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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Why? Yes there is the whole overlay of baseball being white only, but at the same time with so far fewer teams, and no other major sports to siphon off great athletes, there was arguably more concentrated talent then, no?
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the whole idea that participation was not limited to the elite athletes back then. If you've read the whole thread you have seen references to common Joes that Babe played against. If you don't subscribe to that theory that's different, but I think there's a kernel of truth to it.