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I distinctly remember Bugs Bunny hitting one that went around the globe.
Ik we probably thought it was a UFO
Clark Kent did that too
@MANCHESTER UNITED All u guys do is run in little pants and fake injuries😂😂😂😂
Yea....so did Popeye and he even threw the ball around the globe. A feat that even the man of steel never accomplished.
😂😂😂😂
Love it how the cameramen failed to catch every single one of them
Need some golf camera men for that
Camera man: “ITS UP THERE!”
Me: >_< wtf?!
Glenallen hills Homer was actually surprisingly on target, he had that zoom ready and everything
hehe.
Dave Kingman's home run actually the porch of the 4th house on Kenmore Avenue. That's 5 lots from the corner, including the setback house next door. Over 560 ft. on the fly. That's not even his longest.
I tested positive for steroids after watching this
Bucky Larson lmaoooo
Best comment
Now that was funny
ROFL
😂😂😂😂😂😂
i swear that Canseco HR was still on an upward trajectory when it was caught in the 4th level of the Skydome, no telling how far it would have gone
Obviously that would be impossible from a physics standing, but he crushed that one. Canseco was always full of hot air, but he claimed that he hit a dozen balls further than that one.
@@bauerj3398 it also possible to tell how far it would have gone from a physics standpoint haha
Jose my favorite player of all time 🇺🇲🇮🇹💪🥊
@@bauerj3398 no doubt lol it would need to be going hundreds of MPH to be able to have a trajectory like that
That was the ball Stephen hit by steriod filled Conseco.Your right.
The stupid visual effects cover up many of the swings.
They are nice visuals but they should start the clip a little later
about to say same thing. editing sucked.
Yes, I was saying this the whole video can't see the names of plans and you missed the hit...
Yep.... Imagine hiding the actual hit... Jokes.
Kept having to go back to check the distance and who the batter was. Such dumb editing.
When I was in first grade ( maybe second ) I once hit a shot in T-Ball that had to have traveled 50 feet.
bro just saying i hit a ball 220 feet long in little league world series
Armaan Acharya what team were you?
Armmman u a Liar
Armaan Acharya want a sticker
@@armaanacharya4170 Dude, just saying.. I made a 420 ft long home run when I was 15
The #2 clip: Dave Niehaus, what an amazing call. Dave was the Mariners' announcer, but he still had an incredible amount of energy for an opposing home run. Hall of famer, you are deeply missed.
I rewatched that clip at least 7 times before moving on to the #1. That’s some passion in his voice!
I just loved Ken Griffey Jr. Sluggfest on N64. I still remember most of Niehaus's lines on that game. Amazing announcer.
That's was definitely a hall of fame call for sure . They don't make em like that no more
Dave Niehaus was the 🐐
I was at mariners opening weekend and got a bunch of pictures sitting next to his statue at safeco, surreal feeling. I grey up listening to his voice call games
Adam Dunn was a monster, he really was one of the best power hitters ever
he just really hated running
Yep. Also Ken Griffey Jr and Jim Thome were major power hitters with sweet swings
Dunn has 2 of the longest home runs on this video.Reds should have never let him go.
I once hit a 600' home run in a video game.. Pretty proud of that.
i got 601 before
Impressive!!
I got 822 in backyard baseball once
Jeremy Lindauer I hit a ball 701’ in wii sports one time
Jup420BlazeIt I had Frank Thomas with an aluminum bat and hit 1,000+ feet. My greatest accomplishment ever.
I'd suggest another list: longest HRs without roids ever! 😂😂😂
Its be yordan Alvarez, big papi, and gioncarlo stanton, and thats it
You would only have 5 home runs over 500ft in MLB history if that was the case.
Exactly
Trevor story
The Reggie Jackson HR at Tiger Stadium in the early 1970s MLB All-star game was hit so hard that it is said it was still rising when it hit the lights and fell back on the field in pieces. It’s estimated that if that ball had not hit the lights the trajectory would have taken it easily over 600 feet. I remember that hit and it was awesome!
Bro I need an exit velo for that homer
Jesse was a freak of nature. A homemade powerhouse. He needed zero illegal supplements to crush a baseball.
@@gmic56ify lol what? Jesse Jackson?
@@poptheweasel87 holy sh!t lmao. Thanks for the heads up.
I have to leave that the way it is. It's to hilarious to correct.🤣
No. The distances are tabulated and calculated based on all those factors. They analyzed the flight from all angles and the distance that is recorded is the distance it would have gone had it not hit an obstruction. That's how they are all calculated.
