Hack Wilson probably wouldn’t have made it without his record setting season.
No one advocating Maris would be advocating Maris if he hit 59 that year.
Wilson is a good comparison here. The takeaway is that Wilson was a mistake, but the comparison makes clear sense to me. He’s probably the most blatant example of a hitter riding in based on an annual achievement more than his career. His career produced good rate stats but is far too short otherwise.
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