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Kay: When Ruth hit his 60th, he said "60, count em, 60. Let's see someone match that!" Of course when the Babe said that, they only played 154 games in a season. Not to mention the fact that Ruth hit 50+ home runs 4 times in his career. And if we want to include cheaters (like McGwire, Sosa and Bond), only Sammy Sosa stands out as having done something truly amazing with his juice. Beginning in 1998, Sosa had 5 seasons in a row with 66, 63, 50, 64 and 49 home runs. Let's see anyone alive today (cheating or clean) do that!
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How many African American players were pitching to Ruth in 1927?
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How many African American players were pitching to Ruth in 1927?
What??? What a stupid thing to say
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Against Hall of Fame pitchers Babe was 214-for-632, or a .339 average, he hit 47 home runs, had 149 walks, and 140 strikeouts. His regular-season career averages: .342 batting average, 46 homers, 133 walks, and 86 strikeouts. So he was great against the best, there’s no reason to think he wouldn't have been successful against black pitchers.
John 3:16 * Ephesians 2:8-9 * Romans 10:9-10 * John 14:3-6 * Romans 5:8
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How many African American players were pitching to Ruth in 1927?
That certainly wasn't Ruth's fault. He competed against African American players hundreds of times and was suspended by MLB in 1922 for having the decency to do so in violation of Judge Landis' segregationist rules. Landis suspended Ruth for about 40 games in 1922. Despite it all, Ruth put his All Star team back in the road in 1926 and competed against teams from the Negro Leagues for several years thereafter. Like many aspects of baseball from that era, the stats are not always reliable. If you trust Bill Jenkinson, Ruth's numbers against the pitcheers of the Negro Leagues were very similar to those he put up against "white" players. I do not have hard date to prove or disprove that. But I do know Babe Ruth was a leader in crossing the lines that separated America in his day. In fact, the did so to such an extent that many observers of all colors thought it possible that he had African American heritage. Or maybe he was just a good man.
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