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Originally Posted by robw1959
It's always fun to chime in on stuff like this, but there's really never going to be someone as good as Babe Ruth again. He's the greatest home run hitter of all time not just because of the numbers, but because he outhomered entire teams on many occasions. People who make these comparisons forget one crucial fact - the fences were typically 450' from home plate in Ruth's day. Enough said.
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Hmm, I read the opposite. The Polo Grounds was 258 feet to right field, and the House that Ruth Built was 295 to right field. It seems to be the case that dead center field in certain parks were deeper that it is today, but that's likely more than made up for by ridiculously short fences to right.