Originally posted by TRfromBR
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I think we were discussing home runs then and now and the conditions hit under.
For one thing parks were bigger then, more area for balls to drop in.
Strikeouts per at bat were lower, contact back in that time, lots of free swingers in todays game.
Some other numbers. I took the years 1920-36 and 1990 to 2006, both 17 year periods.
--------------------AB---------AB/2B-------AB/3B-------AB/HR
1920-1936-------1453470-------20.2--------75.62--------76.59
1990-2006-------2645894-------19.54------175.09--------33.65
Double ratio close, triples far higher ratio putting runners 90 feet from home more often per at bat. Home runs, today hit at a far better ratio than the 1920s-1930s.
A whole different way of scoring in the 1920s-30s then in the last 17 seasons, 1990-2006. I think most would agree some favorable condition for base hits back in those day, more favorable conditions for the long ball today. I have not discounted the fact that on average players are bigger today, but the parks do play some part.
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