over sometime and talk. I promise you their stories are amazing. I don't know how this guy didn't end up in a documentary
Ted Williams lived in my hometown and he used to come to my high school in Lecanto and hit baseballs with us.
The “If I can’t do it, no one can.” Mindset is just 😂😂😂
Expos painted a seat yellow to mark where Willie Stargill hit a 535' in 1978. "In a show of good sportsmanship, the Expos painted the seat where Stargell’s blast landed in a shade of Pirates yellow. The seat was moved to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ontario, after the Expos relocated to Washington, D.C."
Basically every team has a chair for someone on their team at some point. Minnesota twins did it for Harmon Killebrew at the old met stadium and the red chair is still hanging in the Mall of America today.
Ayyy St. Marys Ontario!!!! My home town :)
@@goober112 Yeah but Willie didn't play for the Expos.
The Royals need to do that for Bo Jackson.
That's the type of behavior that gets your team sold.
Ted Williams was the Greatest hitter to ever live. That is a fact.
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@@charlesdavis9217 POV: Pete Rose looks up Williams career obp and ops.
-Pete Rose exits the chat
Not for power for average
@@Steve-cu1yeFor both. He had 521 home runs while missing 5 years of his prime. He would have probably hit 700 home runs had he played during those five years. So yeah, he was a power hitter.
Even as a Yankees fan you gotta respect that talent 👏👏👏
Yes . Ted Williams could literally see the stitches on the ball as it was coming. His hitting tutorials are unbelievable-the man was the best hitter ever.
actually not literally another gross misuse of the word !?
@@johnnycash578you disgrace the name of Johnny Cash by being a grammar nazi
That doesn’t get us to hitting a 500+ foot bomb
@@johnnycash578I literally thought the same thing!?
@@johnnycash578cry?
Ted Williams was arguably the single most talented hitter in baseball.
Cough Hank Aaron cough
Barry Bonds
Athletes back then weren't as big and did not have the muscular build of athletes today. You can't generate more power without muscle mass. Not to mention the velocity of pitchers has also increased since Williams time. There are these urban legends that get overexaggerated, not to say Ted Williams wasn't a great hitter because he was in his time, but no one finds it odd how some if these past accomplishments in sports are unattainable especially considering science and technology advances. The same goes about overexaggerations about Bo Jackson speed and Wilt Chamberlain strength.
Very arguably 😏
@@balln415not everyoone in the past was weaker then now there was naturaly strong people
I believe two other people could possibly hit it that far. One of them is Mickey Mantle and the other is The Great Bambino
I once sat in it, it was Red Sox vs Dodgers. Great game.
Dude was an ACE Fighter pilot, a Master Fisherman and arguably the Best baseball player in history and Mantle is my hero, that said...he hit it that far, oh yes he did!!
You were there, hey?
@@twoowlcandies2798 The people who marked it were......
@@scottgarner8270and we all know no one can lie! 🤦♂️
@@scottgarner8270sensationalism at its finest
Baseball best sport to put you to sleep 😴
Ted Williams the last .400 hitter and during his prime he served as a pilot in ww2. Greatest hitter ever. If you’ve been to Fenway you’d know.
Pitchers threw 80s for a fastball back then
You dont have to go to Fenway to know who the hell Ted Williams is, calm down.
Thats insane he was a pilot, dude was gifted
He also flew jets in the Korean War.
no doubt.
YES!!! He was the G O A T of hitters of all time.
Everyone else sitting in the black chairs
“That one red dude”
💀
Ted Williams was quite a guy. Tough as nails and did his duty even though it wasn’t what he wanted- he still did his duty and risked his neck for America for the 2nd time- temporarily walking away from a huge baseball career. I don’t know anything about baseball, but that guy is a hero.
Hammerin' Hank Greenberg was another legend of that time. Won the MVP in 1940 and then went to serve 47 months during WWII. Not only that, Greenberg was the first AL player to register for the peace-time draft.
He came back in 1945 to be voted an All-Star once again and win the World Series. The next year he led the league in home runs and RBIs.
Hank Greenberg probably would have gone down as one of the top 10-20 players to ever play if he didn't spend the prime of his career serving his country.
he fought for oil and tyranny what a guy
@@geoffreystacey9006 He served in WWII and Korea…
@@geoffreystacey9006 what have you ever fought for? Social justice? Wokism? That is another way of saying you have never risked your neck for anything, but you open you mouth a lot. Anybody can do that! Next.
@@geoffreystacey9006your mother guzzles elephant load.
