I admit Barry Bonds is great and before he is done he will be the all time homerun leader, but let’s look at the facts. In 1920 Babe Ruth hit 54 homeruns. A nice number, but consider the following. In 1920 Babe Ruth hit more homes runs than every team but one (Philadelphia had 64). The next three highest homerun hitters hit fewer homeruns than Ruth combined (Sisler-SLB 19, Walker-PHA 17, and Williams-PHI 15). His 54 homeruns were 14% of the total homeruns hit in the 16 team league. To hit 14% of the homeruns for 16 teams in 2003, one would have to hit 388 homeruns. In addition to amazing batting numbers (714 HR, 2211 RBI, and a life time batting average of .342) he was also a pitcher. In 163 starts he had 107 complete games, 94 wins, and an ERA of 2.28. I would like to see Mays, Aaron, Williams, or Bonds do that.
[Research from Baseball-Reference.com BabeRuth.com]

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