Titanic Kingman blast over Waveland Avenue
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- 게시일 2013. 06. 24.
- This is the 3rd, and longest, blast hit by Dave Kingman in the 23-22 game against the Phillies played on 5/17/79. The ball lands 3 houses deep on Waveland. The call is just great as announcer is in complete awe (as he should be). Enjoy.
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I remember watching this game i was 9 years old . I'll neverforget it. watching it on wgn channel 9 chicago.. GOOD TIMES BACK THEN....
Yeah Kingman was a BEAST!!
Saw it after school when living on Long Island. WGN was part of our cable tv package. Baseball was so much better back then especially with day baseball.
The ball did NOT land on Waveland Avenue as is erroneously reported in the description above. Rather, it carried over Waveland and traveled northward down Kenmore Avenue. Kenmore is a north-south oriented street that butts up against the northern (left field) wall of Wrigley Field. So, Kingman's ball landed on the front stairway of the house at 3709 N. Kenmore Avenue. It was an absolutely prodigious blast that I remember watching live on WGN-TV Channel 9 when I was a boy. The whole experience is made even better by the wonderful play-by-play call from the late, great Lou Boudreau .
That home run has some crazy estimates on its distance. Some say it was over 600 feet. Some say 570. From what I understand, the most recent "official" distance is 530. Whatever the true distance is, it is one of the longest home runs ever hit in MLB.
He almost broke my mom car window, in the parking lot at Shea stadium. I was at the game, when he played for the Mets.
That was an absolute BOMB!!
It hit the porch the guy runs out onto. (4th house on the 5th lot up Kenmore) (some will say the 5th house - however it sits so far back of Kenmore to be seen.) Lou corrects himself on the replay "Went beyond the white house". Given the 3rd house is in the 530 range, a 40 ft. vacant frontage lot which still exists today, then a few feet into front yard "if the porch wasn't there" gives you a reading of 575 FT. plus/minus 5 ft. NO LESS THAN 570 FT. / NO GREATER THAN 580 FT. He's hit balls further than that thoughout his major/minor league career. Heck he's credited with a 500 footer in H.S.
I was thirteen years old at the time and watched this live. Cubs lost 23-22. Whatta game!!
That means you were born in 1966. I didn't get along with the kids in school who were born in 1966. They thought they were more special than the kids born in 1967 because they had two number 6's in their birth year.
@@habib8961 Alrighyy then😳
@@Lucille69caddy Its just something silly kids use to do back then. Kids are something. Are you still in Chicago?
"It hit the front porch of the 3rd house..."
Love it!!
I wonder who has that ball????
@@dwightlove3704 How 'bout it Dwight! That ball is somewhere. Hit like it was shot out of a cannon!
@@yournightmareracing1754 And somebody has it obviously.
@@yournightmareracing1754 He would be perfect in the current climate of baseball in which striking out is considered fashionable.
The bar my brother tended bar at had an outing to this game. Sixth row box seats between home plate and the Cubs dugout. After the Phillies scored 7 in the first inning, we all looked at each other, shrugged, and sat back to watch the rest of the game. So glad no one wanted to leave, and we got to see this historic game. Wish it could have ended differently (darn you, Mike Schmidt....)
One of the best home run hitters in his day
That blast was so damn long it made the rent go up!
Or down, depending how much you valued windows haha.
"That one's in Milwaukee !"....Love it !
Kingman would be the number one baseball star in today’s home run or strikeout MLB!!
His strike out numbers would be good by today's standards and his career was in the dead ball era and no steroids!
Kingman was my favorite Cub when I was a kid. Home run king!
And my favorite Met as a kid!
Wouldn't surprise me if the ball cleared Chicago with that blast.
Great to hear Lou Boudreau call that home run..
550 foot HR here. If you google earth this. Drop it to street level at that 3rd house. You will see just how far this ball went. Unreal shot! It likely went between that 3rd house and 4th house.
Sosa hit one 562 feet over the same roof Hill landed one on and three extra buildings down.
Two players on roids 👆
I Google earthen it. Measured it. I won't say 550 ft but I will say to the 3rd house porch on north Kenmore Ave is 530 feet and it at least went there.
@@justafanintexas7913 ... Bullshit.
No. Watch the video again. It's not the 3rd house, it's the 5th. The WGN building on the corner is the first, and there was also an empty lot between the last 2 houses. It's actually (physically, I mean) 5 houses. Closer to 600 feet.
I''ve been watching Kingman's home runs over the last few weeks. This time Kingman used hip rotation to assist his swing. Many times, it's just his arms, amazing.
Thanks for posting this. Kingman was the epitome of a slugger. he either struck out,or deposited one 500+ feet away
Assuming the Yankees gave Kingman a ring in '77 - he was on the team but ineligable to play - he had one too.
