In the history of Major League Baseball (MLB), the dead-ball era was a twenty-year period, roughly from 1900 to 1920, in which run scoring was low and home runs were exceedingly rare. In 1908, the major league batting average dropped to .239, and teams averaged just 3.4 runs per game, the lowest ever.
In the history of Major League Baseball (MLB), the dead-ball era was a twenty-year period, roughly from 1900 to 1920, in which run scoring was low and home runs were exceedingly rare. In 1908, the major league batting average dropped to .239, and teams averaged just 3.4 runs per game, the lowest ever.
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