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Originally Posted by plannine
He didn't hit double digits (in home runs) until 1918 (first year as a part time position player/part time pitcher). The A/I may not even keep him in the majors as a outfielder before then (too many better full time players). As a bench warmer for four years he might call it quits before his time.
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True, but few others did which made his output favorable to his contemporaries during the teens. The ball they played with wasn't dead and Ruth hit ball all over the place.