HOME RUN STATS
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"I never really could explain it. I just saw the ball as big as a grapefruit. Everything just seemed to come together." Mickey Mantle (describing his 565 ft. home run)

Career HRs 536
Left-Handed HRs 372
Right-Handed HRs 164
HR Titles (4) 1955, 56, 58, 60
Grand slams 9
Inside-the-park HRs 6
Pinch-hit HRs 7
Switch-hit HRs in same game 10
Yankees W/L record when Mantle homered 336-151-2 (.690)
 

 

Longest Home Runs
The following information regarding Mickey's longest home runs was provided by Bruce Orser.  He has spent considerable time researching the actual facts surrounding each of these mammoth home runs.  If you have additional information on these homers, you can mail Bruce at 2130 Martha Washington Rd, Clarkrange, TN 38553.

 

March 26, 1951 at Bovard Field (preseason)

May 4, 1951 at Sportsman's Park

April 9, 1953 at Forbes Field (preseason)

April 28, 1953 at Busch Stadium

July 6, 1953 at Connie Mack Stadium

June 5, 1955 at Comiskey Park

August 31, 1955 at Municipal Stadium

March 20, 1956 at Al Lang Field (preseason)

April 17, 1956 at Griffith Stadium

June 18, 1956 at Briggs Stadium

June 20, 1956 at Briggs Stadium

July 3, 1958 at Griffith Stadium

September 17, 1958 at Briggs Stadium

October 10, 1958 at Connie Mack Stadium

July 13, 1961 at Comiskey Park

May 22, 1963 at Yankee Stadium

 

Men On Base
Men On Base HRs
0 298
1 162
2 67
3 9

 

Home Runs By Month
Month HRs
April 42
May 108
June 113
July 111
August 95
September 68
October 17

 

Home Runs By Day of Week
Day of Week HRs
Sunday 100
Monday 51
Tuesday 79
Wednesday 90
Thursday 64
Friday 71
Saturday 81

 

Home Runs By Inning
Inning HRs
1st 102
2nd 21
3rd 66
4th 65
5th 43
6th 59
7th 53
8th 63
9th 47
10th 9
11th 5

 

Home Runs By Team
Team HRs
Washington Senators 80
Philadelphia/Kansas City A's 74
Detroit Tigers 73
Chicago White Sox 72
Boston Red Sox 69
Cleveland Indians 65
St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles 50
Minnesota Twins 27
Los Angeles/California Angels 23
Oakland Athletics 3

 

Mantle's Favorite Pitchers
Pitcher HRs
Early Wynn 13
Pedro Ramos 12
Camilo Pascual 11
Frank Lary 9
Gary Bell, Dick Donovan, Billy Pierce, Chuck Stobbs 8
Hal Brown, Ray Herbert, Jim Katt, Frank Sullivan 7
Jim Bunning, Paul Foytack, Jack Harshman, Billy Hoeft, Bob Lemon, Connie Johnson, Ray Moore, Earl Wilson 6
Hank Aquirre, Tom Brewer, Ike Delock, Mudcat Grant, Steve Gromek, Ray Narleski, John O'Donoghue, Jim Perry, Virgil Trucks 5

 

Mantle's Favorite Stadiums
Stadium HRs
Yankee Stadium (New York) 266
Briggs Stadium/Tiger Stadium (Detroit) 42
Griffith Stadium (Washington) 39
Fenway Park (Boston) 38
Municipal Stadium (Cleveland) 36
Comiskey Park (Chicago) 30
Municipal Stadium (Kansas City) 26
Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) 25
Metropolitan Stadium (Minnesota) 14

 

Milestone Home Runs
HR Date Pitcher Place Team
No. 1 05/01/51 Randy Gumpert Comiskey Park Chicago White Sox
No. 100 06/19/55 Sandy Consuegra Yankee Stadium Chicago White Sox
No. 200 07/26/57 Jim Bunning Yankee Stadium Detroit Tigers
No. 300 07/04/60 Hal Woodeshick Griffith Stadium Washington Senators
No. 400 09/10/62 Hank Aguirre Tiger Stadium Detroit Tigers
No. 500 05/14/67 Stu Miller Yankee Stadium Baltimore Orioles
No. 536 09/20/68 Jim Lonborg Yankee Stadium Boston Red Sox

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