On this date in 1971 at the All Star Game in Detroit, Reggie Jackson hits a Dock Ellis pitch up into a light tower on the Tiger Stadium right field roof 520 feet from home plate.
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2 comments:
The 1971 All Star game was easily one of the best in history.
As a youngster, I would look up at that light tower and think "How?"
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