Thread: 1961 Topps # 406 Mantle Blasts 565 FT. Home Run
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Old 08-30-2025, 04:21 PM
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I have a competing theory, and believe the ball was hit much, much farther (or is it "further"), perhaps closer to 700 feet,
but it hit a house flushly and bounced back to the 565 foot spot in that kid's yard.
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