@@pjg19751I saw Big Dave play for those 1977 Yankees down the stretch. He hit some monster home runs for them as well. A few I recall against the Tigers in Detroit cleared the roof of the old Briggs Stadium. Wish he had stayed with the Yankees. Reggie Jackson and Dave Kingman in the same lineup? That would have been fun to watch every day!
Dave Kingman was a large human being. He was 6'6". When he came up he either walked, struck out, or hit a BOMB. Yes, he struck out the vast majority of the time, but when he came up to the plate, everyone in the stadium would stop what they were doing, and watch.
He probably would have had a longer or better career, but he pissed off too many mangers and teammates. He reportedly was a smug bastard who never hung out with his mates or even talked to them that much. And he hated the press.
Funzo Look at this clip. He barely acknowledges anyone trying to congratulate him. He couldn't wait to get to the end of the dugout. When he was with the Cubs I believe he lived on a yacht and spent most of his spare time hanging out on the boat and/or fishing.
Ken Cummings - Had a yacht at Belmont Harbor and an apartment in Rogers Park. He also owned a very successful ice cream shop near Wrigley Field and was there often serving customers but didn't talk much baseball there, except to the little kids.
Only man to hit a ball out of Dodger Stadium - with room to spare.
@@justafanintexas7913 didnt willie stargell hit one out as well ?
Before steroids, statcast, and, in many cases, film footage, the longest home runs ever seen occurred. It's a treat to have video proof for those who believe that the players today would dominate those who went before. I haven't seen a 500 hundred foot homer hit outside of the all star game contest in years.
Yeahm good point, You forgot the mention the ever stupid "exit velocity" to your list.
In the 70s loved when the Mets got him from the Giants. he was all we had to look forward to, couldn't wait for his at bats. All hail the power of Kong
Bob Murphy would get so excited when kingman came to the plate
@@thomast8553 Bob Murphy, Lindsey Nelson, Ralph Kiner what a broadcast team
Kingmans bat and valentines arm were the showcase of those Mets!
I had 2 buddies growing up in Ohio who were Cubs fans. One kids favorite player was Bill Buckner and one kids was King Kong Kingman! Kingman had a few monster home run seasons.
David Kingman should be in the hall of fame
Explain plz?
@@nala3038 Only guy to hit a HR for four different teams in one season : p
Dave Kingman was the greatest player to ever participate in base ball.
Obviously you’re clueless about baseball
I would say the 2nd greatest ever. Ty
Ty Cline?@@andrewpotok2661
I've been telling people about this home run for decades, about how a man comes out of his house thinking the kids hit his door, then realizes the truth. It doesn't seem like anyone ever believes the story.
kingman was a claasic power hitter no HGH needed for kong
Pure leverage
Wasn't this the game in which the Phillies defeated the Cubs 23-22? Dave Kingman hit three home runs that day.
Bill Bergendahl mike Schmidt hit 3 too in this game! it was a awesome game to watch
Pug Life - Incorrect, Mike Schmidt only hit two but the last was a HR off Bruce Sutter that decided the game. www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/cubs-phillies-may-17-1979-video-highlights-wrigley-field-mike-schmidt-dave-kingman/b683einfx0kx194o8k3jj6lzf
Yes
Thank You especially the laugh WE SHARED!!!
Love how Pete rose slams the ball at first base!
He’s a dick. Kong....not so much. A classic
@@dustyspringfield7964 He beat your team, repeatedly . That's why you dislike Rose
@@Cincinnatus1869 Rose ended Ray Fosse's career, probably had a bet on that All Star Game
@@kdwaynec except Fosse played for several more seasons and was still good. Dip shit
Not nice
I love the reception in the dugout....big smiles!
No special performance enhancers...Just pure Dave "King Kong" Kingman 6'6" power.
Would like to have seen Kingman for just one year with the Red Sox. Easy 50-55 HRs.
We used to go to a lot of games back then. My sister loved Bobby Murcer and of course Steve Garvey when he came to town with the Dodgers. My buddies loved going early to watch batting practice specifically with the intention of watching Dave Kingman take batting practice.
Saw him hit 3 homers in a game in L.A.
I was there too.right off the third base line. Amazing!
KONG!!!
King Kong’s story was real simple: he either hit a hr or he struck out!
I was at Shea Stadium in 1975 when Kingman blasted a line drive that looked waist level going out over 2nd base and just kept rising over the center field fence (410ft) and disappeared. I read recently it's in Earth's orbit as it couldn't reach escape velocity.
Kingman's name was so fitting!!! He was the KING of long blasts !!!
I love it when Pete Rose throws that ball down when inning is finished. That's a very competitive man.👍👍👍👍
team jj Pete always wanted the spotlight and when he slammed the ball down he was just letting g out his frustration that King Kong hit a ball father then he could ever dream of!
