Why Can't Anybody Hit the Warehouse at Camden Yards?

For 30 years the Warehouse at Camden Yards hasn't let a single MLB player hit it with a baseball during a game. And it probably won't, ever. This is a true mystery of baseball lore.
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[@orioles]

7:11 ASSAULT

[@FivePointsVids]

LOL OMG.

[@Tropicalfire]

Hi Orioles

[@TheSixonezero]

@@FivePointsVids pin that shit

[@nottherealpaveldatsyuk_2164]

Ced dawg for M.V.P.

[@devindwyer4645]

How come you guys only win in my little league baseball games but not MLB games?

[@eddixon2015]

Shoutout to the Orioles for using an existing structure nearby for their offices rather than tearing the building down to make a new one. I don’t think Camden Yards would be anywhere near as cool without the warehouse

[@williamherman9065]

Really an amazing sight. Camden is my 2nd favorite Ball Park behind Wrigley Field

[@nineteeneightynine432]

@@williamherman9065 I miss tals hill in houston and the flag pole that was in play. I remember when they had lance Berkman play center and he tripped going up that. It made minute maid ball park unique.

[@windwalker5765]

It's a beautiful building, really. Gives the place a lot of character for a park built in the 90s.

[@doctorstrainlove6318]

Where were all these camden yards groupies when they voted on coolest ballpark..

[@civilwarwasaninsidejob7405]

@@nineteeneightynine432 Jim Edmonds has an incredible catch on that hill. Miss the ole Astrodome. Those Cardinals-Astros series were awesome.

[@TomGrossiComedy]

Have they tried just hitting the ball harder?

[@FivePointsVids]

No. I’ll email them though.

[@billgates23yearsago4]

I should try that

[@packersfan540]

Tom is that you

[@packersfan540]

Tom is that you

[@windwalker5765]

My dream is for someone to not only hit the Warehouse, but _break a window_ and then immediately run away like a kid playing neighborhood ball. But I think you'd need a trajectory good for 500+ feet to do that...

[@jameating]

“Nobody has done it since or after” I think that’s the same thing buddy

[@bendaaa69]

lmao

[@VianoMusicAcademy]

I noticed that

[@EaganWildcat11]

He do words good

[@billgates23yearsago4]

@@EaganWildcat11 good words he do

[@gabrielkelly2631]

@@billgates23yearsago4 dude your name tripped me out I was like how did this dude comment 23 years ago.

[@yuinakamota8946]

I will be perfectly fine if Griffey Jr. is the only one to ever do it when all is said and done.

[@TGo-n-Roscoe]

I think a lot of people would... I'm one of them.

[@davidmayberry3190]

Bonds could have done it.

[@nicholasboule5134]

dude, when all is said and done? like the end of the world or something?

[@danmiller4601]

@@nicholasboule5134 new stadium, someday. It’s also possible Baltimore loses their baseball team.

[@jamescarpenter855]

@@davidmayberry3190 a lot of people in today's game could do it just need to have the all star game played in Baltimore again as Stanton judge Martinez Gallo Muncy bogarts Perez all easily could hit the warehouse easily

[@RickinBaltimore]

It doesn't matter how bad the O's are, I LOVE going to Camden Yards. Absolutely great job on covering the stadium 5SF.

[@dustinrettig3652]

I'm a Red Sox fan. My college roommate and my girlfriend are O's fans. We always try to go up for Sox/O's games. And they both gave me so much grief after the game last night haha

[@nate_storm]

even better: if you’re a fan of any team besides the o’s you can go to a game at camden yards *and* have a high chance of your team winning the game

[@nottherealpaveldatsyuk_2164]

Go O's am I right ? Also go redwings

[@nottherealpaveldatsyuk_2164]

@Michael C Tanked for Tua!!! Let's go Dolphins!

[@Ravensfan-qx5pc]

Agreed, Camden Yards is just a super chill place to hangout.

[@conman1495]

Glad to see something is worth talking about regarding the Orioles, even if its not about anything they're doing on the field.

