Who hit the longest HR you've ever seen at DNF?

[Indndawg]

I want to say mine was Frank Thomas but I'm not sure bc of time ago

[Extendedcab]

Del Bender - what a hit over left field lounge back in the day when it was open - 1977/1978 timeframe.

[StarkVegasSteve]

That would be Bobby Dalbec. Hit one over all the trailers in left field and over the bathroom behind the trailers. I still hate that guy every time I hear his name for what he did in that SR.

[Saltydog]

Bruce Castoria in '79.......His batting practices were legendary.......

[HoopsDawg]

It would have to be during the Gorilla Ball days or before. The dead bat era, followed by BBcor has made it more difficult.

[Indndawg]

It would have to be during the Gorilla Ball days or before. The dead bat era, followed by BBcor has made it more difficult.

I miss gorilla ball but I have a great appreciation for the small ball era

[Doc]

Butch Hobson

[Commercecomet24]

I saw Bruce Castoria hit one that cleared everything in the left field lounge. I think the balls still in orbit. As a teenager I had never seen a ball hit that high and that far. He was an amazing power hitter!

[AROB44]

Frank Thomas !!!

[basedog]

Frank Thomas !!!

Frank Thomas indeed, ball was lifted over the light towers, amazing shot!

[SPMT]

Bo Jackson

[Coach34]

Bo Jackson from the right side- Will Clark from the left side

[dawgman]

I want to say mine was Frank Thomas but I'm not sure bc of time ago

Donnie Davis over dead center

[Choctaw Dawg]

Tie between One Rooker hit against Tennessee and Bobby Dalbec's

Rooker hit one so high it was the literal definition of a moonshot against Tennessee, it wasn't about how far it went but how high it got up. It landed right at the old bathrooms.

[ShotgunDawg]

Stephen Head into the parking lot behind the RF

[tcdog70]

Bruce hit Bombs for the Dogs, but Frank Thomas longest by an opponent

[somebodyshotmypaw]

I saw David Hayman hit one in practice that I didn't think would ever land.

[99jc]

Bo Jackson not even close

[bulldogcountry1]

Frank Thomas. I swear it hit the side of the football practice facility (at the time), but that seems unbelievable.

[Offshore Dawg]

WHO CARES !!

[Hambone]

Conner Powers as far as myself in person. Went dead center and I don’t think it’s landed yet.

[Joebob]

Del Bender - what a hit over left field lounge back in the day when it was open - 1977/1978 timeframe.

This was undoubtedly the longest HR in DNF history. I sat there for ten minutes calculating in my head how far that ball went, and I just kept saying holy shit, what am I doing wrong? But I know what I saw. A few years ago I went to a NASA website and input the estimated wind speed, altitude, humidity, etc., into a calculator and the NASA calculator said it actually went 25 feet farther than my estimate, so I stuck with my eyeballed calculation just to be conservative. I'd tell everybody how far that ball went, but they'd think I was a effing idiot. But what they'd need to know is that not only was Bender a lanky long ball hitter who hit it *perfectly*, he also had a 30 mph wind at his back, and he hit it with an aluminum bat. Chew on that for a while.

[tcdog70]

This was undoubtedly the longest HR in DNF history. I sat there for ten minutes calculating in my head how far that ball went, and I just kept saying holy shit, what am I doing wrong? But I know what I saw. A few years ago I went to a NASA website and input the estimated wind speed, altitude, humidity, etc., into a calculator and the NASA calculator said it actually went 25 feet farther than my estimate, so I stuck with my eyeballed calculation just to be conservative. I'd tell everybody how far that ball went, but they'd think I was a effing idiot. But what they'd need to know is that not only was Bender a lanky long ball hitter who hit it *perfectly*, he also had a 30 mph wind at his back, and he hit it with an aluminum bat. Chew on that for a while.


Don?t think Bender had an aluminum bat. Wood back then but I could be wrong

[Saltydog]

Don?t think Bender had an aluminum bat. Wood back then but I could be wrong

Started using aluminum bats in ?75 if I?m not mistaken. My first game at DNF was in ?77 and they were using aluminum then.

[Schultzy]

This was undoubtedly the longest HR in DNF history. I sat there for ten minutes calculating in my head how far that ball went, and I just kept saying holy shit, what am I doing wrong? But I know what I saw. A few years ago I went to a NASA website and input the estimated wind speed, altitude, humidity, etc., into a calculator and the NASA calculator said it actually went 25 feet farther than my estimate, so I stuck with my eyeballed calculation just to be conservative. I'd tell everybody how far that ball went, but they'd think I was a effing idiot. But what they'd need to know is that not only was Bender a lanky long ball hitter who hit it *perfectly*, he also had a 30 mph wind at his back, and he hit it with an aluminum bat. Chew on that for a while.
I’d like that number please.

[It_Could_Happen]

1) Bobby Dalbec from AZ

2) Mason Katz from LSU

[basedog]

Talking bout longest home runs, Phil Still who IMO was the all time best 3rd baseman at Msu, hit a truly BOMB at Vandy in very early 70's in Sec Championship game in Nashville. Ball landed where the Vandy "gym" is, wood bat, I don't know how far but it was a shot! Folks were saying it was a "Mickey Mantle" tape measure shot. Me and three others drove up to watch and party like it was going out of style that weekend, LOL!

How bout the greatest home run ever hit at the Dudy, Burke Masters blast and may be the loudest crowd noise celebration as well. I've seen so many great games from early 70's up till now, we are a baseball school!

[OLJWales]

I miss gorilla ball but I have a great appreciation for the small ball era

If I recall, a MSU pitcher in the CWS got the shit knocked out of him on a come backer that made the news rounds and that play seemed to be the final straw to reduce bat sizes. I'm sure there were prior incidents but that play just may have been the one that tipped things towards reducing bat size.

[Thrill1]

Anyone remember the moon shot Troy Glaus hit in CWS at Rosenblatt in 97? Was there for that. Either Hank Thoms or Chris Reinike gave it up.

[Mjoelner34]

Saw Palmeiro put one on the road in RF during a game. His last season Big Mac cleared the lounge just left of center during batting practice.

I missed the Frank Thomas bomb but remember hearing about it. Saw Fred Cooley from USM hit one that would have easily hit the track bleachers but it went about 10 feet foul.

[Mjoelner34]

Conner Powers as far as myself in person. Went dead center and I don’t think it’s landed yet.

I may remember the one you are talking about. We were the first rig in the second row just left of center and he hit one that landed right in the center of our food table. Bratwurst and other shit went everywhere. I saw it coming but had just taken a big bite of brat. I tried to warn everybody around the table but just got out a sound like UHGGGN!

[Homedawg]

That's got to be a nominee. That ball was lost!!

[lastmajordog]

What JOEBOB said......Before most of Y?alls time, Del Bender hit a MASSIVE one over left field if memory serves......

[Lord McBuckethead]

Nice. Proven wrong.

[KentuckyDawg13]

Bo knows

[shoeless joe]

Stephen Head into the parking lot behind the RF

Yep...and it was a freezing cold Friday nite. Would hate to see where that ball would have landed on a warm afternoon.

[tcdog70]

Saw Palmeiro put one on the road in RF during a game. His last season Big Mac cleared the lounge just left of center during batting practice.

I missed the Frank Thomas bomb but remember hearing about it. Saw Fred Cooley from USM hit one that would have easily hit the track bleachers but it went about 10 feet foul.

what about Joey (don't call me Albert) Belle?

[Dawg-gone-dawgs]

I want to say mine was Frank Thomas but I'm not sure bc of time ago

Stephen Head