Rose is not a good person which is really sad when you watch the 1969 documentary about his family...
@@75yellowraven You're not a good person. You suck , frankly
@@vikings844 Rose should invite Kingman to come look at his WS rings and batting titles
I remember watching this game I was 11 yo I didn't think much about all the runs that was scored only that we lost, WGN would play this game
about once a year for the next 2-3 years I think.
He was briefly on the Yankees in I think 77 and hit the ball into the centerfield light tower at Fenway.
I was there!
one notable thing-he took Ted Williams advice and swung at the 1st pitch.
I love how right behind the bleachers was a bunch of triple deckers 10 feet away
I remember this game when I was a kid. There was like a steady 15-20 MPH wind blowing to dead centerfield, with gusts up to 40 MPH.
Pretty much anything hit it the air relatively deep was leaving the yard, hence the 23-22 final score.
But yeah, Kingman tattooed that one..................
That ball was going out if the wind was blowing in that day
Awesome. Loved watching him when he was a met.
As a Met, Kingman hit a humungous blast out of Wrigley Field early in '76 that went at least just as far.
gpg20s i hear he a ball out of Yankees stadium in batting practice
Lou Boudreau- Hall of Fame shortstop, manager, and broadcaster
The Good Kid! Loved Lou on radio...He and Vince were great to listen to.
Lou was the worst broadcaster of all time
And butcher of the English language even though he graduated from college with a B.S. in Education.
@@Local1Laborer you’re clueless man
@@Local1Laborer you made this comment elsewhere here. There's no way you can call Lou the worst broadcaster of all time. For some reason, you must not have liked him personally.
Nice deep pass in what was a pretty good football game.
Classic!
David Arthur (Dave) Kingman nicknamed Kong for his crushing power.
King kong kingman, knock the cover of the ball
Brooklyn Six i hear he hit a baseball out of Yankees stadium in batting practice
Lloyd Kline - He did it twice during batting practice in the same series when he was with the Angels.
That ones in Milwaukee...
Kingman either struck out or hit it 700 feet. In the field he was basically Lurch with a glove but oh was he fun to watch.
Got to meet Dave a couple of times when he was a cub.got his autograph both times.he was our babe Ruth in chicago.the cubs screwed us fans to ever trade kingman or bill buckner either.dave is my favorite baseball player of any era.hey hey dave.
Just think how valuable he would be in todays game? Lifelong Yankees fan here but he was my favorite player when I was a kid. Still remember I was in my glory when Yanks got him for Sept in 77 but he was ineligible for post season roster. Hit 4 homers in 8 games with them if I’m not mistaken.
Imagine having dinner and one of Kingman’s home run goes thru your kitchen window
Which pixel was the ball
He may have struck out often, but as a child I always tuned in whenever Kingman was at bat because there was always the chance he would hit a mammoth home run.
If they would have opened up the HR derby to ALL MLB players instead of just All Stars, Kingman would have won it every year.
WOW WEE !! Kingman was Awesome 👌🏻
Well, I learned one thing from watching this clip ' Pete Rose spiked the ball on real grass too. Seriously though, its KING KONG KINGMAN!!
Yeah that was hammered
The great Vince Lloyd o the call.
Poor effort . The LF didn't even jump for it.
Home Run Essences!
That ones in Milwaukee
The Awesome Kong. He hit the roof of that house...the roof...as a Met in 1976.
The man was not human!!!!!
Which one was farther. This one or Glenallen Hill's rooftop home run?
I believe that the Chicago Sun times had someone measure Hills homer at 455 feet. I don't know whether Kingman's homer was ever measured.
Kingman hit one even further on April 14, 1976 for the Mets-hitting the 5th house on the block. Would love to see video of THAT...
Dave Kingmans longest homerun was hit in Spring training in 1976 for the Mets against Catfish Hunter of the New York Yankess in Ft Lauderdale Florida.Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were there working as coachs and both said it was the longest homerun they had ever seen,estimated at well over 600 feet.
Sammy Sosa's weeks after Hills. It cleared the building Hill put a ball on and the three buildings next to it - one building further down the street than Kingman.
hill n sosa steroids
When Kingman go hot there was nothing more fun to watch. His HR's came in bunches and he was like a much older kid playing wiffle ball in the backyard against smaller kids. He sure didn't need PED's.
Longest legit estimated HR in MLB history?
Greg4fun king Kong kingman he could hit it a mile
So basically his 1976 HR and this HR was hit almost identical spot?
Almost.
Holy Christ ! Yeah Kingman was a monster , no steroids needed.
HeyHey! You can't help but chuckle at that call, can't you? LOL
Saw him playing in the old Texas League...around 1968 or so...Knocked on over the flag pole in dead center field 425 ft to the fence...Amarillo Potter County Stadium...
