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| 037 |
04/17/1953 |
Griffith Stadium |
Washington Senators |
Chuck Stobbs |
Right-handed |
4th |
CF |
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Yankees 7,
Senators 3
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Description: Mickey's first homer
of the 1953 season was a real doozy. Perhaps Mickey's most famous home run, it
coined the term "tape-measure home run." Mickey laid into a medium
high fastball thrown right down the middle and got it all. The ball rocketed
out of the park high above the 391-foot sign in left-centerfield. It was still
rising when it hit the 60-foot high National Beer sign atop the football
scoreboard that sat above the last row of the bleachers. Undeterred, it
carried out of Griffith Stadium, crossed 5th St. and finally landed in the
backyard of 434 Oakdale St., several houses away. Yankees' PR Director Arthur
"Red" Patterson raced from the press box to the place outside the
park where the ball had been recovered by 10-year old Donald Dunleavy.
Dunleavy showed him where the ball landed. Red measured the distance: 565 feet
- the longest home run ever measured! The ball itself was lopsided from the
blow - Mickey had literally "knocked the cover off the ball."
Contrary to popular myth, Patterson calculated the distance by using the
Griffith Stadium dimensions and then pacing off the remaining distance.
Nevertheless, the term "tape-measure" stuck and remains popular
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Quotes & Comments: "I just wouldn't have believed a ball could be hit that hard. I've never seen anything like it."
- Senators' Manager Bucky Harris
"I shall never forget it as long as I live!" - Yankees' Rookie Outfielder Bill Renna
"Nobody ever hit a ball that hard here before." - Senators' Owner Clark Griffith |
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| 038 |
04/23/1953 |
Yankee Stadium |
Boston Red Sox |
Ellis Kinder |
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4th |
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Yankees 6,
Red Sox 3 |
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Description: Mickey pounded a shot
into the right-field bleachers with two out in the bottom of the ninth to win
the game. |
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| 039 |
04/28/1953 |
Busch Stadium |
St. Louis Browns |
Bob Cain |
Right-handed |
4th |
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Yankees 7,
Browns 6
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Description: Mickey walloped
another tape-measure home run in a10-inning game that featured a wild and
vicious brawl between the Yankees and the Browns. Mickey's homer in the third
inning carried out of the park in left-field, bounced off a second-floor porch
15-20 feet high on a house across the street from the park, and landed in the
yard of another house on Sullivan Ave. Red Patterson measured this ball too.
It was reported as 494 feet, but that was the distance to the base of the
house it hit. Given it's height - over 15 feet when it hit the porch - it
would have gone well over 500 feet. Mickey's homer gave the Yankees and 6-0
lead, but they couldn't hold it and the Browns tied it 6-6. In the top of the
10th Gil McDougal, scoring from second on an infield out, collided with
catcher Clint "Scrap Iron" Courtney, knocking the ball loose to
score the game-winning run. In the bottom of the tenth Courtney hit a long
single and deliberately tried to stretch it to a double so he could spike
shortstop Phil Rizzuto. Yankees' players came to Rizzuto's defense, the
benches emptied and a wild fight ensued. When order was restored Browns' fans
threw bottles at left-fielder Gene Woodling, almost causing a forfeit. After
the game the Yankees were escorted out, armed with bats for protection. |
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| 040 |
04/30/1953 |
Comiskey Park |
Chicago White Sox |
Gene Bearden |
Right-handed |
4th |
CF |
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Yankees 6,
White Sox 1
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Description: With teammate and
close friend Whitey Ford pitching, Mickey homered to left-centerfield to break
a scoreless tie. A fan touched the ball before it could clear the fence and
was ruled a home run. The White Sox argued that it should have been ruled a
ground rule double instead of a home run. It was Mickey's first homer when
Whitey was pitching. |
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| 041 |
05/09/1953 |
Fenway Park |
Boston Red Sox |
Bill Werle |
Right-handed |
4th |
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Yankees 6, Red Sox 0
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Description: Mickey catapulted a
high, long home run that bounced off a light tower above the netting in
left-field. |
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| 042 |
05/25/1953 |
Yankee Stadium |
Boston Red Sox |
Ellis Kinder |
Left-handed |
4th |
CF |
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Red Sox 14,
Yankees 10
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Description: Mickey belted a home
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| 043 |
06/04/1953 |
Comiskey Park |
Chicago White Sox |
Billy Pierce |
Right-handed |
4th |
CF |
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Yankees 9, White Sox 5
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Description: Mickey hit a 420-foot
homer into the Yankees' bullpen to stake them to a 5-0 lead. The White Sox
tied the game but the Yankees, aided by a lead-off single by Mickey , scored
four runs in the tenth inning to get the win. |
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| 044 |
06/05/1953 |
Busch Stadium |
St. Louis Browns |
Bobo Holloman |
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4th |
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Yankees 5,
Browns 0
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Description: Mickey homered into
the right-centerfield seats and extended his hitting streak to 10 games. |
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| 045 |
06/11/1953 |
Briggs Stadium |
Detroit Tigers |
Art Houtteman |
Left-handed |
4th |
CF |
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Yankees 6,
Tigers 3
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Description: Mickey launched a
high drive onto the roof in right-centerfield, extending his hitting streak to
16 games. |
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| 046 |
06/18/1953 |
Yankee Stadium |
St. Louis Browns |
Dick Littlefield |
