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Originally Posted by Fearsome Forehand
Regarding Robinson's .316, MLB lowered the pitching mound 5 inches beginning in 1969 because the pitcher's were becoming too dominant. Bob Gibson's 1.12 ERA in 1968 was the last straw.
The old timer numbers are kind of a joke IMHO. It was a different game in many respects.
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You can't hit what you can't see...another contributing factor to the lower averages was the big increase in night games in older stadiums with poor lighting.