Fun fact: in Fallout 4, in Diamond City (which is a post apocalyptic city in Fenway Park), you can find the red seat if you search the right field
No way that's crazy, playing right now!
that game was good but could’ve been soooo much better. can’t wait for 5 when they finally make it 75 years from now
When I was young and was on a tour in fenway, I've questioned about that very exact seat and the guide said they called it "the home run seat"
If you sit in that seat, You're the main character.
I went to a field trip to Boston for 8th grade. We got a tour of Fenway park and they explained this. It’s pretty cool, and it’s incredible in person. Also, that seat is just considered a normal seat, you don’t have to pay extra and it’s not reserved for anyone specific.
Ik no one asked but whatever
It’s a comment section, leave a comment. I found what you had to say interesting, no need to apologize lol
I was wondering the last part you touched up on thank you
I bet someone’s got season tickets for the seat
Same
I'm sorry you're so insecure that you feel the need to put that last part on there, have a good day bud and thanks for the tidbit
Ted Williams literally wrote the book on hitting.
Apparently you haven't heard of Lou Gehrig.
@@chipdayton1625It's a shame he couldn't play longer.
@@MickeyMo600 Well, he did play 17 years so it's not like he had a short career, only a shortened one.
I’ve read it. It was ok. For those of you who don’t know, he wrote a real book. I checked it out from the library when I was a kid.
Bonds wrote the book on hitting... He was so nasty nobody and I mean nobody wanted to pitch to him. You had to throw real STRIKES to get him to swing but when you did that you took great risks because for sure he was gonna hit the thing somewhere.
Sitting there is the adult equivalent of getting the different coloured food tray at school lunch
The reason no one can hit the ball that far in Fenway now is that in the 1970s the shape of the park was changed with the addition of a superstructure behind home plate. It's now home to luxury suites, the 406 Club and the broadcast booths. It blocks a lot of air flow into right field, so balls don't travel as far. It also makes playing right field easier during day games because he'd be looking right at the sun as it set.
My great uncle was a hunting guide here in newfoundland. We have a picture of him with Ted after he got his moose.
That’s an awesome story and pic.
My wife's uncle went fishing with him a few times he is in hims 90s now and I still enjoy his stories about ted
@@darthprime117 I was a left handed outfielder wearing #9. Definitely had the swing and the wheels/glove. Jim schlossnagle likes arms attached to sloths in the outfield though so that was that 🤷🏻♂️
Amazing. I’d love a copy of the pic
Ted has one hell of kinetic vision. It's as if the ball is in slow motion for him.
He had perfect vision, 20/10. That's why he was so good.
Supposedly he said he could see the stitches in the baseballs seams as the pitch was coming to the plate.
@@user-yu7jh7em7x oh yeah, I just recalled it. Man was a walking camera
Ted Williams was also a terrible coach. He was a terrible coach because he was such a good player, he would yell to his hitters to just “look at the seams of the baseball” and would leave his batters wondering how do you see the seams of a baseball as it’s pitched?
@AnoopSathyan0197 🤣
That's true. Bro really thought everyone can see the ball like him. Like dawg, you're literally built different
At the West Warwick high school football field there is a seat commemorating a fallen soldier who attend the school
I’ve been taking my dog to the dog park same one for 10 years. No matter how hard I throw it, I’ve never been able to throw it over the surrounding fence. We recently had historic winds, I wasn’t even trying to throw it hard, and it carried well over and out of the dog park. According to the details on Ted Williams historic bomb the winds were not only strong, but the park had an opening back then that created even stronger winds. So yeah, it’s never going to happen again.
“Chuck Norris? Never heard of her.”
-Ted Williams
😂👍
Nice
Ted Williams came to Seattle in the early 60s while coaching a baseball team he stopped practice and show them how to hit. He had 12 balls and 10 of them were home runs. He was 53 yo. He's very well indeed could have hit the ball on the Red Seat
Yeah but Fenway was 55’ deeper left and right and 20’ deeper center than Sick’s Stadium.
I’m sure most mlb players could do that
@@robertsommers3540Then why haven’t they?
@@gone_def3120 Go to random places and hit HR's? I am sure they do.
@@robertsommers3540 Nope, we’re talking abt 10/12 hits being home runs, don’t move the goalposts.
Boston resident here, I don’t know much about sports but I sure as hell know the stadium and that seat is legendary among fans. (I go to the stadium to have some food and hang out with friends)
Best place in town for a $30 hotdog
I can watch this all day.
If we add averages for the 5 years Williams spent serving his country instead of playing baseball, he'd have been way over 700 HRs and by far the best hitter with his .344 BA over so many years. So, for me, the red seat is real.
This might be the dumbest logic I've ever seen
Ted probably just had that farmer strength
I'll always love big Papa But they were just a different breed back of the day
Big Papi cannot hold his jockstrap! The man was not only a baseball player but also war hero. Not to mention pilot!
