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  2. Willie Stargell - Wikipedia

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    On August 5, 1969, Stargell hit a home run off Alan Foster that left the stadium and measured 507 feet, the longest home run hit at Dodger Stadium. He hit a second home run out of Dodger Stadium on May 8, 1973, against Andy Messersmith, measured at 470 feet (140 m). Dodger Hall of Famer Don Sutton said of Stargell, "I never saw anything like it ...

  3. Veterans Stadium - Wikipedia

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    On June 25, 1971, Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit the longest home run in stadium history in a 14–4 Pirates win over the Phillies. [36] The spot where the ball landed was marked with a yellow star with a black "S" inside a white circle until Stargell's 2001 death, when the white circle was painted black.

  4. Phillies–Pirates rivalry - Wikipedia

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    [33] [34] [35] On June 25, 1971, Willie Stargell of the Pirates hit the longest home run in the history of Veterans Stadium in a 14–4 Pirates win. [36] The spot where the ball landed was marked with a yellow star with a black "S" inside a white circle until Stargell's 2001 death, when the white circle was painted black.

  5. Who hit the 10 longest home runs in MLB history? - AOL

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    Adell's longest home run at the Major League level is 451 feet on June 8, 2023 against the Chicago Cubs. Ten longest home runs of the Statcast Era (since 2015) 1) Nomar Mazara, 505 feet (2019)

  6. 1971 Philadelphia Phillies season - Wikipedia

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    Wise also hit two home runs in the 4–0 win. Pete Rose hit a sharp liner to 3rd baseman John Vukovich for the final out. On June 25, Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Willie Stargell hit what wound up being the longest home run in Veterans Stadium history off of pitcher Jim Bunning in a 14–4 Pirates win over the Phillies. [6]

  7. Bobby Witt Jr. crushes monster home run — longest of his ...

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    In terms of Kauffman Stadium, Witt hit the third-longest tracked home run (since 2015) at the venue. His home run fell just short of homers by Brandon Moss (474 ft., July 1, 2017) and Kendrys ...

  8. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hits longest home run at Oracle ...

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    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani really wanted a splash hit into San Francisco's McCovey Cove, and he came oh so close Tuesday night. Ohtani’s 446-foot drive for the Dodgers during a 10-2 win against the Giants landed above the brick facade in right-center for the longest home run at Oracle Park in nearly two years — since Christian Walker connected for a 461-foot drive against Alex ...

  9. 1971 in baseball - Wikipedia

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    The Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Montreal Expos, 4–1, in the first game played at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium. Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits three home runs, including his 200th career homer. Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants becomes the first player to hit a home run in each of his team's first four games of a ...