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Posted By: fkw

Babe Ruth by far. .342 lifetime average. Broke the career HR record 500+ times.

Best Example
In 1920 Ruth hit 54 HRs....Pittsburgh hit 16, Cincinnati hit 18, Boston AL hit 22, Boston NL hit 23, Brooklyn hit 28, Detroit hit 30, St.Louis NL hit 32, Chicago NL hit 34, Cleveland hit 35, Washington hit 36, Chicago AL hit 37, Philadelphia AL hit 44, New York NL 46, St.Louis AL hit 50, Philadelphia NL hit 64.
So Ruth alone outhomered 14 of the 15 other teams in 1920, all while batting .376.

And last time I looked, a Dinger was better than a slap single or a gap double!