Career Batting Stats
NL 1914-1935
Skills Scorecard
Contact
A+
Power
A+
Speed
B+
Durability
A-
Range
B-
Arm
C
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Jul 10, 1934Jul 10, 1934
The 1934 Baseball All-Star Game was the second year that the game was played, but...
1934 MLB All-Star Game - Radio Broadcast / The 1934 Baseball All-Star Game was the second year that the game was played, but it's the first baseball game in which an audio recording still exists. The game featured an unbelievable 28 future hall of famers and is well known among baseball historians for the performance of starting pitcher Carl Hubbell. Be sure to listen closely to the first inning when, Hubbell strikes out five of the game's best hitters in succession: – Hall of famers Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin
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1928
The 1928 Major League Baseball season was a banner year for hitting, with several sluggers...
MLB 1928 Home Run Derby Simulation / The 1928 Major League Baseball season was a banner year for hitting, with several sluggers making their mark. The New York Yankees' Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig dominated the American League, with Ruth hitting .323 with 54 home runs and 142 RBIs, and Gehrig batting .374 with 27 home runs and a league-leading 142 RBIs. In the National League, the Pittsburgh Pirates' Paul Waner led with a .370 average, while the Philadelphia Phillies' Cy Williams topped the league with 31 home runs. The Yankees swept the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, with Ruth and Gehrig combining for seven home runs in four games.
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1927
In this simulated 1927 MLB Home Run Derby, we're seeing a clash of titans with...
MLB 1927 Home Run Derby Simulation / In this simulated 1927 MLB Home Run Derby, we're seeing a clash of titans with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Rogers Hornsby, and Hack Wilson, all at their prime. Ruth and Gehrig, famously part of the '27 Yankees' "Murderers' Row", are up against Hornsby, who had just moved to the Giants, and Wilson, who was leading the Cubs' offensive, setting the stage for a contest of power hitters from a golden era of baseball.
Jan 1, 1920
When Sporting News halted printing of the long running Sporting News Record Book in 1942, it replaced it with the
/ When Sporting News halted printing of the long running Sporting News Record Book in 1942, it replaced it with the Sporting News Guide in 1943, a companion publication to the Sporting News Register, which began publication in 1940.
Jan 1, 1921
When Sporting News halted printing of the long running Sporting News Record Book in 1942, it replaced it with the
/ When Sporting News halted printing of the long running Sporting News Record Book in 1942, it replaced it with the Sporting News Guide in 1943, a companion publication to the Sporting News Register, which began publication in 1940.
224 pages
Jan 1, 1925
Lane authored several books in his day but Batting was the only one on baseball. First published in
/ Lane authored several books in his day but Batting was the only one on baseball. First published in 1925, Batting collects the wisdom and insights of over 250 hitters and baseball figures. Lane interviewed extensively and compiled tips and advice on everything from batting stances to beanballs. Legendary baseball figures such as Ty Cobb, Casey Stengel, Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Rogers Hornsby, and Babe Ruth reveal the secrets of such integral and interesting parts of the game as how to choose a bat, the ways to beat a slump, common baseball player superstitions, how to outguess the pitcher, even the best way to deal with unhappy fans and the press.
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Jul 1, 1926
By the first quarter of the twentieth century, the Draper-Maynard Company of Plymouth, New Hampshire had become the preeminent manufacturer
/ By the first quarter of the twentieth century, the Draper-Maynard Company of Plymouth, New Hampshire had become the preeminent manufacturer of professional model baseball gloves and one of the largest sporting goods suppliers in the United States. In fact, throughout the 1920's, the company claimed that between 80 and 90 percent of professional baseball players used their gloves. The metamorphosis of Jason & Nathaniel Draper's one-room glove factory in Glove Hollow into an iconic international brand is a remarkable American success story made possible by hard work and a little good fortune.
Jan 1, 1929
When Sporting News halted printing of the long running Sporting News Record Book in 1942, it replaced it with the
/ When Sporting News halted printing of the long running Sporting News Record Book in 1942, it replaced it with the Sporting News Guide in 1943, a companion publication to the Sporting News Register, which began publication in 1940.
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