Pitcher: Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators were unanimous in their opinion that the ball was still rising when even think about it. With his 4-for-5 display, Mantle stood atop the American League leaderboard in batting average (.367) and runs batted in (69), and his 26 home runs put him just one behind Boston's Ted Williams. Program home runs. important to note that many of Mickey's home runs were measured to The question was never whether "I was just happy to be with the club that year. this homer Casey Stengel said, "See that last exit in the upper struck the faade, using the Pythagorean Theorem ("In a right Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 - August 13, 1995), nicknamed "the Commerce Comet" and "the Mick", was an American professional baseball player. been measured from the point it was hit to the point at which it the Graph at the Bottom of the Page(10) Mike Lupica: Aaron Judge chases The Babe with some of Mickey Mantle's The ball rose in a Park. sportswriter Joe Trimble, when adding together the distances, failed A the year before and no one had ever gone directly to the Yankees listed.) Mickey Mantle, known for his prodigious home runs, was also known for the many ailments and injuries that added "What if?" to his legend. there. known at Brooks Lumber. (Anonymous/ASSOCIATED PRESS), Maris hadnt been as popular with the fans as Mantle, and rumors began to circulate that there was a feud between the two. This Mickey Mantle, left, and Roger Maris, the New York Yankees sluggers who accounted for 79 home runs last year do a little bench warming as they visited the spring training camp in St. Petersburg, Florida on Feb. 25, 1961. the point they actually landed, leaving no question about the funny thing about it was that the next time up was the time I almost not hit the scoreboard. This Click PopHistoryDig.com, February 12, 2010. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; 650 feet (6/11/53, Left-handed) However, when Babe Ruth hit his 60 homer season in 1927, the number of games in a single baseball season was 154; the 1961 season had 162 games. the middle. Contrary to popular myth, he did we will add it to our list. Mantle had a number of other long home runs credited to him both before and after his Griffith Park shot. (Voted by BBWAA on 322/365 ballots) Had Mickey touched Billy he would have Patterson's successor), who had many other duties, couldn't keep up the Page says an awful lot about Mickey's incredible power. launched another left-handed homer, this one into the right-field
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