0:47 That’s some great camera work
Jeez man chill
the fact that Strawberry hit one 525 with his physique just blows my mind
Like at his size or u mean he aint use roids?
Fueled by cocaine 😂
Imagine if Strawberry didn't do coke, and roids instead. One if the sweetest swings in baseball!!
@@JB-nu5ih totally. He would hit’em even further
@@fivepackmac9506 probably that he was a toothpick
I remember watching McGuire's HR off of Randy Johnson. Although it wasn't the record, it was a tremendous blast! I never saw anybody hit a HR off of Randy Johnson like that!
Ped
Pretty sure it was the record when it happened unless Canseco did his before McGwire.
Poor randy...😢
Both Canseco and McGuire on steroids!
Johnson vs McGwire. To opposing raw powers. That what the collision looks like.
I hit one of these one time in my Junior High School years.
I'll never forget that day I hit it and beat my cousin in Wii Sports...
Shamboozler You got me Lol
Yessir
Ngl u got me tho
“It’s gotta be the juice folks, it’s gotta be the juice!”
I think he said shoes
Old yankee stadium prior to 1970 was 461' to dead centre with a 20 ' wall, Mantle hit two out there. There still is a picture of the lone fan seated in the area catching the ball about 20 rows back. 520' away from home plate. It's a fact. That is one that has photographic proof. Only three balls ever made that wall Mantle hit two.Mantle hit two balls that came within inches of leaving Yankee stadium nobody else ever came close. Even Aaron said Mickey hit them farther than anyone.
"inches"? you know that number for a fact?
463
05/22/63 mantle hit the Yankee Stadium facade it hit so hard that the ball came all, the way back to just past the pitchers mound some estimates are highest 734 to lowest 646 also the 11th inning in a 7-7 game
@@chilltown11 lol
Adam Dunn was a phenom. I call him Mr. 40 / 100. Five years in a row he hit EXACTLY 40 home runs and some 100 RBIs (RBIs actually 100 to 106). He had seven seasons with 40-46 HRs and two with 38, each season 100 RBIs give or take a few. He couldn't hit for squat, lifetime .237, but if you wanted a guaranteed 40 / 100, this was the guy to get. Amazing.
2011 white sox beg the differ...
Sb nation does an AMAZInG video on CZcams detailing the INSANE career of Adam Dunn,
He could not get a hit with more than one man on base.
Not to mention his all star level pitching abilities
Hints the nickname all or nothing but if he got hold of one it was a no doubter
Strawberry had such an elegant swing.
Randy Johnson vs. Mark McGuire is just hilarious to think about
4:24 when a Randy Johnson FB meets Mark McGwires swing the world could’ve shifted off that hit lmfao
exactly what i was thinking lmao. absolute perfect storm for some serious velocity
Could've killed a whole flock of birds.🙃🙃
“Mick-Guh-Wire hit one close”....😂 thats so much effort for a simple name.
I was like "who tf is Mick Gawire?"
He cheated though
That Fielder homer was amazing!
4:04 "Dunn ta center field... forget it! That's gunna be LONG gone, DUNN and gone that's long time outta here" lmao
Steroids plus $millions = roughly 500'
The mick with a hangover plus like $40k = LEGEND
I think your math is off a bit
The answer to your first equation is in a distance of feet but then your second answer is a label?
Greg Luzinski hit two in one game at Veterans Stadium that were longer than McGuire and he did it without steroids.
No he didn’t, not without them 😂
@@SS-iu1re really kid? He was on steroids in the 1970s? You have no clue what you’re talking about.
@@MrRyan-wu4jx anabolic steroids were introduced to the US in the 30's but didn't get popular for performance use for sports or bodybuilding till the late 50's early 60's
I remember the Canseco one as a little kid. I was trying imitate that swing for weeks after I saw it!
Mickey Mantle undoubtedly hit the longest with several of them being way more than 540.
Longest with proof was around 520
Babe Ruth is credited with 3 of the top 5 all-time longest.
That's what old timers like to think. anyone who thinks Mantle hit a ball further than roided out mac or Canseco is living in a fantasy world.
@@TheDmonet
Mechanics, weight transfer, balance, bat speed, tendon strength wrist and forearms. These attributes are the steroids of the naturally gifted greats! The next time a bodybuilder shows up at a local country club, and proceeds to embarrass the average build club champion on the driving range, let me know.
@@gregbaker9857 Keep dreaming. Look at Cansecos home run. You can't hit a ball more cleanly than that. If you want to believe in myths feel free to.