[@deathtowrestling2518]

Except for Mullins. Goddamn, what a stud of a player.

[@GroovyBabyYeah]

@@deathtowrestling2518 crazy because he was scuffling before this

[@ThePrufessa]

Except... This isn't really regarding the Orioles. Because this effects every team that plays there. So it's more about Camden Yard moreso than it's about the Orioles. And I'm willing to bet he won't reference the Orioles that many times during the video.

[@330wiz7]

As a goddamn guardians fan. I approve this message

[@yoshpeters3079]

@@deathtowrestling2518 he doesn’t have 60 rbis and his average came down from .330 to .295

[@cobrallama6236]

I love this because as a little kid, I thought Junior hitting the warehouse was one of the coolest things ever. Now I'm an adult and it still hasn't been replicated (except when I do it in MLB: The Show).

[@blazer6248]

Same. Jr has been my favorite player since I got his baseball card out of an Upper Deck pack in 1990. He was phenomenal! Even with the injuries that derailed his career from what it truly should've been. But that's how Ken played. He gave it all. All the time. So it was wayyyy more likely for him to get injured.

[@warrenkemmer1307]

I was 12 that summer when the all star game was here at Camden and remember Griffey hitting the warehouse. I wonder if we will get the all star game ever again

[@davidsmith-uw2ci]

I only hit warehouse once but it was bottom brick of the warehouse where it transitions from concrete to warehouse lol

[@joedoom4952]

“HAHA they’re still paying Chris Davis not to play for them” freaking got me

[@Zraknul]

Don't forget the deferred money, for when they planned to pay him not to play for them in the original contract.

[@mikecumbo7531]

Remember Dan Uggla? The Braves signed him to a nice contract but then released him. The Nats picked him up, they paid the MLB minimum salary, the Braves had to pay the balance of his contract. Despite being on Washington he was the highest paid player on the Braves payroll.

[@michaelrudolph7003]

I think Ken Griffey Jr. was the third highest paid Cincinnati Red in 2023 for the same reason if I remember the stat right.

[@poocrafter2]

My Ms have only ever done two notable things. Win 116 games (for nothing) and hit The Warehouse in a meaningless home run derby.

[@Sandul666]

we did just get a pointless MLB record of most consecutive victories over a team that was over .500 each time we beat them. 11 is pretty nice LOL

[@tiberiuswolf8259]

hey, hey, they also got a documentary-style video series done by Join Bois, which is saying something.

[@lend219]

Hate to rub it in but during that 116 win season. They lost to my Tribe being up 14-2.

[@Sandul666]

@@lend219 lol that's quite a feat!

[@ultronrising8424]

@@lend219 hate to be the bearer of bad news. But they aren't the tribe anymore. L

[@RetroBaseball]

This is literally insane, I was thinking about this 30 minutes ago!!!

[@DyingToLive12]

INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE!

[@prod.bydevin]

THE ONE AND ONLY

[@michaelweston2285]

i was eating the new Mocha blast from Sonic 30 minutes ago

[@CD-gk9ix]

Literally?

[@timheinrich3752]

Gunnar Henderson has entered the chat

[@oriolestragic-feelithappen4806]

I love the Orioles so much - no matter how bad they are, they'll always be my team. Camden Yards is a treasure, and i hope it stands the test of time just like fenway and wriggly

[@kylen6430]

As a mariner fan, I’ve never been a bigger oriole fan as I have been this week!

[@kropking]

Wrigley.

[@virtalen9633]

@@kropking Wriggly make its sound cute haha.

[@unkledoda420]

Same here, I love the O's, always will. People can talk all the shit they want about how bad we are right now, let 'em have their fun. But O's have one of the best farm systems in all of baseball now. In a couple years when their rebuild is over they'll be full of young talent and payoff contenders like the White Sox and Blue Jays. Half those people talking crap will be jumping on the bandwagon and becoming fans. The other half will be whining when the O's wipe the floor with their favorite team. GO O'S!!!!!

