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10-18-2023, 01:29 PM
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His two prime years, 1916-1917, he threw 650 innings an had a sub 2.00 ERA. Led the league in ERA, CG, GS, and shutouts in one or other of those years. A pretty darn good pitcher.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruthba01.shtml#1916-1917-sum  itching_standard
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10-18-2023, 01:36 PM
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I was looking at those years too. He walked a lot of guys and didn't strike out a ton of people, but still managed to barely get touched. I wonder if that knuckleball was truly in his arsenal. It seems to make so much sense when you look at the raw stats. It would be hard to control, which would lead to walks and limited strike outs, and would also be hard to hit squarely and put into play with any power, which would explain why he was able to keep his ERA so low and suffer such little damage despite the walks.
Last edited by packs; 10-18-2023 at 01:37 PM.
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10-18-2023, 02:02 PM
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I never imagined Ruth as RA Dickey, I always saw him like a pre-historic David Wells. Thanks for starting this thread!
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Then there was the game Ruth started, I forget what year, 1917 or 18. He got ejected after walking the first batter, arguing balls and strikes. Ernie Shore came on in relief and was perfect the rest of the way. For decades it was looked on as a perfect game, then years later a further review figured it should just be a no-hitter.
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