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Posted By: Kevin Cummings

Hmmmmmmm.......I swear I had read somewhere that when Ruth hit 29 he broke Gavy Cravath's single-season record. I hadn't even realized Buck Freeman was that close.

I wonder whether Williamson got the short end of the stick because he hit his 27 in the American Association. It could also be because people all knew that the Chicago park he hit 25 of his 27 homers in that year had an outfield fence that was only 200 feet away and prior to 1884 balls hit over it were considered only doubles.