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Originally Posted by Bobaphat
hal, it was also from an era where there were only 8 teams and pitchers pitched 9 innings regularly. How many modern era hitters are anywhere near the top of that list. It is an impressive feat.
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Absolutely. The teams of that era, I'm sorry to say, wouldn't do very well today. Limited entirely to white Americans - no blacks, no Japanese, no Dominicans or other central Americans, pitchers who threw tired and sore all the time and who threw a much smaller variety of pitches than they do today. Sisler's record was impressive for its time and its longevity. Suzuki's is also impressive for its time.