Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders notwithstanding, it is still said that Mickey Mantle ran the fastest known hand-time sprint to first base. He legged it out in 3.1 seconds. That's 90 feet, people. We're talking about a 3.1 second 30 yard dash.
Herb Washington did a stint as a pinch runner for the 1970's A's, but I don't recall sportswriters listing a home-to-first time for him.
I don't have a calculator at my pc, but what type of 60 meter time could Mantle have run if he maintained that pace? It sound like, in football relevance, a 4.2 time in the 40 yard dash.
Bijan C. Bayne
Herb Washington did a stint as a pinch runner for the 1970's A's, but I don't recall sportswriters listing a home-to-first time for him.
I don't have a calculator at my pc, but what type of 60 meter time could Mantle have run if he maintained that pace? It sound like, in football relevance, a 4.2 time in the 40 yard dash.
Bijan C. Bayne
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