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Posted By: peter chao

James,

Shoeless Joe was a great ballplayer, but let's not get carried away. In 1920 Joe had 12 home runs which was the most he ever hit. In 1920 Babe Ruth had 54 home runs. It's unlikely that Joe would have ever gotten into a home run race with the Babe.

Also, it is doubtful that even if the Chicago White Sox had kept their team together, it's unlikely that they would have stopped the rise of the Yankee steam roller led by Babe Ruth.

Peter