[@1972Ray]

How about now! Go O's

[@davidmayberry3190]

I will never stop being mad about the Hilton blocking the view of Bromo Seltzer tower.

[@Card_Asylum]

I'll never forget watching Griffey hit the warehouse. That and Ripkens game streak were awesome to see!

[@mdf3530]

I'm guessing that since the ballpark is near the Inner Harbor the air currents also are a factor.

[@audrisampson]

I was thinking the same thing. It's been 20 years since I've been to Candem Yards but I seem to recall Eutaw St being really windy by the warehouse.

[@GarrettWorcester]

@@audrisampson You botched "Camden" but nailed "Eutaw"... here's a virtual Natty Bo on the house! 🍻👍🍺

[@audrisampson]

@@GarrettWorcester, just my Essex/dundalk education kicking in lol

[@PYLrulz1984]

That’s the way I’ve always heard it too. The air currents are such that it’ll hinder some balls flying in. But you’d also figure, considering going from home plate to the warehouse means a fly ball being hit almost due east, there’d have been an occasional breezy day where winds from the west could overcome it, and aid a power hitting lefty. Edited to correct the direction of a ball hit to the warehouse

[@mdf3530]

@@GarrettWorcester TBH until I saw the correct spelling a few years ago I thought it was like the state Utah.

[@mikeymullaney]

I went on a tour of Camden Yards in 2008 or 2009, I remember the tour guide talking about how the wind basically swirls over the flag court. It would make a lot of sense

[@chrisfrank2664]

Yea I'm surprised that wasn't mentioned. How the stadium is built with Eutaw Street & Warehouse, it creates wind flows that are a factor too. During a game you can feel it just walking out from concourse onto Eutaw Street.

[@crushedscouter9522]

there's something poetic about griffey being the only one to hit it. beautiful swing, beautiful field

[@dmlfan928]

I was looking at the plaques literally last night and when I saw the Villar one I was like "Damn, Villar hit one this far?"

[@CD-gk9ix]

Like, literally?

[@MrBaltimoreRon]

How about Figuretively?

[@OrioleFan336]

I appreciate that there's finally a positive video for the O's. I know it's grasping at straws but I'll take anything at this point

[@tesla3695]

Camden really is an iconic park. Hopefully, it stays open for many years to come. There are not many iconic parks left in the league.

[@phile5437]

Camden Yards is a beautiful park. I went out on Eutaw St. looking for Alex Gordon and Mike Moustakas' plaques, among others. There's quite a few. I went up to a park attendant and asked, "Where's Alex Gordon's plaque?" Without hesitation, he said and pointed, "Right by that trash can." He also pointed out Moose's impact spot (an x'd out circle with MM by it) but the plaque hadn't been installed yet. That's a really awesome feature of that beautiful park.

[@Adam_Guidry]

Camden Yards is a beautiful ballpark. That building gives the stadium so much character.

[@Jbourdeau1]

The warehouse is lucky Stanton is on the opposite side of the plate because i think he would give it a shot

[@starkillxer6238]

Came here to comment this

[@leifopstad2972]

That's very true

[@MYSTYLERECORDS]

Forget that I think he can still hit it right now if he was aiming that way lol

[@i.theworstguys298]

Stanton has 430+ oppo power. Marlins Stanton could at least get somewhat close and I stand by that.

[@MrKJ444]

Juan Soto is going to do it one day....

[@uneverjack158]

As someone who grew up around Baltimore and am a big fan of Bmore sports it’s nice to see someone talking about Camden yards. Out of all of the sports stadiums I’ve been to (NFL/CFL/Baseball/NASCAR) it’s my favourite. I love the look of it if the stadium and can recognise it pretty much instantly in any sports compilation videos I’ve seen.

[@davidmayberry3190]

I'm not even an O's fan (although Cal is my all time favorite player) and it's my favorite ball park, absolutely love it, it was the 1st park I ever went to, the Vet was the 2nd lol. Citizens Bank park is nice, but it's no Camden Yards. Camden Yards saved us from all the cookie cutter duel stadiums and took us back to a time where the parks were special.

