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Originally Posted by darwinbulldog
Little before my time, but Tommy Bond. Best player in baseball in the late 1870s. Worse than replacement level in the early 1880s (had trouble getting his pitches to the plate from 50' away). Retired at age 28.
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Another "rule change" victim: Ross Barnes:
1876 (fair/foul rule last year) -- .404 (lead NL)
1877 (fair/foul rule abolished) -- .272