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Posted By: peter chao

Brett,

Mays had the edge in two facets of the game over Cobb. He was a better fielder and had more power. He also might might have been just as good on the basepaths too but he tried to conserve himself because he knew that his team needed his bat.

Mays often showed off his baserunning skills in the All-Star games and sometimes batted lead-off.

You cannot say that they were wrong in picking Mays over Cobb.

Peter