It was 1970, after he signed with SF out of USC. Hit 15 HRs that year in Amarillo. For some reason one of my younger brothers moved to Amarillo in the 1980s. I visited him last year for a few days, and I have to say that I was definitely not impressed with the city. Maybe it has something to do with it being in Texas. Land of morons like Rick Perry, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxson, Ted Cruz, and John Cornyn. Sally Yates wiped the floor with Ted and John during Senate hearings about a year ago. What a couple of lightweights!
Is amazing how people discharge their Frustrations talking BS about an athlete that certainly they were not acquainted. The Human Being is Envious by Nature. Dave Kingman was not an all around player, but he could hit with Power and brought many great moments to the sport of Baseball .
A true all-or-nothing hitter
Has there been farther ones since?
I'd be willing to bet that kris Bryant's 495 foot blast at wriggly today was further
Bryant's was close. Ironically Bryant stikes out alot too
+Bmaxp523 Dave Kingman's missile was measured at no less then 530 feet.
Not at Wrigley. There have been some serious jacks over Waveland but nothing like this one. 3 were close. Glen alien Hill hit one on the roof of the building down the line across Waveland, Sosa hit one against the Brewers that went close to where Kingman's landed, and so did Aramis Ramirez. Still all were 30 feet short of this one.
I remember an announcer one day on air said Carlos Zambarano hit one that nearly hit the center field scoreboard one day in batting practice -which is insane. Also, not in a game. Few people realized it because he was a pitcher, but Psycho Z was one of the strongest players in baseball and could drop serious bombs.
Lou Boudreau on the radio there too! Or it could have been Vince Loyd. They were doing tv that day or something.
In those days, Boudreau used to come over from his normal job in the radio booth to do the middle three innings on TV. Before the game, he would do the pre-game "Lead Off Man" interview on WGN TV.
@@jimfischer63 Yeah okay. The good old days. Lol
The left fielder didn't even do a courtesy trot, just turned his head to watch...
#OldSchoolBroadcast!
First baseman really chucked the ball into the dirt with disgust after that inning was over.
His name is Pete rose
I don't understand the fascination with Kingman. Lots of players hit balls onto Waveland Avenue. He holds no homerun records. He was traded all over the place. And he struck out most of the time.
There was an old saying......."when he hit 'em, they went"....
Kingman could tattoo that hanging slider and send it into orbit!
King Kong Kingman
1:11 WTF?!? How is that a strike?
Growing up in the Bay Area, I loved watching the A's. Although Kingman's batting average wasn't too impressive, I would always anticipate one of those monumental blasts every time he stepped up to the plate. He rarely disappointed.
Kingman was such a big lanky goon ball. 6’6” and feast or famine. He would either pound the ball into the seats or strikeout. Classic.
Kingman is a good guy though and probably laughs when he watches this.
490 feet homer was measured
Kingman was a Met.. Not a Cub... End of story... ;)
rockymtnhigh269 king kong kingman play with the Chicago Cubs
Kingman played for the Giants, Mets, Padres, Angels, Yankees, Cubs, and Athletics during his career.
@@gregb6469 Kingman also played for 4 teams in 1977.
What are you talking about? he did play for the Cubs
I was there the nxt day vs Pittsburgh, he hit one almost as far and,,,,,,,,,the cubs lost.
At 1:54 either Kingman or someone the room released some gas!! Fart in other words!😂
King Kong!!!
HRKINGMAN
Looks like Jon Wayne Gacy started after it from his front porch
Yea I was a few blocks down from that watching on tv. The guys laugh in this video is creepy
Kong
That creepy laugh o_O
And the Cubs still lost.
Sky King
Congratulations to Lou Boudreau on being the worst announcer of all time. He was a bad joke played on Chicago.
He was well loved in CHICAGO
I'm afraid you're wrong, Johnny Petraglia. Boudreau was a fine color man on both the radio and TV broadcasts. He used to take his turn doing the play-by-play from Vince Lloyd on WGN radio and from Jack Brickhouse on WGN television because that's just the way it was done in those days. And Daniel Linehan is correct: Boudreau, a native of Chicago, was a fan favorite for more than 25 years in The Windy City. Many people forget that he and Vince Lloyd used to call Big Ten football games on WGN radio. They also forget that Boudreau provided color commentary for Chicago Bulls games on TV for for a number of years as well as color commentary along side the great Lloyd Pettit on the radio for Chicago Blackhawks hockey games. In fact Lou was in the broadcast booth on that night in March of 1966 when Blackhawks star Bobby Hull became the first person in the NHL to score more that 50 goals in a single season.
@@jimfischer63 Lou was in a league of his own when broadcasting. Simply horrific!
This might be the farthest ball ever hit in an MLB game.
Kind of funny they take it from a TV