Um.... "a decorated fighter pilot" just saying.
That’s doesn’t make you hit the ball any farther lol😂
How does it taste?
@@justified_wrath_21you're the only one that can answer that question since you're acting like a jealous female
Ted Williams retired in my hometown in Florida. I shook his hand in 8th grade. Legendary
And you haven’t washed that hand since….
@@sstills951 😄
Pretty cool
I remember a baseball park in New York where it was 526 feet to center field fence but much closer at the corners. I think it's where Willie Mays chased down a high deep fly that had flied over his head . A famous play.
IT'S OUTTA THE PARK!
"Wii Sports commentator"
Actually I do. I'm 50 (recently) & my father watched Williams & the Red Sox play the Philadelphia/Kansas City/Oakland/Las Vegas A's play at Shibe Park. Although Williams was 2-4 with 2 singles Dad said he hit the longest foul ball he ever saw & the highest pop-up as well. He told me he never saw anyone hit any ball as far as Williams did that day. He told me these stories in the 1980's.
I saw Dave Kingman hit the ball so high it looked like a dot in the sky. Also, Sammy Sosa hit that incredibly long shot in the homerun derby. Under perfect conditions, I think it's possible Williams hit it that far.
I enjoyed reading your story. Very cool stuff.
Legend has it Ted could see the seems of the ball even when it was a 90+ mph FB
@@agreensubstanceseams legit
I bet your dad claims he wasnt a racist also.
@@christopherpavlicas"So, Tommy, wha'd you think of Kingman's performance?"
He was named the greatest hitter of all times for a reason, he rarely signed autographs. I was fortunate enough to get his autograph. I have a vintage red Sox jersey of his that he signed before he retired from the game.
Cool if its true
Prove it upload it on CZcams
No you dont
Bro no u don’t and if u do make a vid
I have a signed jock he worn in his last game.
Went to Fenway Park for the UofL vs Cincinnati bowl game. I'm part of the Cardinal Marching band, super fun to be in Boston for that experience. Go Cards!!!
That's the seat for the dude who yells: SWEET CAROLINE
Williams for sure hit that ball that far
I don’t know about that
Proof? If you think the athletes of today couldn’t hit as far or further than Ted Williams, you’re fooling yourself. I’m not saying outhitting him, but as far as pure athleticism and strength goes, they have him beat.
@@Turnheadcough easily. You think they just make up a random red seat lol? Come on now.
@@smax4895 good wind can take a 450 hit bomb easily to 500 feet
@@Turnheadcoughpeople like wilt chamberlain have long since come and gone. This is entirely plausible
The man flew jets in the war, John Wayne was essentially playing Ted Williams
Yeah, cuz those are the same 😅
The Korean War.
@@MeneerHerculePoirot not sure if your unaware, but Williams served in WW2 and Korea, he didnt olay between 42 and 44 in roder to serve. I think its crazy he went back for Korea, but thats what heroes do
John Wayne is a hypocrite. Ted Williams is 10 x the man Wayne was.
Are you claiming that he jacked a Messerschmitt ME 262 from the Luftwaffe?
Ted Williams hit the longest home run in Mariánao Cuba, in the 40’s, Love you Ted.
I believe it happned. It was likely a perfect storm type of situation with strong winds pushing in just the right direction for a high hit bomb to just sail really far
Ted absolutely crushed
Heroes are remembered, but legends never die
Problem with today’s society is unless its on camera everyone calls cap and no one considers integrity of the person making the call.
LaSteroidDaddyHackIV hits harder
I’ll believe it. The man could hit! I got to see him live in Baltimore against the Orioles in 1958 - 1960. He was the only guy they had a shift for. He was a pull hitter.
My late stepfather was Bob Nelson, he played for the Baltimore Orioles in the mid 50's. I believe he is Topps baseball card 1956 number #156. He could CRUSH the baseball. He said Ted Williams hit the ball harder and farther with less effort than he ever could.
You mean Tex Nelson?
That's my dad's favorite team
Harmon Killebrew hit it that far in the met stadium in Minneapolis. That stadium is now torn down and the mall of America is there but the seat is still there. Hanging from the ceiling exactly where he hit it.
Not a red Sox’s fan but grew up in New England all my life. There’s a reason why that seat is there. That many New Englandera for that long wouldn’t lie about such a feat unless enough of us were present at the time of the event so much so to commemorate it with its own designated seat.
Yes...Ted Williams was a natural pure hitter.
I thought that said hitler at the end at a glance and had to recheck 😂
Why couldn't he have. He was one of the greatest baseball players ever.
Because records in sports go up over time. How many Olympic records still hold from then?
