Baseball Legends

Baseball Legends

One of the most popular times in baseball was the 1920s. This was because fans really started to get into the game, if they weren’t already and the teams produced big league players. There were two that are probably most known to this day, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. These two now hall of famers, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were part of what is called Murderers Row. Their line up was called Murderers Row because every other player who came against them got murdered in the game and to say they were amazing is an understatement. Between the two of them they sent 107 home runs past the fence and had 339 RBIs during just the regular season. Other players that were on Murderers Row were Bob Meusel and Tony Lazzeri. Between just these four players, there were over 300 home runs. No wonder the claimed the name.

Legends Baseball Bats

Another baseball legend, Alexander Cartwright, the father of baseball, seemed to have his hand in just about everything when it came to baseball, even the bats. He seemed to have helped produce the baseball bat. However, there is not much written documentation to confirm who actually invented the baseball bat. It evolved over time from different forms of paddles, and other devices that were used to hit the balls, overtime. The baseball bats were evolved to give the baseball more gumption. The baseball bats were then made of wood, but were a bit heavy. So, the bat evolved again. Bat makers had to change the pure wood bats, to partly wood bats and other material filler. Louisville, Kentucky was a place that produced a lot of bats. The biggest baseball bat producer in Louisville was Hillerich & Bradsby Co. who was known to produce over 7 million bats in one year.

Baseball Legends In 1950s

One of the biggest baseball legends of the 1950s was Mickey Mantle. Even though he has sustained several leg injuries over the course of his life, he was still considered one of the best switch hitters in the league and one of the best runners to boot. Another 1950s baseball legend was Ted Williams with his incredible batting talent. The credit given to him was his eyesight, but he said it was discipline. In the 50s, he unfortunately became more known for his temper tantrums of spitting and throwing bats into the crowd than his amazing batting average. While Mantle and Williams were known for their hitting, there was a pitcher that was well known in the 50s as a baseball legend as well. Warren Spahn was a pitcher for the Milwaukee Braves and made eight National League All Star teams and was voted MVP in five of them.