07-31-2015, 10:48 AM
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Peter Spaeth
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Originally Posted by aro13
Ruth batted 3rd and Gehrig 4th for most of their career.
If indeed both Ruth and Gehrig are in the top 5 you have to figure out why they did not win more pennants and World Series then they did. Unless, you also say that all of the HOFers they played with -Dickey, Lazzeri, Sewell, Combs, Ruffing, Gomez, Hoyt, Pennock are all over-rated. Two of the top 5 players ever combined with 8 other Hall of Famers should have won far more pennants then they did.
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The As were a pretty formidable team in those years. I don't think it detracts from Ruth and Gehrig.
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