Great part about the Galarraga home run; I guess the Marlins felt he admired it too long b/c next time he came to the plate the pitcher plunked him, which set off a pretty good bench-clearing brawl.
Jose Canseco's swing always had me in AWE back in the day!
and he was the only one on roids? lolz
His back acne and shriveled balls, would have equally had you in awe!
I remember seeing the Cecil Fielder one, that was just awesome. Frank Thomas and Juan Gonzalez both had some big ones.
That's what she said
I was there for the McGuire v. Johnson blast. Gave me goosebumps.
It was more fun to watch Clemens try to break bond's arm..
Longest hr ever was by a player for the dodgers named Herman Munster.
I saw that one personally. After school in the 70's.
I saw that too. It landed on Leo Durocher's head.
You got me lol, I've never heard of that show before.
Lol! That's right!
❤that muster episode
Kingman's non-steroid-aided monster smash gives me the chills.
When he was in the line up with Canseco, McGwire and Mike Davis in 1986 that was a murder's row.
My grandfather recalls seeing with his own eyes, Mickey mantle hit the back wall of the astrodome during the 70s during an old timer type of batting practice. That’s around 630ft from home plate. So I believe in prime mick hitting his 700ft homers.
If stadiums weren’t built the way they are now, McGwire would have the longest homers in history…
In these types of videos, I always want to see Micky Mantle’s legendary home runs, but I never do.
Canseco was the most explosive homerun hitter of his generation...
And the most juiced
@@c3dmf4s cry about it
Lmao I love how the expos stadium has the wall distance in meters
Fr fr
CANADA
If you look carefully, Skydome does as well.
@@katherineberger6329 *Rogers Centre*
@@thedude3065 My Torontonian friends assure me that only out-of-towners call it "Rogers Centre." ;)
I went to a Braves game in 98 when I was 10 and they had Galarraga playing with them. I'll never forget watching him take batting practice. He was hitting home runs that were legitimately like line drives that would go over the fence by a foot or so. Just insane amounts of power.
I never hear anyone give credit to Gallaraga. I was a kid when he was in his prime in Colorado, and I would watch highlights on baseball tonight. Anytime he came on I was glued to the tv. Dude was a beast. Especially in 96’ when he really went off. I feel like he’s just a forgotten power hitter from that era that gets overlooked because of Griffey, Sosa, and McGwire. But from 95’ to 98’ he was a menace to opposing pitchers. So glad I got to see the steroid era. Back when people loved baseball.
My great great great grandpa said Mickey Mousle hit one 22,565 feet at old Babe Ruth Jeter Brosius stadium in 1844 B.C.
In 1987, Joey Meyer of the Denver Zephyrs hit the longest verifiable home run in professional baseball history. The home run was measured at a distance of 582 feet and was hit inside Denver's Mile High Stadium.
I remember that. They had the seat he hit it named Meyer. Also, just few seats over was named Jaha. He hit one in the upper deck almost as far just a few seats down. That stadium was notorious for offense and hitting home runs in the thin air. Like close to 7000 feet above sea level.
Wouldn't have been much to talk about at zero to 500 feet above sea level! Total asterisk and it was A or AA minor ball, next.......
You don't really believe that do you?
@@brentrosencrans3968 It's completely true, but should probably have an asterisk as the stadium was at a higher elevation than even Coors Park and the balls used in minor league baseball at the time were inconsistent and likely to travel further than those used in the majors at the time.
@@Garrett1240 believe what you want. Stating something is "completely true" does not make it true.
Mo Vaughn had some of the most epic moon shots I ever saw when I watched him play
I got his autograph on his way out of the park when he was at Pawtucket. He only signed for 3 people if I remember right but he was pretty cool about it and just remember how big he was to a 15 yo kid.
I imagine Frank Howard hit some memorable ones
Good to see they posted Jose Canseco as #1 he’s truly a champ in my book!
Back acne, shriveled balls, the tics and twitches, and being a Class A snitch for money........You set high standards for whom you idolize!
I love how Reggie Jackson flung the bat after his swing he knew it was crushed the second he made contact
Ya, it kinda works that way, no resistance off the bat just a smooth fluidity throughout the swing. Same feeling when you hit a golf ball on the proverbial screws, hardly feel the contact through the hands.
Jim Thome was truly the Paul Bunyan of MLB. He really was that strong. I remember Cecil Fielder also hit one out of the Brewers' park, might not have been as long as these were.
