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Originally Posted by Mark
I, for one, don't mind statistics as long as they are read in the context of their era. Everything that Larry accomplished took place before the advent of the live ball (the "rabbit ball" as the oldtimers called it). Back when the NY Giants were the Yankees of baseball, he was the best position player on the team.
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Hitting .290 in the deadball era is not exactly overwhelming, given the averages of the day. Bill James (sorry Ted!!) does give Doyle a decent rating, #20 all time among second basemen. Just ahead of Chuck Knoblauch and Dick McAuliffe, and just behind two dubious HOFers, Bobby Doerr and Tony Lazzeri.