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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
Yes, absolutely. Not the all-time major league HR leader, but definitely the leader in all of organized baseball.
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Not really "organized baseball" since that term refers to the professional baseball structure as represented by Major League Baseball and the leagues belonging to the National Assocation. (This is why early independent leagues were referred to as outlaw leagues; they were outside the established baseball order and rules.)
It would be more accurate to say the all-time professional baseball home run leader.
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Originally Posted by BaseballMan
That has more to do with arrogance of Americans considering the United States the center of the universe than an actual world champion of all nations.
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Actually, the term "World's Series" (later to become World Series) was coined during the 19th century in regards to the championship series between the winners of the National League and American Assocation, a time when professional baseball, especially at a high level of skill, was almost exclusively played in the U.S.
The name stuck.