The greatest player of the Dead Ball era is without question Ty Cobb.
Babe Ruth technically wouldn't qualify as a possibility as he played MOST of his career post Dead Ball era with a different baseball. Babe Ruth should be taken off this list. His numbers with Boston as a hitter during the Dead Ball era weren't even close to Cobb's during the years the Dead Ball was being used.
In the Dead ball era the best Home run hitters would have only 12-14 homers per year. From 1900 to 1920 there were 13 home run champs that had fewer than 10 home runs in a season.
During the years that Ty Cobb played during the Dead Ball era he led the lead in hitting 12 out of 15 years. Unbelievable!!!!!!
Last edited by sayheykid54; 09-28-2013 at 04:19 PM.
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