Can I add here the home run 75 year old Luke Appling hit at the oldtimers game in the all star game ? Hit in 1982 it was an actual home run and people stood up and clapped for an extended period of time. The video is here on youtube
The Kingman HR over Waveland Ave. and 3 houses down on N. Kenmore Ave. is insane.
Just take a minute to understand that these guys hit a baseball so hard and precisely that it travels 1/10th of a freaking mile
Being a White Sox fan, I recall Greg Luzinski hitting some titanic sized home runs on the roof. Ron Kittle hit a leviathan as well.
Willie stargell knock one OUT OF dodger stadium!!....OUT OF THE STADIUM!!
Twice!
And the one he hit in the Astrodome!
it was 490ft over the right field bullpen
Willie hammered one at the Montreal Olympic Stadium in 1978, 535 feet!
I was at the game where McGwire hit that mammoth home run off of Randy Johnson. Seeing it on CZcams is one thing, being there is something else entirely.
A huge blast that went about 475.
That's awesome man... You are lucky..
Dave Nicholson, Chicago White Sox, 573 feet. I rest my case. :-)
With all of the kids that can throw 100mph today, I'd love to see Stanton or Judge really get ALL of one ... potential 600 footer.
Best shot I ever saw was Reggie Jackson hitting the lights in Detroit during all star game
that was in my opinion the nastiest homeruns I've ever seen, 73 allstar game in Detroit
mrstanbmw No it was the 1971 Allstar Game. The AL Won 6-4
yeah you are right it was a monster homerun
mrstanbmw Would have went over 600 feet if not for that tower
that was the only thing that stopped it.
Hard to believe the Pirates Willie Stargell, isn't on this list.He hit several baseballs, into the upper deck at the Three Rivers stadium.
“It’s gotta be the juice people it’s gotta be the juice” 😂
What about Cub Dave Kingman's 540 foot home run that never was officially measured until a fan did so after the game? Hit at Wrigley field the ball went out of the park in left center and landed on a porch 3 houses down on the side street.
That was in this vid
The year prior Kingman played for the Mets and hit the roof of that very same house. So add another 20 feet and you're probably looking at 560. And unlike a lot of these other home runs that are estimates they actually took out a tape measure and got an exact distance. The story showing the guy with the tape measure was in the Chicago Tribune.
Where's RYAN HOWARD'S 505??? How many other long ball measures aren't listed? Possibly top 10 ever, but who knows..?
2:04 they now have a plaque where the ball landed
Usually music is bad in videos like this but the editors did a good job with it here
Mickey Mantle hit a 565 ft Home Run out of old Griffth Park in Washington DC
Yes, that was on one of his baseball cards from the 50's.....BUT, maybe they were measuring the roll distance?
Ur telling me that 5'11 195 mickey mantle with 1950's technology and equipment hit a ball significantly further than guys like McGuire, Canseco, and Dunn. I'm sorry to all Yankee diehards but it's just not accurate.
@@parkercrossland410 it's a true fact. Mickey had the bat speed and torque in his swing and he was stronger than most guys in the league. There is footage of him hitting a 520 or 530 somewhere, so I believe the 565 was real
@@parkercrossland410 bats were a lot heavier back then so if you were able to generate the bat speed then the ball went much farther than a bigger guy with a lighter bat.
@@baileybrown811 Ah so is that why none of those were included in this vid? If you honestly believe that Mantle could do that and the enlarged humans of the 90's-today couldn't, you've either been told that from a very young age when the mind is more easily manipulated, you actively are denying physics, or you're lying to yourself. Heavier bats are harder to get the bat speed on. If you wanted to tell me he really got ahold of one and hit it 500, I'd be more inclined to believe it. But 25 feet further than the next furthest hit ball in history, that was hit by a man taking a concoction of banned substances and was 6 inches taller and 45 pounds heavier, is literally not believable unless you are a Yankee fan.
The mick was the greatest long ball hitter and he did it as a switch hitter and no roids
565 feet.
imagine if he had steroids. His knees and aches and pains would of healed much faster and he could have continued to pound the ball into the 1970's. That right there is the problem with steroids. He minimizes great players like Mantle and Aaron.
@@jimmyjam209 they wouldn't have done anything for his drinking problem- probably would have ruined his liver a lot faster actually
I remember see in TV live the Canseco's HR on ALCS in 1990. What a HR!!!
Me too it was crazy I wanted to see more replays of it at that time.
