Originally posted by DonMichaelCorleone:
Even for homeruns the stadiums over the years have changed...I thought I hears somewhere that the fence in left feild I think in Yankee Stadium was pretty much made for Ruth, I could be wrong though.
It was the right field fence. When the Stadium opened in 1923 the distance down right field line was only 296 feet.
You're right, though, arguments can be made using a variety of issues (like the change in stadiums, number of games in a schedule, etc.). There'll never be an accurate way to compare old era to modern era stats.
