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In response to "in the history of the game, that has never, ever been the case." by groiny

Joe Dimaggio struck out 369 times in his career. He hit 361 homers.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Jun 30 '16, 09:26

20 of the top 30 strikeout artists ever have started playing in the late 80's onward...

Mel Ott had 500+ homers, struck out less than 900 times...

it's only been in the last few decades that strikeouts were acceptable failures.

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we can debate the differences in the game from the 1950's and today too if you like.... - groiny Jun 30, 09:29
I pretty much said this above somewhere. - groiny Jun 30, 09:27 3
- They got paid in 1920, 1950, 1980 as well. - Will Hunting Jun 30, 09:30 2
  - Reggie Jackson????? - groiny Jun 30, 09:33 1
    - He's the all time leader... money always went to the power stars - Will Hunting Jun 30, 09:51

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Joe Dimaggio struck out 369 times in his career. He hit 361 homers.

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