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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
I disagree, primarily because Ruth put up the same type of gaudy numbers when barnstorming against Negro League players.
Theres also the matter of how many fewer major leaguers there were, which meant the pitching pool was much, much more limited.
And worse hitting conditions. And worse baseballs.
I dug through a bunch of old box scores from the New York papers, reporting on Ruth's barnstorming tours. He dominated those just like he did the major leagues.
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on the barn storming tours you think they would be more likely to just beat babe with eat because that was the flashy negro way? Or would they pitch like change speeds and stuff. That is the only thing would be my gripe with that argument.