On This Day: July 13
Posted on by Baseballia
1971
Reggie Jackson’s storied home run off the power generator on top of the right-field roof at Tiger Stadium highlighted a barrage of six homers—three by each team—as the American League beat the National League 6-4 in the All-Star Game. Using physics and formulas it has been estimated by ESPN that the ball would have traveled an incredible 539 feet if the ball had not struck the transformer!
