"seems a bit odd to judge on that basis. its not like it was ruth's fault."
I'm not blaming him or laying fault at his door, with the fact of Segregation. But it's just that MLB was not open to every potentially great ballplayer. Even a New Yawker like you's gotta see that, Robbie. Ruth did not compete on a complete playing field. If everyone back in 1920 could have played MLB based on their talent, THEN we'd have a what I think is more complete picture of Ruth's abilities.
There's no doubt that Ruth's statistics are outstanding and HoF worthy and all that. But I can't overlook the culture of the period in which Ruth played.
"why so low on the white population?"
Robbie, that's a dumb remark and you know it. I am not "low" on the whites. I am simply (but obviously not simply enough) saying that two other populations of ballplayers--the Blacks and the Latins--were actively kept out of the competition.
Jim