[@MrBaltimoreRon]

@@davidmayberry3190 PNC Park Blows it away.(I Live 10 Minutes From Camden)

[@Azian2DaMax]

*Me:* Why can't anybody hit the warehouse at Camden Yards? *FivePoint Vids:* Because it's really far. *Me:* Oh wow thanks. I would've never guessed.

[@HayTatsuko]

Love the analysis you put into this. I've been wondering about this for a long time now, and now I know!

[@seankessel3867]

It's unique ideas like this that really make this channel stand out. I have to say my man, I really appreciate the work you're doing.

[@paulvece3714]

I was only 12 in '93, but I was there, and Junior doing it still the craziest shit ever. To this day I've never heard that sound on contact or the look of a ball coming off a bat replicated. Sooooo good.

[@DyingToLive12]

GRIFFEY also just so happened to have the finest swing of all time. 🐐

[@davidwindell]

No doubt about it. Lefties always have prettier swings, but The Kid’s was an absolute national treasure. Best I’ve ever seen, text book mechanics, productive on the fiels, and ultimately pleasing to the eye.

[@cdo2041]

So very, very true. I watched that picture-perfect swing many times in the Kingdome, and it would just give me chills, make me scream out loud as my heart raced, or make my eyes well up...sometimes all of these at once. It's so beautiful, so silky smooth. Thank you for the wonderful moments and memories, Jr.

[@unkledoda420]

Ted Williams is the only other player who's swing was even in the same category as Griffey.

[@jeffbandy7065]

That's a fact!

[@dumpsterfire7916]

Strawberry had a nice swing too... Drugs are bad, mmkay

[@bdough5012]

0:25 - "nobody has done it before, since or after..." omg that line gave me an aneurysm

[@chrishausman7056]

If the orioles signed Barry Bonds in the early 2000s this video would be “How come only Barry Bonds could hit the warehouse?”

[@bartsullivan4866]

Reminds me of Nelson Cruz being able to hit one out of the stadium in left field over the wall at the Mariners ballpark in Seattle. Nelson did it in practice with a wooden bat the only one to do that. I think Richie Sexson did it with an aluminum bat. I saw Aaron Judge hit some bombs in Seattle that would have cleared the wall easy but didn't have the height. Favorite homerun has to be Mark McGuire hitting a moonshot off Randy Johnson in the old King Dome.

[@erinmsomers]

That Mcguire shot was well over 500ft..I think 525 or so...I remember watching that game when I was in high school back in the day

[@300ZXNA]

Glenallen Hill also hit one out in practice there. In a game, Zunino came tantalizingly close a few years ago.

[@unkledoda420]

I remember guys hitting balls onto and over the roof of the Tigers old stadium.

[@bartsullivan4866]

@@unkledoda420 I remember that was pretty amazing Several players were able to do it Cecil fielder I think did it

[@unkledoda420]

@@bartsullivan4866 yea I remember Cecil Fielder doing it, as well as Rob Deer.

[@illiniguy34]

Schwarber being in the AL East now COULD make it happen, PNC Park and Allegheny River next?

[@jonjanson2]

After that McCovy Cove in San Francisco

[@UnchainedAmerica]

Ball had landed in the river like 15 times?

[@WheelcraftBicycles]

@@UnchainedAmerica it happens like once a year

[@WheelcraftBicycles]

@@UnchainedAmerica 58 HR into the river at the end of the 20202 season.

[@WheelcraftBicycles]

@@UnchainedAmerica and 5 on the fly. 1 hit a boat!

[@maxscameraguy]

3 ommisions. 1. The building was there when Abe Lincoln's casket passed through Baltimore on its way back to Illinois. There is a photo out there. 2. When Camden Yards was being built, they took the building apart brick by brick and cleaned them and put the building back together. Fears about hitting the warehouse were real. 3. Eutaw St acts as a wind tunnel. While the wind pushes out to the warehouse, the Eutaw St. Wind tunnel takes a large chunk of it out. Take the tour. It's very informative and cool.