Mickey is generally accepted as the player who hit the longest home runs in history. The one he hit off the facade at Yankee Stadium was still on the way up when he hit it and was attested to by many witnesses in the stands and on the opposing team. I was estimated it would lave landed somewhere around 700 feet from home plate. His most talked about home run was his 565ft drive over the left center field bleachers at Griffith Stadium. Mickey relied on his coal miners strength - not steroids.
Do they really have coal mines in Oklahoma?
Ken Griffey jr hit a 624 in batting practice for the home run derby in Camden yards for the 1996 allstar game.
David Kraatz ... of course
What about the home run that Frank Robinson hit over the left field bleachers into the parking lot back in the sixties and that was a long home run
In batting practice.
He also hit the warehouse at one point
Junior hit the warehouse in 1993 . Projected at 462' . The '96 All Star Game was in Philadelphia. Barry Bonds beat Mark Mcgwire
Manny Ramirez will play in Japan next year
Manny Being Manny...in Japan
juice...
Those pedestrians on the street scrambling for the balls though😂
Mickey Mantle had a 656 home run.
Joey Meyer had a 582 home run in 1987.
Ruth's last home run was over 600 ft. Mantle hit one over 560 feet.
They measured the roll tho
This shows McGwire's 2nd longest, at 538 ft. He hit one in StL at 545 ft.
Thank you for mentioning this one. I was at that game and when it left the bat there wasn't much pf a reaction because it was so high it looked like a routine fly out-but it kept going. After it hit the crowd still didn't react for a few seconds like they couldn't believe it. I think that was also Piazza's first game as Marlin although he didn't play. A week later he was traded, lol.
Jose Conseco homerun made everything think something ain’t right. 😂😂😂😂
Reggie Jackson 1971 all star game in Detroit is one of my all time favs. too bad they didn't have any shots by Mantle, Frank Howard, Willie McCovey, Pops Stargell, and Harmon Killibrew
Everyone crying about steroids those players still had skills let me pump you full of steroids and Randy Johnson now would still strike you out
Those kinds of people get on my nerves, just like everyone assumes rockstars do drugs.
I loved sports when steroids were everywhere lol
rockstarcrossing I will never hate on anyone for taking steroids, saying someone does them is not hating. All of the guys in this video if not all of them were on steroids or some sort of PED. I can’t think of a single physical sport where the top guys are not taking steroids or PEDs(performance-enhancing drugs), it would be stupid not to you were trying to be the best in the world you were doing everything you can to be the best in the world it is such a big advantage that every single top pro in a physical sport is taking them
Mike Milly they still are everywhere more today than they were people just don’t get caught as much lol
Should be the longest home runs in games that were televised.
That Darryl Strawberry homerun is a terrible estimate. I realize it was a moon shot, but no way that ball travels 525' that high. Basic physics says that he did not hit it at the optimum angle...and no way he has enough strength to hit it that high and it still end up 525' (even McGwire couldn't do that)... because that would mean his optimum homeruns would be 600'+. This homeruns was probably closer to 450'.
The longest HR I ever saw at Fenway was Manny. Not the one seen here, but a towering shot over everything in left. It took one big hop in the parking lot across the street and landed at the RR tracks that run next to the Mass Pike.
I saw a shot similar to that in 2004 - when Troy Glaus hit the Coke bottle sign in left, but it was still rising when it hit the sign. Glaus had a beautiful swing, shame he didn’t stay healthy. I still remember Chris “Boomer” Berman’s call - “He’s not disgusted with this! Absolutely belted, GONE!!” Loved Boomer’s calls.
McGwire himself had ten homers over 500 feet, including one at 545, which would be the longest on your list...
Zac Choate pretty sure they measured the roll distance, now they dont
The Galarraga grand slam at #6 was originally and far more accurately measured at about 575 feet.
But they couldn't stand a minority player from a team that was in its 5 season beating a legend like Mantle so they pussed out.
Yup that had to be the furthest
I was at that game when it happened, and I was also at game 1 of the 97 series and sat in the same vicinity only I was up against the wall all the way and left and let me tell you their Is no doubt that ball traveled the distance they say it did originally. Now everyone wants to discount it with BS statcast or whatever.
Mickey Mantle hit the facade in old Yankee stadium. Nobody ever hit it as far as that and I'm quite sure he has hit the longest home run in history but it's probably not in video so I guess it didn't happen.
