HitTracker :: Hit Tracker Highlight Home Runs

"David Ortiz, Fenway Park, May 1, 2006" |"Mickey Mantle, Yankee Stadium, May 22, 1963" |"Glenallen Hill, Wrigley Field, May 11, 2000" |"Ted Williams, Fenway Park, June 9, 1946" |"Barry Bonds, Angels Stadium, Oct. 26, 2002" |Albert Pujols 10/17/2005 |"Richie Sexson, Bank One Ballpark, April 26, 2004" |"Ryan Howard, Citizens Bank Park, June 20, 2006" |"Reggie Jackson, 1971 All-Star Game, Tiger Stadium, July 13, |"Roberto Clemente, Forbes Field, May 31, 1964" |"Mark McGwire, Jacobs Field, April 30, 1997" |"Mark McGwire, Jacobs Field, April 30, 1997" |"Daryle Ward, PNC Park, July 6, 2002" |"Mark McGwire, Busch Stadium, May 16, 1998" |"Manny Ramirez, SkyDome, June 3, 2001" |"David Ortiz, 2004 All Star Game, Houston, TX" |"Andres Galarraga, Pro Player Stadium 1997"

Welcome to Highlight Homers, where notable home runs from the past and present, particularly long ones, are examined in detail...

When a notable home run is hit this year, it will be featured here in more detail than is available on the main page. A long home run, a homer hit through a strong wind, a ball that barely makes the seats with a strong tail wind, these are the sort of home runs that will be featured here.

There will also be some historic home runs from the past. The method for analyzing historic home runs is the same as is used for current home runs, except that typically video is not available, and atmospherics are also often not available. This means that assumptions must be made about the time in flight and the atmospherics; wherever possible, contemporary reports will be used to choose the best possible assumed values or range of values to get a reasonable answer. See each individual homer for comments on the data sources, the assumptions used and the caveats/disclaimers for each estimate...