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DawnBTVS · 06-03-2017, 01:18 PM

One of the things that fascinates me regarding Ruth staying in Boston is how hampered (comparably anyway) he would have been at Fenway Park in comparison to Yankee Stadium.

People look at Pesky Pole and go OMG lefty bat advantage but the curvature of the walls makes that a lot tougher for LH HR hitters than people think. IRL Ruth hit .026 less in BA and .114 less in SLG at Fenway Park than he did at Yankee Stadium.

Yankee Stadium: 259 HR in 3,633 PA
Fenway Park (Pro-Rated): 141 HR in 3,633 PA

Upon creation, early Yankee Stadium had very close fences. LF line was 281 in 1923 and 301 by 1928. RF line was 295 through 1930 and still 296 in 1939.

In the 1930s, Fenway Park's Green Monster shifted from 321 down to 312 and back to 315 by 1936. RF line was 314 in 1921 but pushed back to 358 by 1930 (and 1933) before hitting the 332-334 range in the late 1930s. It really wasn't until 1940 that the line settled down to the now known 304 range.

06-03-2017, 01:18 PM	#17
DawnBTVS Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: USA Posts: 416	One of the things that fascinates me regarding Ruth staying in Boston is how hampered (comparably anyway) he would have been at Fenway Park in comparison to Yankee Stadium. People look at Pesky Pole and go OMG lefty bat advantage but the curvature of the walls makes that a lot tougher for LH HR hitters than people think. IRL Ruth hit .026 less in BA and .114 less in SLG at Fenway Park than he did at Yankee Stadium. Yankee Stadium: 259 HR in 3,633 PA Fenway Park (Pro-Rated): 141 HR in 3,633 PA Upon creation, early Yankee Stadium had very close fences. LF line was 281 in 1923 and 301 by 1928. RF line was 295 through 1930 and still 296 in 1939. In the 1930s, Fenway Park's Green Monster shifted from 321 down to 312 and back to 315 by 1936. RF line was 314 in 1921 but pushed back to 358 by 1930 (and 1933) before hitting the 332-334 range in the late 1930s. It really wasn't until 1940 that the line settled down to the now known 304 range.