May 29 in Philadelphia Phillies History: Dick Allen cranks a 529-foot home run over the left CF roof at Connie Mack Stadium in the 1st inning off Chicago’s Larry Jackson. (1965)

On May 29, 1965 — Dick Allen’s 529-foot blast clears the left-center field roof, over the Coke Sign, at Connie Mack Stadium. The Phillies’ third baseman’s two-run prodigious poke off Chicago’s right-hander Larry Jackson proves to be the difference in Philadelphia’s 4-2 victory. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

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