Baseball came out of its dead ball era, and the power hitter emerged. It made for a much more exciting sport to watch.
Yes, Ty Cobb played major league baseball between 1905-1928. In 1920, he hit .334 for the Detroit Tigers.
Babe Ruth. He hit 54 home runs.
Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians in 1920.
Smackeroo is to hit or smack. It can also refer to something being popular or a big hit. The movie was smackeroo.
Ray Chapman was killed by Carl Mays because Mays threw a pitch and Chapman was hitting and the baseball hit Chapman's head at 100 mph. They didn't have helmets in 1920, so he died from the baseball that hit him in the head.
It wasn't that big! The theory is that a large meteor hit the Earth and the explosion caused a large amount of dust in the upper atmosphere which caused climate change and the dinosaurs (or most of them) didn't survive.
You still hit it with a big stick and you throw a spherical object
None. Ray Chapman was hit in the head with a pitch in 1920, but he died the next day at the hospital.
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In 1920, Sumpter Clarke played in 1 game for the Chicago Cubs. He had 3 at bats, getting 1 hit, for a .333 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 1 time. He hit only singles.
In 1920, Ed Wingo played in 1 game for the Philadelphia Athletics. He had 4 at bats, getting 1 hit, for a .250 batting average, with 1 run batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 0 times. He hit only singles.
In 1920, Art Wilson played in 16 games, all for the Boston Braves, and batting in all of them. He had 19 at bats, getting 1 hit, for a .053 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 1 time, and was hit by the pitch 1 time. He struck out 1 time. He hit only singles.