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Cubs longest homers before 1900, Part 2 By JohnW53 on Dec 14, 2020, 6:53am CST + .... As noted in the previous post, of all the home runs hit by batters for the future Cubs from 1876-1900, an actual distance is cited in the Chicago Tribune for only 1: a blast by Fred Pfeffer at Detroit on Sept. 5, 1887: The ball hit a fence nearly 600 feet from the plate, and hadn t begun to come home when Fritz crossed the plate. . In lieu of distances in feet, extraordinary home runs often were described in terms of where they landed. [Mark] Baldwin s hit in the third was a long one, the Tribune said of a game against Boston on May 16, 1888. It went to within a few feet of the engine-house before it touched the ground. At that [right fielder Tom] Brown s speed and throwing ability enabled him to get the ball and send it back so as to give Baldy trouble in making third. Had [shortstop Sam] Wise handled the throw cleanly there would have been ....