Has anyone ever hit a home run out of Yankee Stadium?

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Has anyone ever hit a home run out of Yankee Stadium?

Question #58209. Asked by daddy1161992.
Last updated Sep 23 2016.

barker111
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barker111

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Josh Gibson has historically been credited as being the only player to hit a home run out of Yankee stadium, but there is controversy on the issue. A study of the facts would indicate that perhaps he did not.

At some point the anecdotal evidence simply becomes overwhelming, even if we know some of the anecdotes are less than 100 percent "true." I doubt that Josh Gibson ever hit a baseball completely out of old Yankee Stadium. But I don't doubt for a minute that Gibson could hit a ball just about as far as anybody.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/columns/story?id=3403111&columnist=neyer_rob

[ Edited by Terry to add new info ]

Response last updated by Terry on Sep 23 2016.
Jul 07 2005, 7:40 AM

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daddy1161992
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daddy1161992
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Thank You, Barker111.
Imagine what baseball could have been if all these great players got to play in the majors.

Jul 07 2005, 9:47 AM

Answer 2

Taking nothing away from the awesome power of Josh Gibson but in mentioning the name Yankee; the late/great Mick knocked over the roof at Griffith Stadium in Wash.D.C. Another went out of the park for an estimated 643 ft. at Tiger Stadium in Detroit.

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daddy1161992
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duke dawson
the mick has been my hero since i could talk.
i remember seeing him hit a ball off the upper level facade,but the ? was "a homer out of
yankee stadium".

Jul 11 2005, 9:39 AM

Has anyone ever hit a home run out of Yankee Stadium?

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