PNC Park: Home Run Derby
Distances that matter tonight
570 feet
583 feet
Top level,
454 feet
560 feet
Middle level,
411 feet
Down
left-field
foul line
325 feet
485 feet
455 feet
3 4
5
1
Left-center
field
410 feet
HOME RUNS THAT WENT INTO THE RIVER
Distances inside the park
1
2
3
4
5
Sammy Sosa, 484 feet, April 12, 2002.
Daryle Ward, 479 feet, July 6, 2002.
Prince Fielder, 471 feet, May 30, 2006.
J.D. Drew, 468 feet, May 17, 2001.
Lance Berkman, 467 feet, July 5, 2002.
Source: Pittsburgh Pirates
2
Down rightfield foul line
320 feet
Distances outside the park
FIVE LONGEST HOME RUNS HIT AT PNC PARK*
455 feet
to river’s edge
THE NUMBER OF HOMERS
AT PNC PARK, BY DIRECTION
As of today
To left field
To left-center
To center field
To right-center
To right field
James Hilston/Post-Gazette
264
92
151
104
216
*Paths of longest hits are approximated.
**Only home run to make the river on the fly.
1 Lance Berkman, April 18, 2001
2 Todd Helton, May 4, 2001
3 J.D. Drew, May 17, 2001
4 Matt Stairs, Sept. 24, 2001
5 Jim Edmonds, May 26, 2002
6 Rob Mackowiak, June 23, 2002
7 Daryle Ward, July 6, 2002
8 Ken Griffey Jr., Sept. 18, 2002
9 Mo Vaughn, April 16, 2003
10 Jeromy Burnitz, April 17, 2003
11 Matt Stairs, July 21, 2003
12 Matt Stairs, Sept. 15, 2003
13 Matt Lawton, May 20, 2005
14 Matt Lawton, June 5, 2005
15 Rob Mackowiak, June 22, 2005
16 Ryan Doumit, July 19, 2005
17 Daryle Ward, Sept. 7, 2005
18 Prince Fielder, May 30, 2006
19 Jim Thome, June 29, 2006
20 Carlos Guillen, July 2, 2006
428 feet
443 feet
468 feet
465 feet
438 feet
424 feet
479 feet**
442 feet
441 feet
459 feet
461 feet
463 feet
463 feet
438 feet
460 feet
457 feet
439 feet
471 feet
432 feet
449 feet