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Cleveland Indians: Jim Thome’s top 5 most memorable moments ranked

By Nick Dudukovich

26 Oct 1995: Jim Thome of the Cleveland Indians celebrates his sixth inning home run during the game five of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves at the Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians defeated the Braves 5-4. Mandatory Credit: Al Bello /Allsport
26 Oct 1995: Jim Thome of the Cleveland Indians celebrates his sixth inning home run during the game five of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves at the Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians defeated the Braves 5-4. Mandatory Credit: Al Bello /Allsport /
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2. The Two-Tape Measure Shot

Not a day in the big-league season goes by without a home run. Someone’s hitting one somewhere.

Few, especially during the regular season, are remembered as legendary. Mark McGwire belting one off the Bud Lite sign at Jacobs Field is one, as is Mickey Mantle‘s 1960 blast, which cleared the right-field roof at old Tiger Stadium.

When legendary players do something legendary, their fetes are remembered.

Thome is no different.

On July 3, 1999, Thome blasted a home run so memorable, the Indians recognized it with a statue.

“Jim Thome has just left Jacobs Field onto Eagle Ave. That will take Two Tape measures,” said Indians play-by-play man Tom Hamilton.

Everyone knew in the moment that what Thome had done was special, but the Indians made sure that future generations remember the greatness of this Paul Bunyan type character by immortalizing the spot with a statue on the spot where the ball landed during the 2014 season.

The blast traveled 511 feet, and is still the longest home run in the history of Jacobs/Progressive Field.

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