I wish I could take credit for this story, but I can’t. I don’t know if it’s true or not, but, frankly, I don’t care. I can’t even give proper attribution, because Google has let me down, this once. So I will repeat it as best as I can remember, heavily paraphrased.
Many years ago, I was watching a baseball game on television, & the announcer was talking about an interview he had heard, many years before that, with Enos Slaughter, Hall of Fame outfielder who played his best years for the St. Louis Cardinals. The conversation turned to Ty Cobb. The interviewer asked Enos Slaughter what he thought Ty Cobb’s batting average would be if he were playing today (the late 1960’s).
Enos Slaughter said, Probably .310 or .320.
The interviewer said, Is that all? He hit .367 lifetime, over .400 three times.
Enos Slaughter said, You have to remember, he’d be over 80 if he were alive today.
Great story. I remember it being paraphrased in the movie COBB starring Tommy Lee Jones. I don't know he attribution but I'll look for it as well.
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