[@Steve_Hickman]

You know how Griffey did it? With that smooth-as-buttah swing he had.

[@pepawg2281]

And a batting practice pitch.

[@paulsletten8985]

The family guy weatherman ollie on this subject: It's far!

[@CharmCityGamer]

That's a great question FivePoints! Thanks for this coming from a lifelong Orioles fan. I long for 2014 Camden. But I know our time is coming. 2023 or 2024 is our year!

[@Unlitedsoul]

Excellent video, and great analysis. I've never been to Camden Yards. Went to old Memorial Stadium a lot in the early 80s, and almost every home game Saturday during the Orioles' 1983 WS run. That warehouse is absolutely iconic, and Camden has always been gorgeous on TV and in pictures. Hitting the warehouse at Camden is similar to hitting an apartment rooftop at Wrigley. It's just not all that feasible, as tantalizing as it may be, and have only happened once each (at least as far as I am aware at Wrigley). You have to hit the ball exceptionally hard and at a high angle that is usually enough to kill flight distance. The elevated base of the warehouse makes the difference, as if it was on the same level as home plate, there would be and additional 30 feet of fall range where the ball could still hit it... and make it much more likely. Case in point, the apartments at Wrigley get hit 4-5 times a year, minimum... but usually within 15 feet of ground level. I also wonder if there may be some manner of air pressure effect that builds up against the warehouse and causes HR balls to slow at a slightly higher rate in that space. That would be more likely with large crowd, and... well... they often can't give away tickets to Orioles' games the past few years.

[@michaelhowell2326]

You really surprise me with topics like this. I'm the very most casual sports fan so I rarely think about such things. So when you bring it up, I'm like "yeah, that's a good question".

[@Ghostrider6A]

Gunner Henderson hit one about 8' away from the warehouse.

[@maskedsonja5722]

This was fascinating! Be neat to see a series of this sort of thing, like how many shots have gone OVER the Green Monster, how many shots have broken Skydome (Rogers Center) hotels windows, stuff like that.

[@joeyteter9383]

Went to see my White Sox play at Camden a couple-ish of seasons ago and I absolutely loved it. The way the evening sun bounces off those windows, Utah Street itself, the atmosphere (at the time). If you haven’t been, you should go

[@raddastronaut]

Griffey. This always makes me think of how obsessed I was with his Snes game and the he derby at the yard. 😂

[@thefulchman]

I was there when Griffey did this (my only visit to this stadium). It was incredible.

[@MikeThe_Legend]

What’s crazy is all 3 of the David’s you talked about I was at all 3 games lol

[@RobdaVegasMailman]

The first time that I ever felt like watching a video with a slide rule. Another great job, Adam.

[@jeffa3316]

Great video!!! And the “still paying Chris Davis” joke at the end was pretty hilarious!!!🤘🏻🤘🏻😂😂😂😂

[@conman1495]

What makes this even crazier is Camden is maybe the second most hitter friendly park in the league behind Coors and yet the only time someone hit the warehouse was during a Home Run Derby. Whenever Camden next hosts the All Star Game, only lefties should be picked just to try and see if anyone else hits the warehouse.

[@ItsJacobyay]

You should colab with Jomboy and make a “stats that dont matter” video. Bet you’d get his interest with Odor being the most to hit the wall by a yankee playing rn

[@doctorstrainlove6318]

Oh sweetie you forgot about Gallow, Sanchez, Stanton. Why does Brett Gardner have to pull up his adult diaper & constantly be the most consistent yet under-valued player on that team? You'd think you guys could have a functional out field after buying every below .500 team's best players.. maybe its the crew cuts, arrogance & having a big purse to throw at your issues instead of building an adequate farm system..🤔

[@ItsJacobyay]

