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Old 05-16-2018, 08:15 PM
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I just discovered that Baker swung a 52 ounce bat, most modern bats are 32 ounces. This photo has always struck me as such an evocative image of the Deadball Era and that size differential might explain why the photo is so striking to the modern eye.
52 ounces!!!! He looks like he weights 170 pounds! Wow.
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