1960 – At Municipal Stadium, with Cleveland in the lead, 8 – 2, Mickey Mantle golfs a Gary Bell pitch over the auxiliary scoreboard into the distant upper deck in RF, matching Luke Easter as the only players to reach that spot. Cleveland holds on for an 8 – 6 win.

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On July 20, 1960 — 1960 – At Municipal Stadium, with Cleveland in the lead, 8 – 2, Mickey Mantle golfs a Gary Bell pitch over the auxiliary scoreboard into the distant upper deck in RF, matching Luke Easter as the only players to reach that spot. Cleveland holds on for an 8 – 6 win.

 

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Sources:
Baseball Reference July 20
National Pastime July 20
Retro Sheet
Hall of Fame
SABR Games Project
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