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Posted By: identify7

Howard: Cravath being a right handed hitter really could not take as much advantage of the Bakers Bowl's short right field dimension (even 15' shorter than Yankee Stadium), as a lefty could.

And to answer your question of "could Mantle have hit better in the '20s and '30s"? I dunno. Hornsby and Ruth found those years best, but Cobb and Wagner seemed to do better even earlier. How about the teens? Mantle and Cravath a one two punch on the Phillies - short right field wall - just right for Mantle.