Mickey Mantle Tape-measure Home Run
Description
A slide of a black-and-white panoramic photograph of Mickey Mantle at-bat as Lou Kretlow of the Kansas City Athletics pitches to him in the last of the fourth inning on June 5, 1956. The diagram on the photograph represents a home run Mantle hit that hit the facade of the roof of Yankee Stadium in right field off of Bill Fischer of the Kansas City Athletics on May 22, 1963. The photograph contains two dotted lines with the distances listed for the point of impact and distance from the ground. Text on the slide says, "Tape measures shot 1963."
Player(s)
Mantle, Mickey, 1931-1995; Berra, Yogi, 1925-2015; Lou Kretlow, 1921-2007; DeMaestri, Joe, 1928-2016; Finigan, Jim, 1928-1981; Power, Vic, 1927-2005; Groth, Johnny, 1926-2021; Dickey, Bill, 1907-1993; Rommel, Eddie, 1897-1970
Team(s)
New York - AL; Kansas City - AL (1955-1967)
League(s)
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
June 5, 1956
Subject
Hall of famers, Batting (baseball); Home runs (Baseball); Pitching (Baseball)
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y. : 1923-2009)
Location
New York (N.Y.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Lop-Man
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)