Baseball is all about embellishments. Sure, a guy from back then hit it further than juiced up monsters from the late 90s, who also had better equipment, training, nutrition, medical care, etc.
That's physically impossible. It's just baseball fans exaggerating about their heroes.
@@Fermion.🤓🤡
@@Fermion. Sorry, evolution hasn't changed much in 60 years. Nutrition and training has.. but that doesn't mean there wasn't strength and talent 60 years ago.. and if you don't believe that... you are completely delusional. Take away steroids.. probably not as many records broken.
@@Fermion.Oh? How about Reggie Jackson's HR in the 1971 All Star Game in Detroit? Hit a transformer on a bank of lights on the RF roof of Tiger Stadium and it was still arcing upward.
@@Fermion.the thing about baseball is that the rules, including the rules around what bats & balls are considered acceptable, have changed over the years. There are a LOT of early baseball records that physically cannot be broken *if* you're using modern equipment adhering to modern rules.
Oh YEAH, he did!!!;♥️
Mrs.Jones
Bro hit an absolute swamp donkey
Ted Williams the Chuck Norris of baseball
When the new kids think what you did was impossible cause they could never you know you did good 😂 makes it even funnier that they can’t accept it.
Are you not a new kid ?
As a Red Sox fan, I can confirm that’s there.
Ted was insane though
Ahh the good old, if I can’t do it, then no one can excuse
Ted Williams probably did it, he was a generational talent.
lmaooo
The Marine said he did it, he did it.
Then some guy on TikTok proves it wrong.
"Today I hit the longest home run in history."
Absolutely. If you don't agree then you dont know about Ted Williams
As a Yankee fan I believe Mr. Williams hit that far. He is a fkn LEGEND.
#snapplefacts
Ted Williams was a beast by his stats. He could have won a world series if it wasn't for the curse.
With the right temp and wind. Yes
The wind was blowing hard during that game
I saw approximately 25 games at Fenway. I would look form home plate to that seat countless times and would always let my imagination go wild to being in the seat when he actually did it. I bet the crowd went insane!!!
Yes. He’s a legend.
Yes, and Williams was a WWII fighter pilot Ace in the Pacific.
Lasteroid hits that as a daily routine
I absolutely do, I saw an interview with someone who was in the stands that day.
Shohei hit 493 a couple weeks ago 😊
Did he spend 3 years off because of a world war?
@@Gwentheferret whats the point lol
@Someone-hi1nt The point is players now have more games per year, and no world War to go fight, to try to beat the records from back then.
@@Gwentheferret commenter was originally stating a fact, you asked a completely unrelated question
plus i can say the same thing for ted, did he ever hit a ball 493 and then go 6 innings scoreless striking out 8 the same week?
@@Gwentheferretlast I checked 502 is still further than 493, no? Idk what the ww2 comment has to do with what that dude said.
Yea Ted was a badass, like a lot of men from that generation, but you’re bringing up apples while we’re talking about oranges.
That one person who wont go to the game unless they get the red seat:
I agree with Popi. After viewing the red seat in Fenway, I have to see a video of that home run before agreeing with the feat.😮
"I can't do it so it's not possible"
Ted Williams was a beast, I believe it
Ted would be rolling over in his freezer if he heard him say that
Gives me the same vibes as that dude that said damns were fake because he didn’t understand you could displace water
I absolutely believe Ted hit it that far.
He was the only hitter to notice that his own foul balls that he'd hit as hard as he could caused so much friction on the bat that the pine tar would BURN!
Williams asked Mark McGuire if he had that happen and I don't think that his bat got so hot.
Have you had your 5th COVID booster shot yet?
I always doubted this but he used to say he could count the revolutions on the ball as it was approaching the plate. But just to make a comment like that gives one an idea of the exceptional vision he possessed. I'm sure it helped him as a fighter pilot in WWII and Korea as well.
@@ron843 he was 20/10
@@pigs6486😅😅😅😊😅😅that Vax is poison
I believe it. Some kid hit a 514ft swamp donkey in the minor leagues just this year. Teddy’s hitting stats are wild.
I have no doubt that some kid threw a meatball to Ted and he put it in the stratosphere. He was way ahead of his time.
Swamp donkey lol
@@gp2917😂😂😂excuse me, that's my wife.......😮oh you were talking about the ball?
Yeah apparently a guy was asleep in that chair and got hit in the head by the ball (i took a tour of Fenway and the guide said this)
Willie Stargell hit a 535 footer in Montreal against the Expos in 1978. Vlad Guerrero (Sr.) hit a 502 footer in Stade Olympique as well.
Not a Red Sox fan at all but Ted Williams was the best player ever
I don't know if Ted was the very best but he's pretty high on the list. A true inner circle Hall of Famer.