Babe Ruth would've had more home runs
Was at a D'Back game last night and was sitting next to a baseball encyclopedia. He said that during the Babe Ruth era balls that curved around (or in back of) the foul pole were called foul instead of fair like they are today. Had never heard of this. Any comments??
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However, he was compensated by the fact that until the same time batted balls that bounced over the fence were called home runs. So he got credit for some home runs that would be ground rule doubles today. Probably balanced out. |
There was an article the other day that said based on the size of ball parks in that era, Babe Ruth would have hit over 1150 homeruns ! He had a lot of 450 foot outs.
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So he got credit for some home runs that would be ground rule doubles today.
They did award home runs on what today would be ground rule doubles, but I seem to remember reading that Babe Ruth did not get any such home runs. But I would not swear to it. The truth must be on the Web somewhere. |
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Can't help it...
Regardless, Babe Ruth was not HALF the hitter that Barry Bonds is!
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huh ?!?.............................
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Reference, please ? Doug |
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I'm not conceding that he is now either. The debate can never be decisively won, but I choose not to give a cheater and soon to be felon many kudos. Though I appreciate your opinion, I doubt you have much more than familiarity with Bonds to base it on. |
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Games AB AVG OBP 2b 3b K RBI Ruth 2503 8398 .342 .474 506 136 1330 2217 Bonds 2730 9140 .300 .442 564 77 1430 1853 hmmmm I think the stats speak for themselves. To say Ruth is half the hitter Bonds is probably not a defensible position. IMHO |
Don't waste your typing-breath NI - anyone who would make such a ridiculous statement has taken too many fouls to the facemask.
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Pitching in Ruth's era was ridiculously too easy to hit. If Bonds and Ruth had to switch era's to bat in, Bonds would have about 3000 home runs, and Ruth might have 50!
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