[TommyDale]

Willie Mays would have hit more home runs than Hank Aaron if he had played in Milwaukee and Atlanta. Babe Ruth would not have hit as many either, had he not played in Yankee Stadium with a very short and low right field fence.

On the other hand, the balls didn't float in water then, did they?

[Red Badger]

How come no one ever accuses pitchers of drug use? 100+mph fast balls and all.........

[SpringheelJack]

Willie Mays would have hit more home runs than Hank Aaron if he had played in Milwaukee and Atlanta. Babe Ruth would not have hit as many either, had he not played in Yankee Stadium with a very short and low right field fence.

Overall Ruth lost 20 home runs by the home parks he played in (he hit 347 at home, 367 on the road). Mays may have hit more home runs than Aaron if he'd played in an easier park, though he sure as hell wouldn't have deserved it. Lifetime, Mays hit 335 at home, 325 on the road.

[T. Jefferson]

Babe Ruth would not have hit as many either, had he not played in Yankee Stadium with a very short and low right field fence.

Thanks for the laugh. Aaron and Bonds have played in Little League parks by comparison. Bonds' posing 410 ft. HR's to center would be embarrassingly short popups in Ruth's home field.

For Ruth's entire career at home games, center field was 487 ft, deepest left-center 500 FEET,(1923), 490 ft (1924). Yankee Stadium

[Preachin']

"Willie Mays would have hit more home runs than Hank Aaron if he had played in Milwaukee and Atlanta. Babe Ruth would not have hit as many either, had he not played in Yankee Stadium with a very short and low right field fence."

Didn't Babe play part of his career in the dead ball era? Additionally, Babe hit approximately half of his HRs on the road. I can't link that data, but read it somewhere before. The same is true of Aaron.

I am from Atlanta, so I appreciate Hank Aaron. Hank may have been one of the most consistent hitters of all time, but the babe continually dominated MLB. He was at the top or near the top in HRs most of his seasons.

Babe Ruth ruled the game. He was such an athlete that he was building a hall of fame career as a pitch before he was moved to an everyday player.