My era was the bash bros…remember watchin that game jose cranked that baby 3 time zones away…it took outta there in a heartbeat
Mickey Mantle hit many home runs longer than what you see here-over 600 feet a couple of times. Also had the fastest Home to First speed time ever-3.1 seconds-since tied by Vince Coleman. The best player to come up I have ever seen since was Bo Jackson-he had it all-but broke his hip playing football, and that was his demise.
Jackson was a roided joke. that's why he broke his hip just running. hate him big time, not that good but U understand how a lot of folks need someone to think about when they jerk off, why not a poster and use his jersey?
Steroids were great for baseball. If only they allowed everyone to start juicing again, fans could enjoy more of these bombs
thanks for the giant number graphic right before the hitter swings.... great editing choice.
2:22 - you know you did something crazy when even the old guys look surprised
Babe Ruth Hit Monster Home Runs!! Mickey Mantle Hit Monster Home Runs From Both Sides Of The Plate. These Guys Were The Real Home Runs Kings. The guys in this clip are great but how much juice are they on. The Babe and Mantle were pure!!
Jeff Riessman there was no film of that. So what do you want them to show?
Ted Williams people ask red Sox stadium
Mantle was on juice, too. There's reports of him injecting them back in '61
Yeah, Ted Williams could hit them a country mile.
Jeff Riessman Babe snorted coke in between innings, if anything that's 20 times worse than juicing
How about Stargell hitting out of Dodger Stadium?
Cecil Fielder hit one out of Milwaukee's county stadium. I think it was 529.
No these guys did not lift weights or have great bodys.But that does not mean you are not strong.The players back then had naturally strong wrists and forearms.Especially Mantle.He was also one of the Fastest men in the league until his knees went.Not to mention he was also a Switch Hitter with that kind of power.
Kim Jong-il is said to have hit a home run at age 7 that has yet to land.
If Kim jong-I’ll said that it is bullsh1t
Cool that this video starts with the home run hit exactly 20 years ago today, on May 11, 2000: the Glenallen Hill rooftop shot. 😀 The only home run ever hit onto the roof of that yellow building across Waveland Avenue in the 106-year history of Wrigley Field.
In college I hit one that was close to 600 ft. The fence was 440, it cleared the parking lot behind that and hit a shed in a residential yard. But I was using an aluminum bat and the pitcher was consistantly hitting mid 90's. I honestly lost it off the bat and 2nd base umpire told me to round the bags. True story.
E Rob pics or it didn’t happen
I was there for the McGwire homer. The crowd was cheering for Randy to strike him out. And then the bomb. Was absolutely quiet as he rounded the bases. Unreal!
Obviously this was done by someone that has never seen a baseball game pre-1980 or so (with the exception of the Reggie Jackson clip). Mickey Mantle hit a home run that was measured at 565 feet. Harmon Killebrew of the Twins and Frank Howard of the Senators both hit many tape-measure shots in their illustrious careers that would dwarf some of these home runs.
Frank Howard was a childhood hero of mine. He is credited with a number of home runs measuring over 500 feet. One was estimated at 560'.
You betcha.Of all the sluggers in baseball in the 1960s "The Killer" was as dangerous as any.Great down to earth guy too as many were in those pre millionare days.
Blaine Cole I had to laugh at I think it was Harry Carays comments deriding then owner Griffith about him having to replace all the seats in the upper deck (some 480') in WA that Howard "destroyed" The very sight of him at the plate was something..I think he still is the tallest and biggest position player in MLB
F.W. Frank: Thanks for sharing the memories.
ditto
Ah, the good ol days, when steroid pumped madmen hit 500+ ft homeruns
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A few of these pre-date that. Reggie Jackson was too early.
Word.
Fun fact: Randy Johnson was working on his 1st no hitter when McGuire hit that bomb.
Off the light tower that's insane
I love this compilation. Thanks, Whistle Sports.
You're welcome!
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Willie Stargell used to hit them a long way so did Mickey Mantle
Before Chipper Jones There Was Mickey Mantle
Mark Ross ...
At one time, Stargell held the record for the longest home runs in nearly half of the NL parks. I was fortunate enough to watch his blasts. He made it look so effortlessly. I know he hit many over 500 feet and they marked most of the seats with an S. In 1978, against Wayne Twitchell of the Montreal Expos, Stargell hit the only fair ball ever to reach the club deck of Olympic Stadium. The seat where the ball landed (the home run was measured at 535 feet) was replaced with a yellow seat, while the other seats in the upper deck are red. Upon the Expos departure in 2004, the seat was removed and sent to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
That canseco shot look at the left fielder never moved lol I have to admit these long Home runs when you watch them live is pretty amazing .