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Originally Posted by insidethewrapper
1961 Topps # 406 Mantle Blasts 565 FT. Home Run. Was this "real" or "fake" News ? Is this where the ball hit the ground or where it stopped rolling ? Any news accounts of this event ?
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It was real, and there were news accounts. Did it go that far, probably not, but it was the only ball to ever clear the stands in left field, where it was something like 410 to the fence and then the bleachers. No doubt a 500-footer, at any rate. Google will be your friend here.