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01-21-2018, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by nat

Cobb was the premier power hitter of his day. He led the league in slugging percentage eight times. Of course he would also have made a great leadoff hitter, but there was good reason to put him third.

Yup, he was the best hitter and drove in runs while doing it so he went third. His contact ability allowed a ton of hit an runs ans he drove the ball allowing for all those RBIs so he hit third. His speed was secondary due to his hitting prowess, he was the Mike Trout of his day except he was more clutch.

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