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4th |
CF |
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Yankees 5,
Browns 0
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Description: Mickey homered to
left-field in the first game of a doubleheader that the Yankees would sweep
from the Browns, with shutouts in both games. |
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| 047 |
06/21/1953 |
Yankee Stadium |
Detroit Tigers |
Hal Newhouser |
Right-handed |
4th |
CF |
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Yankees 6,
Tigers 3
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Description: Mickey hit an
opposite field homer into the Yankees' bullpen in right-field in the first
game of a doubleheader against the Tigers. In the two games of the
doubleheader Mickey hit for the cycle with a single, double, triple and homer. |
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| 048 |
06/23/1953 |
Yankee Stadium |
Chicago White Sox |
Virgil Trucks |
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4th |
CF |
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White Sox 11,
Yankees 3
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Description: Mickey hit a solo
homer deep into the right-field seats but the Yankees lost 11-3. Mickey soon injured his thigh muscle,
which caused him to miss six games. |
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| 049 |
07/06/1953 |
Connie Mack Stadium |
Philadelphia A's |
Frank Fanovich |
Right-handed |
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Yankees 10,
A's 5
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Description: In the sixth-inning of
the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, Mickey was brought in to pinch-hit
for centerfielder Irv Noren after Fanovich walked the bases loaded. (Noren had
replaced Mickey due to his thigh injury.) Mickey stepped into the first pitch
and crushed a tremendous drive that cleared the upper deck in left-centerfield
by at least 25 feet. The ball crossed the street outside the park and was
never seen again. It was Mickey's only career pinch-hit grand slam. The
Yankees went on to sweep the doubleheader, although Mickey rested his thigh
and didn't play in the nightcap. The day before this doubleheader Mickey was
named as a starter for the American League All-Star team for the first time. |
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| 050 |
07/26/1953 |
Briggs Stadium |
Detroit Tigers |
Al Aber |
Right-handed |
3rd
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Tigers 5,
Yankees 3
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Description: Mickey hit home runs
fin both games of a doubleheader, one from each side of the plate. In the
first game Mickey homered right-handed deep into the second deck in
left-centerfield. |
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| 051 |
07/26/1953 |
Briggs Stadium |
Detroit Tigers |
Dick Weik |
Left-handed |
3rd |
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Yankees 14,
Tigers 4
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Description: Mickey hit home runs
in both games of a doubleheader, one from each side of the plate. In the
second game, Mickey, batting left-handed, powered a homer onto the roof in
right-field for the second time that season. |
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| 052 |
08/07/1953 |
Yankee Stadium |
Chicago White Sox |
Connie Johnson |
Left-handed |
3rd |
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Yankees 6,
White Sox 1
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Description: Mickey
hit a low
line-drive to left-centerfield that got by Minnie Minoso. Mickey used his
blinding speed to race around the bases for an inside-the-park homer to lead
the Yankees to a 6-1 win over the White Sox. |
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| 053 |
09/01/1953 |
Comiskey Park |
Chicago White Sox |
Virgil Trucks |
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3rd |
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Yankees 3,
White Sox 2
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Description: Mickey drove a home
run into the right-field seats to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead. They held on to
win 3-2. |
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| 054 |
09/07/1953 |
Fenway Park |
Boston Red Sox
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Mel Parnell |
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5th |
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Red Sox 7,
Yankees 4
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Description: The Yankees split a
doubleheader with the Red Sox in Boston after a Boston fanatic sent Mickey a
letter containing a death threat. Despite the threat Mickey played in both games.
He crushed a long home run over the "Green Monster" in left-field to
spoil the shutout in the loss. |
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| 055 |
09/09/1953 |
Yankee Stadium |
Chicago White Sox |
Billy Pierce |
Right-handed |
5th |
CF |
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Yankees 9,
White Sox 3
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Description: Mickey pounded a
two-run homer deep to left-field as part of a seven-run rally in the
fifth-inning. The next day's paper featured a photo of Mickey blowing a giant
bubble with his bubblegum out in centerfield. Manager Casey Stengel wasn't
happy, calling Mickey's conduct "unprofessional." Mickey apologized
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| 056 |
09/12/1953 |
Yankee Stadium |
Detroit Tigers |
Billy Hoeft |
Right-handed |
5th |
CF |
550 feet+? |
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Yankees 13,
Tigers 4
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Description: Mickey
launched
one of the longest homers in Yankee Stadium history. It slammed into a seat in the
upper deck 80 feet above the field and 425 feet from home plate, and rebounded
onto the playing field. It helped the Yankees pound Detroit 13-4. |
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"I've never seen a ball hit that hard!" - Bill Dickey, Yankees' Hall of Fame Catcher and Coach,
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| 057 |
09/20/1953 |
Fenway Park |
Boston Red Sox |
Mickey McDermott |
Right-handed |
3rd |
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Yankees 10,
Red Sox 8
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Description: The Yankees had
already clinched the American League title. Mickey's first-inning homer topped
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