Before There Was Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth is hands down the greatest hitter who ever played. Baseball was forever changed when the New York Yankees acquired the slugger and made him a full time outfielder to stop wasting his potential trying to juggle between pitching and playing the field (take note Ohtani). From there the records were shattered and the world was on notice. But before that transition, there were other so called sluggers that the baseball world knew of who would fade into obscurity in short time. In 1918, Ruth stopped being an exclusive pitcher in Boston and began playing to field sometimes to get some more at bats in. That season he led the league in homers for the first time with 11 and lead the league in the stat for 12 of the next 14 years. In 1917, while the Red Sox continued to squander the Babe's ability, Wally Pipp (yes, that Wally Pipp) would lead baseball with a whopping 9 dingers. Impressive when you consider that his chart doesn't allow for any natural homers. Meet Roger Connor a