@@doctorstrainlove6318 What the hell are you talking about? I made a harmless comment about Odor and you just want to start problems for no reason lmao. Also your generic hating lunch box quote of Gardner is completely wrong. Judge and Stanton are at the top of the team in batting average, homeruns, RBI’s, OBP, slugging, OPS, hits, and doubles. They’re also the top in at bats (546 + 507) while Gardner as only gone to the plate 384 times. Gary Sanchez is #8 in fielding and 4th in homeruns by a catcher. Our Farm is doing just fine with Luis Gil having an ERA of 3.07 and was an American Rookie All-Star in his league, Mike King is already a main contributor in the relief rotation and will most likely be brought into the playoffs with us, Loáisiga has a 2.21 era in 69 innings, I dont even need to say anything about Jasson Dominguez.

[@dgaffishing235]

We need the home run derby at Camden

[@benshuford129]

Great to see this video especially after I went to a road Braves game there this year, beautiful stadium

[@81casperflip]

Imagine someone hitting a Homer with a chance of hitting the warehouse and Steve Bartman stops it

[@jordankendall2705]

I was at most of Adley Rutschman's games in Double-A Bowie this season. He's technically a switch hitter but does better as a lefty. I think if anyone can do it, Adley can hit the warehouse.

[@davesravens47]

I love adley but nah. He has some pop but he’s not nearly as strong as davis

[@dr.aisaitl7439]

This is a very well made video, you're improving with your content

[@StuntmanBeatz313]

Visited Baltimore & went to Camden Yards earlier this year.. Something about going to a baseball game will never get old to me..

[@MrDan708]

Bryce Harper might have more of a shot if he didn't play his whole career with NL clubs (WAS, PHI). He still plays a few games there during interleague play, but it's not enough opportunity.

[@kropking]

Shohei will hit it one day.

[@shifty1927]

A Camden yards video 🔥🔥 being an orioles and redskins fan not much from my teams has made me happy lately 🤣

[@ajthebestguy9th]

No Nationals?

[@wesleyhunt7599]

@@ajthebestguy9th Probably followed baseball before 05. I grew up near DC as an O's fan.

[@shifty1927]

@@ajthebestguy9th growing up the nationals and ravens didn't exist . I root for them for sure but not as my primary teams.

[@ButtmunchCookie]

Great video Five points! Can you keep the baseball vids coming?

[@christopherworks400]

I remember when they built it and I think for the first few years they kept the windows covered thinking they would be hit. Then realized it wasn't going to happen. It is awesome to walk down through there and see the spots marked where HR ball land.

[@turbo.driven]

The orioles may suck, but I love going to the best ballpark in the big leagues

[@deathtowrestling2518]

Cedric Mullins is the only thing giving me hope at this time

[@jomowestg]

great video, would love to see something similar about how NO ONE has hit the old score board at wrigley field in center field, other than sam snead (a golfer who tea'd one up from home plate)

[@WriteHookTV]

A whole pile of my favorite things -- Camden Yard, the Orioles, data journalism, and 5PV.

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Going to Camden is one of the greatest experiences for any fan. I have the luxury of living in the same city as an Orioles fan. Just need the team to quit sucking

[@selfdo]

If Bonds had signed with Tampa Bay in 2008, he'd have done it. Even at the end, with his skills not quite at his one time peak, he was still a MONSTER.

[@erinmsomers]

Monster roider..

[@PaisaSteve]

@@erinmsomers Like Hank Aaron was a meth head in his career. Right?

[@dhrus5671]

Love how it turned out! Thanks for having me help.

[@FivePointsVids]

Thanks for your help, it made the video amazing

[@Titokhan2]

there is one other factor.. the warehouse itself working as a wind inhibitor.. a breeze blowing out to right field is great and all..but that breeze hits the warehouse likely creates a deadzone.. meaning the balls get the nice boost while still in the park.. but there's kind of a crosswind killing the balls velocity the closer it gets to the warehouse

[@pugz01234]

i did it in mlb the show😂

[@shanestanton8]

I don’t think anyone has ever managed to hit the centerfield scoreboard at Wrigley either.

