This maybe because teams are using so many pitchers. The current average is.244 (it is possible the average could finish above .248 before the end of the year.
When you look at - it is probably worse in todays game
A comparison (looking at the best each of the categories during that time on a per game/per team basis)
1904-1909 2020-2025
Runs 3.89 4.28
Singles 6.50 5.39
Doubles 1.50 1.69
Triples 0.46 0.15
Home Runs 0.14 1.28
Steals 1.22 0.79
Error 1.88 0.58
Baseball has tried everything in the last few years to put balls in play. Because there was almost 4 as more errors back then - it meant the ball was probably put in play more. A lot of those errors were probably because of poor conditions or poor fielding gloves or over zealous scorers.
Strikeouts 3.85 8.66
If you would time warp and put 1900s game in to stadiums today - I think fans would be more enthused as there would more action and not everyone would be waiting for the long ball
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