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Originally Posted by Mark17
I thought your point was the relative value of singles vs. home runs. I didn't realize there was a difference in the result of a home run that goes over the fence and one that doesn't. Both clear the bases and count the same.
Cobb hit for power in the dead ball era; in his prime years, nobody was busting fences down. Nobody until the Babe.
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Your point was that Cobb had home run power early in his career. I was pointing how misleading those numbers are.