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12th consecutive year hitting 30 or more Home Runs a year
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Originally posted by ROYistheGOAT View PostHe is the greatest of his era, but it's hard to compare his era to the 50s through today.
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Greatest games:
The June 23, 1917, game between the Red Sox and the Washington Senators. Here's what I would get to see:
• A game at Fenway Park when the stadium was just five years old.
• A game Babe Ruth played.
• A game Babe Ruth pitched.
• A game Babe Ruth was ejected from when he SLUGGED THE UMPIRE after walking the game's leadoff batter.
• And finally, a game when reliever Ernie Shore took over, the leadoff batter was caught stealing and Shore retired everyone else in order for a perfect game in relief.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/83...-back-time-see
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Originally posted by Miburo View PostHas nothing to do with eras. Name anyone, in any era, who was Hall of Fame caliber as both a hitter and a pitcher. The only true universal player in history. It defies belief.
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Originally posted by ROYistheGOAT View PostThat's the thing, during his era that was possible, it would have never been possible to do that during the 50's through now. You really can't compare that era to recent eras, just so much stuff different.
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Originally posted by Miburo View PostThe situation was no different. Pitchers were dedicated pitchers back then who weren't expected to hit well, and vice versa. No one else has managed it in the same way. Look at Ankiel for a modern example of a player making the transition from pitcher to hitter, and just how poor his is in comparison. Ruth was among the best in the game at both roles.
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Originally posted by -Kev- View PostOnly player in MLB history to hit 30 or more home runs each year for 12 years.
30 Home runs, 96 RBI's, .283 Batting average...considered his second worst year so far in his 12 year career.
Hit 0 home runs and 5 RBI's in April for this season. Ends up in the top 10 in Home Runs and #7 in RBI's in the American League, despite the horrible start.
The GOAT, Albert Pujols.
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