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Celebrating 50 Years Since Mickey Mantle’s Historic Indoor Home Run

Celebrate 50 years since Mickey Mantle's historic indoor home run in Houston, Texas on April 9th, 1965. Check out the video of the at bat and take a look at the iconic image of Mickey Mantle at bat in the Astrodome.

Posted in 1960s, baseball, Houston, Mickey Mantle, Texas, United States

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Today is a historic day. It marks 50 years since the first indoor home run was hit in Houston, Texas, by Mickey Mantle. That’s right, April 9th, 1965, off of Turk Farrell in an exhibition game.

Mickey Mantle at bat in the Astrodome

Here’s a video of the at bat from YouTube.

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