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Originally Posted by rats60
That is not the only year it happened. In 1929 the top 4 in both leagues were future Hofers. Ruth, Gehrig, Simmons and Foxx in the AL. Klein, Ott, Hornsby and Wilson in the NL.
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I could be wrong, but I think the purpose of the question was to highlight that in 1948 the top two tied (with 40 HRs) and the next two also tied (with 39). I don't know if the ties at to the top has happened before, especially with all Hall of Famers.