Dave Parker's Charleston HR
Has anyone ever heard the story of Dave Parker hitting the longest homerun in baseball history?
I grew up in West Virginia hearing stories of Parker's days playing with the Charleston Charlies (the Pirates AAA club in the early/mid 1970s). Train tracks ran about 20 feet from the outfield wall at Charleston's Watt-Powell Park and Parker hit a HR ball into a passing coal train. The ball was later found by a railroad worker in southern Ohio. Parker claims this was the longest homerun in baseball history.
http://blue-collarbaseball.blogspot.com/2007/11/dave-parker-claims-longest-homerun-in.html
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That home run is legend
by RichieHebner on Nov 28, 2007 6:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I haven't seen too many moon shots.
by Vlad on Nov 28, 2007 6:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pujols in the playoffs
True story: Back in the '60s I was a kid in Forbes for a game vs. the Braves (Aaron in RF) when Stargell hit a ball on the right-field roof. That was a poke. I was in the RF seats, being obnoxious as only a 9-year-old can, and I remember yelling at Aaron earlier in the game ("Hey Henry! Hey Henry!") while Stargell was at the plate, and when he finally glanced over his left shoulder I pointed at the roof. I like to think he went back to the dugout after Stargell's shot and said, "Damn, some kid in the seats just about called that one."
I've tried to find a list of roof shots at Forbes online and can't. Anybody have an old yearbook?
Also saw J.D. Drew hit a one-hopper in the river at PNC.
by bucdaddy on Nov 29, 2007 12:05 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

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