On August 16, 1970 — In a 5 – 3 Montreal win over the Astros, Bob Bailey hits one of the longest home runs in Astrodome history. Bailey’s shot a two-run shot into the fifth deck off Denny LeMaster in the ninth inning broke a 3-3 tie leading the Expos to victory. Bailey’s towering drive landed about 80 feet above the playing surface in left field. Ihe distance from home plate to where the bell landed was estimated at 435 feet.
“All I could remember,” Bailey said, “is Lemaster’s had real good luck against me. So you might say I wasn’t very happy to see him in there.”
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