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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Ted -- sorry to throw a little cold water on the Paul Bunyan story but here is SABR's analysis of that home run.
By his own account he hit the longest home run of his career on May 22, 1963 at Yankee Stadium. 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. Based upon that belief, this drive has commonly been estimated at about 620 feet if left unimpeded.
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Hey guy, don't be sorry to" throw a little cold water"....with the high humidity this week, I would appreciate it
I recall that tremendous blast; and, I thought at its highest point that it had leveled off. Against the dark nite sky this was quite easy to see. So, I'm not sure of
the reports that the trajectory of the ball was starting to drop.
In any event, it was one of the most extraordinary prodigious drives of a baseball ever seen. And, what made it more exciting was that it was (using the current
popular expression) a "walk-off" HR to finalize a long night at Yankee Stadium.
620 feet was the projected distance back in May 1963. However, over the years its been extended to "700+ feet" by some who have embellished this event.
So, whatever the number is, one thing is for certain, it was one of the most dramatic HR's ever hit in BaseBall history.
TED Z
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