What is the longest HR in MLB history?

about 575 feet
Major League Baseball’s longest verifiable home run distance is about 575 feet (175 m), by Babe Ruth, to straightaway center field at Tiger Stadium (then called Navin Field and before the double-deck), which landed nearly across the intersection of Trumbull and Cherry.

What was Mickey Mantle’s longest home run?

565-foot
Two years to the day after his MLB debut – on April 17, 1953 – future Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle hit one of the furthest recorded home runs in history. It was that day when the term “tape-measure home run” was born, as one of the game’s best power hitters hit a colossal 565-foot shot out of Griffith Stadium.

How far was Babe Ruth’s farthest home run?

587 feet
At one time Tampa had a downtown sports stadium named Plant Field, which would host Spring Training baseball games. It was here, on April 4, 1919, in a game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants, that Babe Ruth hit his longest home run ever — 587 feet.

Who is the longest baseball player in MLB history?

Nomar Mazara, who played for the Rangers, held the longest home run in the Majors for that season until Stanton overshadowed him with this impressive run. Did you know?

How tall is the longest home run in MLB history?

Whether because of overinflated estimations or technical questions of eligibility for a list of MLB home runs, these notable exceptions missed the cut: Joey Meyer, a minor league first baseman for the Denver Zephyrs, hit a long ball on June 3, 1987, which reportedly went a staggering 582 feet.

What’s the longest home run hit by an Astros player?

Full Astros leaderboard Healy holds the edge for the A’s longest homer by five feet over Matt Olson, who hit a 475-foot home run with his sweet left-handed swing on May 31, 2018.

What’s the longest round tripper in MLB history?

Josh Gibson, 580 Feet (1937) There’s no video evidence or official measurement of his monumental feat, but Negro League star Josh Gibson allegedly smacked a home run 580 feet out of Yankee Stadium on June 3, 1937. This would put him in the feasible discussion for the longest round-tripper ever. Mark McGwire, 487 Feet (1998)