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IMO, Hornsby!
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1968 and 1984, the greatest ever. -
I say Ruth"I was pitching one day when my glasses clouded up on me. I took them off to polish them. When I looked up to the plate, I saw Jimmie Foxx. The sight of him terrified me so much that I haven't been able to wear glasses since." - Left Gomez
"(Lou) Gehrig never learned that a ballplayer couldn't be good every day." - Hank GowdyComment
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I haven't made a list of my top hiters, but as it is, I would go with:
Williams
Ruth
Cobb
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Hornsby
Hornsby was great, but Cobb just had WAY too much power for Hornsby to overcome, even with positional adjustments. No amount of defense can make up those 200+ HR's that Ruth beats him by.
Hornsby may be number 2 in BA, but Ruth is not that far behind, being 10th all-time himself, only 16 points behind. Now normally that would be considered a lot, but Ruth also has a 40 point lead in OBP, and an astounding 113 point lead in Slugging!!!
So in the end, it isn't even close, Ruth wins by a mile.Comment
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My candidates for Greatest Hitters of the 1920's are:
1. Babe Ruth
2. Rogers Hornsby
3. Harry Heilmann
4. Ty Cobb
5. Tris Speaker
6. Eddie Collins
7. Zack Wheat
8. Eddie Roush
9. Al Simmons
10. Ken Williams/Hack WilsonComment
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Not a bad list, Bill. Goose Goslin and Sam Rice definitely should be on there though, certainly ahead of Collins, Wheat, and Wilson.Originally posted by [email protected]Comment
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