Deadball era Wikipedia
In baseball, the deadball era was the period between around 1900 and the emergence of Babe Ruth as a power hitter in 1919. That year, Ruth hit a thenleague record 29 home runs, a spectacular feat at that time. Teams played in spacious ball parks that limited hitting for power, and, compared to modern baseballs, the ball used then was "dead" both by design and from overuse. In addition ball ...