Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Babe Ruth played right or left?

Babe Ruth:

careerGSGS%
RF1,12046.78%
LF1,04043.44%
P1476.14%
CF642.67%
1B230.96%
total2,394
YanksGSGS%
RF1,11654.60%
LF86642.37%
CF532.59%
1B50.24%
P40.20%
total2,044
BostonGSGS%
LF17449.71%
P14340.86%
1B185.14%
CF113.14%
RF41.14%
total350

Boston with both:
Red Sox 1914-1919, home games in Fenway Park before bullpens added in right center for 1940.
Braves 1935, home games in Braves Field.

1920, 1921, 1922 home games in the Polo Grounds, then Yankee Stadium:

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YearPosGGSGS%GS TotYear
1920RF868459.57%1920
1920LF323121.99%1920
1920CF252517.73%1920
19201B200.00%1920
1920P110.71%1411920
1921LF13213287.42%1921
1921CF201811.92%1921
19211B200.00%1921
1921P210.66%1511921
1922LF717164.55%1922
1922RF393935.45%1922
19221B100.00%1101922
1923RF737348.03%1923
1923LF686844.74%1923
1923CF774.61%1923
19231B442.63%1521923
1924RF1009864.90%1924
1924LF505033.11%1924
1924CF931.99%1511924
1925RF666667.35%1925
1925LF333232.65%981925
1926LF828255.03%1926
1926RF686744.97%1926
19261B200.00%1491926
1927RF949462.67%1927
1927LF565637.33%1501927
1928RF999964.29%1928
1928LF555535.71%1541928
1929RF777658.02%1929
1929LF555541.98%1311929
1930RF919162.76%1930
1930LF535336.55%1930
1930P110.69%1451930
1931RF919163.64%1931
1931LF515135.66%1931
19311B110.70%1431931
1932RF878566.41%1932
1932LF444333.59%1932
19321B100.00%1281932
1933RF787758.33%1933
1933LF545440.91%1933
19331B100.00%1933
1933P110.76%1321933
1934RF777669.72%1934
1934LF333330.28%1091934
Tot2,0752,0442,044

Yankee Stadium opened in 1923 and Ruth played right field, much smaller than left and not in the sun. On the road Ruth generally played left with two exceptions where Ruth played right:
Washington: Griffith Stadium
Cleveland: Dunn Field.

This accounts for his splits not being about even between right and left after the Yankees moved into Yankee Stadium.

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