[@ethansugar5554]

Yeah but that's like 530 or something from home plate

[@UnchainedAmerica]

The crosswinds at Wrigley keep the ball from floating that far into centerfield.

[@billyv321]

Pretty sure Sam Snead did…but it was a golf ball

[@AbleAnderson]

Great video, I never even realized that the warehouse hadn’t been hit like that, never crossed my mind. Now it’s something I’m gonna be rooting for. It’s gonna happen one day. On a long enough timeline, someone is bound to do it, and if I’m around I will think of this l video, take note of the blast, and smile

[@cpkdiecast]

Man, I almost got a hand on that Berkman home run, I was loading up my face outside of Boog's when it came soaring over and bounced off the warehouse. Heard firsthand from a couple of people that Walter Young (who still may be the heaviest guy to ever play MLB?) hit it in BP while he was with the Orioles in 2005.

[@chenrayen]

Guess before watching: the warehouse at “street level” is actually elevated higher than the playing field adding a ton of distance.

[@DAK4Blizzard]

Yeah, the field is 14 feet elevation, Eutaw Street is 33 feet elevation, and the overhang attached to the B&O Warehouse is 15 feet above Eutaw Street. Therefore, the ball still has to be 48 feet in altitude, or nearly 35 feet above the baseball field's elevation, when it approaches the warehouse to clearly hit it. That implies a projected distance at least near 500 feet is required.

[@Veganerd_]

@@DAK4Blizzard Hmm.. then how did Griffey's 465 footer hit it? >.>

[@DAK4Blizzard]

@@Veganerd_ Fair point. I didn't account for the ball possibly having a steep angle upon impacting the warehouse. Which is very relevant for targets that require moderately high launch angles. Griffey's homer hit the warehouse just right of the Warehouse C logo, so the homer aligns with the middle of the flag court. In terms of pure horizontal distance, the ball traveled about 435 feet before hitting the warehouse. Given the projected distance was 465 feet, it's implicit that the ball would've traveled an additional 30 horizontal feet if its flight was allowed to continue and hit hypothetical ground with same elevation as home plate. As the ball was about 35 feet above home plate with just 30 feet of horizontal distance remaining, it must've had a pretty steep down angle of near 50° upon impact.

[@mrmacross]

@@Veganerd_ don't they measure HR distance purely on horizontal displacement? That is, a 470-foot HR that lands on the upper deck in one stadium is more impressive than a 470-foot HR than touches down on Waveland Avenue outside Wrigley Field. I think the legendary Pujols HR off Lidge in the 2005 NLCS was only estimated to be like 406 feet, but that's because there was nowhere else for the ball to travel in Minute Maid.

[@GrievenceCapitolist]

You have to consider "ball" rotation after contact from the bat . It needs backspin to travel the extra distance . Think of a really nasty fastball and the ball movement . Loved the video . Thanks

[@forthesnowflakes7691]

I saw the title before clicking the video and thought to myself, I could have sworn I watched a homerun Derby back in the day where players hit the wearhouse. I then clicked the video and it opened up with it lol. Glad I'm not going crazy.

[@10Peter25]

I had a chance to watch a game at Camden Yards a couple of years ago, which doesn't happen often because I live in the Pacific NW and don't travel much. Beautiful place to watch a game. I even watched Aaron Judge hit a moonshot home run to straightaway center field in that game. IIRC, that bomb was one of the three longest of the 62 home runs Judge hit that year. (I think Judge has hit more home runs at Camden Yards than at any other stadium away from the Bronx.)

[@Jay_76]

This was an excellent analysis. I'm actually a little surprised that the warehouse has only been hit once. I've only ever been to Camden Yards once, when I was a kid, I think the Orioles won but it was close to 25 years ago so I don't really remember. I _do_ remember how beautiful Camden was and how close the warehouse seemed. Keep up the good work Mr. FivePoints. Here, on the Dumpster Fire, and on Clickbait Sports.

[@FivePointsVids]

Thanks brother!

[@ralphusmcgahee3104]

Camden Yards is less than 30 years old.

