According to Google:
On April 17, 1953, Mickey Mantle hit a towering home run at Washington D.C.'s Griffith Stadium that became known as the "tape-measure home run". The ball traveled over the left-center field wall, hit a beer sign 460 feet from home plate, and landed in the backyard of a house on Oakdale Street, where it was found by a 10-year-old boy. Yankees publicist Red Patterson estimated the home run's total distance at 565 feet, a figure that helped coin the legendary term.
Details of the Blast
The Hit:
Mantle, batting right-handed against Senators pitcher Chuck Stobbs, hit a fastball.
The Trajectory:
The ball soared over the left-center field wall, cleared a 60-foot bleacher section, and grazed a beer advertisement.
The Landing:
It landed in the backyard of a house on Oakdale Street.
The Estimator:
Yankees publicist Red Patterson estimated the distance by walking from the back of the stadium bleachers to where the ball landed and consulting blueprints.
The Discovery:
A 10-year-old boy named Donald Dunaway found the ball in a backyard and eventually sold it to Red Patterson for a dollar.
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