The Steroid Kids

I wonder how far that Strawberry shot in Montreal would have went if it didnt hit the roof

I always say jokingly When Fenway went up, The Titanic Went Down.

Obviously the farther back you go the more suspect the figures are because the methods of measurement are nowhere near as scientific. They are all impressive! Jim Thome’s shot , the first one here really impresses me the most …it’s in plain view and it is to Centerfield, of course several others are mind blowing too.Strawberry’s is jaw dropping …

Willie McCovey, the only player to ever hit one out of Candlestick Park. Ball never found. Minimum of 600 feet

Dave Kingman against the Cubs went out the park and across the street and 3 apartment buildings back on the roof.

Reggie Jackson hit a few big home runs

5:01 are there any coastal gust or wind that makes it to play though?

They can not prove that Barry Bonds wasn’t “juiced”. He was a skinny player for years but all of a sudden towards the last few years he is bigger and stronger. Rookie McGuire was a big strong hitter as a rookie and stayed that way

I was there in 1959, behind the screen in LF, when Sandy struck out 18 SF Giants.

I know that boom Powell of the Baltimore Orioles hit a ball out of the memorial stadium I don't know how far it was but I don't know why it wouldn't be on this list it's got to be one of the farthest ever

All of those Mark McGwire and anyone else who was using steroids at the time need to taking off the list. We all remember what they did to Rodger Maris with the asterisks next to his name what year did they keep Mark McGwire Sammy Sosa and the other cheaters on the records and in the books I say no

The Metrodome had no air conditioning when it opened in 1982.

Greg Ludinski at Comisky, 1983/84?

The worst stadium is always whichever stadium the Yankees are currently in.

0:38 you said “left field” twice

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Most of those tape measure homers were hit by big men who were well over 6’ and 200 pounds. Mantle, at 5’11’ and 195 pounds was arguably the strongest man, pound-for-pound, to play baseball and he could hit for average as well. Who on that list, with the exception of Ruth, could boast a triple crown year with over 50 homers, 130 RBI, and a 353 BA? And he was a switch hitter to boot who before his injuries slowed him down had quarter-horse speed.

Glen Allen Hill has the longest homerun in Wrigley field history.. on the roof across the street

I’m not believing none of this shit without a video.. according to my brothers, DR J used to dunk from the top of the key doing a 360 with 3 hands.. no evidence no argument.. everybody is superhuman to the admirer.

Man Jose “Parkway” Canseco hit them out of the park in Huntsville Alabama and on to US 231 memorial parkway, hence the nickname.

LA Coliseum. You forgot to mention that it was the former home of UCLA Football, 1984 Olympics, Rams, Raiders, and for four years it was home of the Dodgers. And will be home to the 2028 Olympics. It has hosted the World Series and two Super Bowls. You’ve omitted a significant amount of its history. If I am not mistaken, the construction photo of the Yale Bowl is actually the Rose Bowl. Look at where the tunnels are to access the locker rooms.

The Luzinski shot off the Liberty Bell at the Vet was a monster. Also, the Schmidt shot at the Astrodome was a massive shot.

Scientist also say if Ruth would have played on today's fields he would have hit 1132 homeruns.

Great video! However the Jets never played at the Polo grounds. It was the New York Titans

"He did take steroids, though, which certainly helped" The dead serious delivery was perfection lol

Frank Robinson hit one out of Memorial Stadium, was said to travel 585 ft.

Were these stadiums all that bad when they opened?

You brought up Steroids as being an advantage, but not mile high stadium. The longest field goal was also at Mile High Stadium its no coincidence. The air is much different that high up

The longest home run in my estimation is by Mickey Mantle. In September 1963 at Yankee stadium. Mantle hit a walk off home run off KC pitcher Bill Fisher. The ball hit the facade in right field and the ball was still on the rise. About 2 feet short of clearing Yankees stadium. Mickey Mantle said “THE HARDEST BALL I EVER HIT”. According to experts, the ball was projected to go over 700 feet if the ball left Yankee Stadium. I was 13 years old at the time and I saw it on WPIX TV, that was a night game.

Not the furthest by any means but Jay Buhner hit one off the retractable roof at Safeco field that would have gone 500+ feet easily.

Thank you for mentioning the Joey Meyer shot.

Editing is not that good.

April 1983 - Montreal Expos' outfielder Andre Dawson belted a Frank LaCorte pitch into the gold level seats of the Houston Astrodome: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3lyZliwgItQ.html The Astrodome was considered a pitcher's ball park and Dawson joined a very short list of players by hitting a ball into that section of seats.

The roid era...

The Canseco homerun was nowhere near that far. Its 328 down the line. Its impressive and high but not far

Minor leagues home runs should not be compared to major league, pitching is not as good, also mile high stadium was good for extra distance because of lighter air

The ball that The Mick hit that went 565 ft could have went a further 50 -60 ft if it didnt hit the sign to hit a dead ball that far is amazing!

You forgot Willie stargell

Thome full of that juice.

Wow Richmond Red Devils not in here is a disappointment. Our court is better then any of those shown from Indiana

Bo Jackson hit one against the Twins that was the longest in a stadium that no longer exists. I am going from memory so I don't know how accurate it is. I think it was 525 feet.

600 feet? No way in hell is that possible. I doubt anyone has hit one over 550 feet, regardless of what people say. If it did happen, there would need to be a 50 mph wind gust to do it. Oh, and B. Harper hitting a 590 foot homer as a HS freshman (he would have been 14 by the way) did NOT happen. But we all know Harper would never admit to it, that’s how myths flourish. There was nothing close to an accurate form of measurement before the 90s. I love Ruth and Mantle, but they’re human.

We all know about the guys who got caught taking PEDs or like, Bonds and Sosa, we knew the before and after physique made it obvious. but in the ‘90s and early 2000s, who knows who got away with it. I wouldn’t be surprised if 10% or 20%, maybe as many as 1/2 of all sluggers took something or other. The number of homers being hit between ‘96ish to around 2004, was not normal. I guess we’ll never know who cheated the system and got away with it!

I was at the Randy Johnson/Mark McGuire game in Seattle sitting about even with 3rd base maybe 10 rows up so very nice seats. Having played college baseball myself I was stunned when McGuire hit that and Randy tipped his cap as McGuire rounded the bases. As a coincidence (another game) I was at the game where Ichiro made that amazing throw from Right field to 3rd base and I only went to a few games a year so I was fortunate to see two all timer plays in person. Well actually 3 all timer plays when I lived in LA a few years before and almost caught the famous one legged home run ball by Kirk Gibson (that was the best one).

Mantle is the one who hit the furthest .!!

700 feet? Your nuts!

Yeah sorry, even as a huge Yankee fan I don’t believe the distance on babes home run. 572 feet with those balls and that type of bat. Let alone his figure. Idk i could be wrong

I think the weirder the stadium the more electric or nostalgic it is

Kirk Gibson hit a ball out of Tigers stadium and was found in a lumber yard down the street.. nobody knows how far it went but it was 550+