[@DanielDwightMusic]

3:33 I love the "too high" major league 2 pun as well as the 420 joke more than I should.

[@tomitstube]

great video, was wondering about this very thing. thought for sure someone would have knocked out a window by now, but yeah it's elevated so all those "projected' homers are just that... projected.

[@paysonfox88]

This just proves what a total badass Ken Griffey Jr was. That man was an awesome hitter.

[@TheTEN24]

One of the favorite parks I’ve been to it’s interesting to think why hitters can’t hit it in a game but there has to be some interesting factors

[@slwsnowman4038]

My dad can tell you how much I despise the O's, but the stadium is Oriole Park at Camden Yards. When it was built, no one wanted Camden Yards name to go away (people were upset Memorial Stadium was being torn down). I remember stories about how many times they thought it was going to be hit and, if I recall right, the first three floors don't have glass windows in that section. 30 some years and it seems fitting The Kid is the only one to have hit it.

[@miguelsilva3867]

Funny story, when i was stationed at Andrews AFB, i see plenty of games and watched Ripken Jr play his last season. The Orioles had a commercial of Jay Gibbions hitting the warehouse and breaking windows. It was a funny commercial. If you go on a tour of Camden Yards they say that the weather prevents the ball from hitting the warehouse.

[@michaelbaucom4019]

The warehouse itself may actually be creating air currents that deaden/deflect the ball along Eutaw Street, keeping the ball from hitting the building....Oracle Park in San Francisco has a similar effect, although only 309 down the line, Giants players over the years haven't put 100 balls in the bay...the construction of the ballpark affected the wind currents there...a possibility

[@ultronrising8424]

One of the best videos I've ever seen

[@FivePointsVids]

Thanks!

[@watchmanadam726]

Great video I've been a Orioles fan since 1996

[@audrisampson]

Eutaw st also is fairly windy down that corridor. Would that also slow the ball down as it enters that area?

[@lionsfan7500]

Pretty damn cool. The looks are so deceiving. Watching a game on tv from Camden Yards the BMO building looks as if it's almost touching the right field part of the stadium, but what people don't realize is the eutaw street separates it from the stadium.

[@kevinevans5921]

Great research!

[@Jesse-bb4qj]

I was gonna say as a little kid growing up in Seattle during the Griffey era *Your wrong* so good on you for putting it first

[@aaronsmith-ps6xr]

Great fun! I'm subscribed!

[@0fficialdregs]

i love that warehouse from the Baltimore and Ohio owning it till its current used as a clubhouse for the Orioles? Truly beautiful just like the Supply Warehouse for the San Diego Padres.

[@XerolOplan]

The harbor is also in that direction, so the breeze comes in that way in the evening. Ironically the warehouse blocks a lot of it, but to hit it that far it needs to go higher than the warehouse, so anything that should have the distance gets knocked down. It's also terribly hot and swampy which I'm sure plays a factor too.

[@jtg_edc]

The view from the men's room of The Camden Club is the best view of any stadium in America.

[@mikepastor.k6233]

they did have a home run contest in the All Star game at Camden. Hard to believe there wasn't anything close hit in that.

[@N3ug3]

Batted balls have also flown clear out of entire states. In 2004 Adam Dunn hit a 500+ ft HR out of Great American Ballpark that ended up in the Ohio river, which is technically part of Kentucky.

[@kellyhryniuk1869]

Awesome video man 👏

[@jeffbandy7065]

Hey man....leave my O's alone! Ha ha...it''s all good man....great job on the history of the warehouse. My guy Griff still the only one to do it....and fun fact...I was at the HR derby in 93! :)

[@h.317]

7:10 OMG! 😅😅😅 I SAW THID COMING A MILE AWAY. 😅 The way you said it was just too funny not to laugh hard. 😅

[@MrTy2K]

from old tours, when the built The Yard they were thinking it would get hit all the time, the 1st 4 floors have laminated glass windows, but then they found out the air flowing threw eutaw st was pushing the balls down.