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Originally Posted by Kasept
The reason I used 60's era players was that you cannot fairly compare the two generations. What would Cabrera's HR and RBI numbers be if he played the first half of his career in Forbes Field?
Left Field—360 feet
Deepest corner—462 feet
Center Field—442 feet
Right Field—376 feet
What would Clemente or Kaline have done in an era when the pitching talent is as watered down as it is today?
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We dont know what they would have done, we can only go by what they did. Since Forbes was so cavernous why didnt Clemente hit more doubles and have a higher average as there is a lot more ground to cover? While pitching may be watered down the era of facing fresh relief pitchers and the constant lefty/righty matchups has to be considered as does the closers role.