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Originally Posted by turtleguy64
Thanks for including me in that company of real heroes but I'm not worthy of that class.Greenberg fought almost as much prejudice in his time as Jackie did due to his ethnic background.Remember he had 58 dingers one season and just got walked again and again as he approached the 60 hr plateau.Were the pitchers simply "protecting" the Babe ?
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Babe was walked at a higher rate in most of his seasons compared to Greenberg during his massive season. I won't argue his getting discriminated against at the end, but over the course of the entire season I would argue he had more opportunities to hit than Ruth.