In 1976 I created a tournament among the TSN all-time all-stars – I picked what years I thought were the best years for Ruth(1927) Williams (1941) Cobb (1911) etc… and had them compete. I remember who won - Rogers Hornsby 1922 -I decided to recreate the tournament and expand it to see if Rogers Hornsby 1922 season will still win.
Babe Ruth 1927 vs. Sammy Sosa 1998
Another Battle of the Titans
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AB | 540 | 643 | Sosa |
RUNS | 158 | 134 | Ruth |
HITS | 192 | 198 | Sosa |
2B | 29 | 20 | Ruth |
3B | 8 | 0 | Ruth |
HR | 60 | 66 | Sosa |
RBI | 165 | 158 | Ruth |
BAT | 356 | 308 | Ruth |
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Before the late 1990s no one except Maris could beat in HR.
The 1976 Topps Sporting News All Stars are 4-1.
THE BRACKETS
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Cochrane | Bench |
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Musial | Cobb |
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Gehrig | Gehrig |
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Traynor |
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Williams |
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