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Originally Posted by Rich Iwaszko
Babe Ruth could not hit todays pitchers, Bobby Jones could not play against todays Tour golfers, etc etc etc etc.
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Do you think Jack Nicklaus could play today? Ben Hogan? Lee Trevino? Arnie? Bill Russell? Kareem?
Shortly before he died, Ty Cobb was supposedly asked by a reporter how he would do against the current MLB pitchers. Cobb said that he would probably only hit about .300. The reporter said that is amazing - you were a lifetime .367 hitter! Cobb replied that "You've got to remember - I'm seventy-three."
Jackie Robinson played one year in the Negro Leagues. He was 26 and he hit .387 with five home runs in 47 games. His best year in MLB he hit .342 and the most home runs he hit in a season was 19. His career batting average was .313.