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Ty Cobb, Nap Lajoie, and Honus Wagner were among the greatest hitters who ever played major league baseball, but how do they stack up against players of other eras and each other? This book employs a statistical analysis of production per at-bat to compare 120 top batters by position over a 19-year period when contact, speed and hit-and-run strategy were more valuable than power and home runs.

Included are an analysis of each player''s strengths and weaknesses, rankings of the most talented and the most valuable producers, and the selection of an All-Star team for the era.

Baseballs Offensive Greats of the Deadball Era

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: 3/30/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786441259, 978-0786441259
      ISBN10: 0786441259

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Ty Cobb, Nap Lajoie, and Honus Wagner were among the greatest hitters who ever played major league baseball, but how do they stack up against players of other eras and each other? This book employs a statistical analysis of production per at-bat to compare 120 top batters by position over a 19-year period when contact, speed and hit-and-run strategy were more valuable than power and home runs.

      Included are an analysis of each player''s strengths and weaknesses, rankings of the most talented and the most valuable producers, and the selection of an All-Star team for the era.

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