but if we are gonna factor in Williams war years we should also factor in the deadball era years for The Babe. he played his first 6 seasons with every illegal ball available to pitch to him, with the umpire rarely changing the ball in a game (thus it getting way dirty and way harder to see), and he had to hit a deader ball then what Williams ever had to contend with. The case in point, BEFORE they undeaded the ball he topped the all tiem hr per season record by twice as much. The year they undeaded it he beat his own record by twice as much. And Williams coundlt pitch.
|