Baseball's FIRST 500'+ Drive - Hot Springs, AR
N 34° 30.912 W 093° 04.367
15S E 493318 N 3819285
Located in front of the Arkansas Alligator Farm & Petting Zoo, marker #11 on the Hot Springs Historic Baseball Trail notes Babe Ruth's home run on March 17, 1918 as baseball's first 500-foot-plus drive.
Waymark Code: WMQ5WX
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2015
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The marker text is identical on both sides, and says:
Ruth trained here nine times and became a very familiar face around Hot Springs. He hiked the mountains, took the baths, played golf, patronized the casinos, and visited the racetrack.
On March 17, 1918 (St. Patrick's Day), he launched a mammoth home run from Whittington Park that landed on the fly inside the Arkansas Alligator Farm. It has been measured at 573 feet, baseball's first 500-foot-plus drive.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 03/17/1918
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