Yeah, it wasn't unusual early on for a player to lead the league in dingers with 10 or so. Home Run Baker, for example, led the A.L. in dingers for four straight seasons never exceeding 12. Hell, even Babe Ruth only had 11 dingers leading the league in 1918 and it was only after he (along with Jimmie Fox, Mel Ott, and several others) started to eat his oatmeal that the ball started flying out of the park (following that 11 dinger season with 29, 54, and 59). Oatmeal being the steroids of their day, it seems.
Monday, July 11, 2022
On Ty Cobb Leading the American League In Home Runs In 1909 with a Grand Total of 9
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