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I was at a St. Louis Cardinal game  vs Houston back in the mid 80's and an Astro hit a ball out of Busch Stadium.

Who was it?

Answer
It wasn't an Astro. It was a Redbird. I quote from the website: http://www.slpl.org/slpl/interests/article240087364.asp

Old Busch Stadium was a BIG ballpark. Even Mark McGwire was never able to hit a ball out of the park.

Only one person ever managed the feat. Mike Laga, a 9-year journeyman player with a lifetime batting average under .200, pulled a long foul ball entirely out of the stadium in 1986 against the Mets.


And see the comments to this piece by a skeptic of the Mike Laga story:

http://thefyc.blogspot.com/2005/07/legend-of-mike-laga.html

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