What Cincinnati Red hit the "25 mile home run"?
What Cincinnati Red hit the "25 mile home run"?
Was that Tony Perez in the 75' Series?
Was it Wally Post? I seem to remember a story about hitting a home run out of Crosley Field that landed on a truck driving past the ball park.
Wrong era. This was much earlier. This ball literally traveled 25 miles.Originally Posted by George Anderson
I thought it was when Perez hit the home run over the green monster and the ball landed in the back of a truck.Originally Posted by Cicero
Close. Right scenario wrong name. He is older than Post. Old enough to have played baseball in Brooklyn.Originally Posted by Wallyposter
Duke Snider?
Duke Snider? Sorry, I got carried away with the Brooklyn reference.
No, but this player is also a Hall of Famer. His lifetime batting average is .306 and he once hit .342 for the season to win the NL batting title.Originally Posted by Wallyposter
This isn't the real answer you were looking for because the ball went 1,300 miles not 25 and he is certainly not a Hall of Famer: Bernie Carbo: "I hit the longest home run at Crosley Field that's ever been hit," recalled Carbo, laughing. "I hit it off of Joe Sparma onto I-75. It landed in a truck, and traveled 1,300 miles down to Tampa!"
I hadn't heard the Bernie story. The guy I am talking about also caught the only two back to back no hitters ever thrown by a pitcher.Originally Posted by Wallyposter
Lombardi?Originally Posted by Cicero
Bingo! He hit one out to center field that landed in a truck that traveled 25 more miles before stopping.Originally Posted by George Anderson
Originally Posted by Cicero
Thanks Cicero, that was fun!
By the way, if you put: "longest home run" + crosley field + carbo into google, you will get the entire story about the Carbo Home Run and more information about our Reds' first draft pick, Bernie Carbo.
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