THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY- APRIL 17

The Mick


"Here's the pitch. Mantle swings. There's a tremendous drive going into deep left field! It's going, going! It's over the bleachers... over the sign atop the bleachers...into the yards of houses across the street! It's got to be one of the longest home runs I've ever seen!"

- Mel Allen's broadcast of mickey Mantle's 565-foot, "tape measure" home run on April 17, 1953 at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.