Dead-ball era

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era in baseball history historical period

The Dead-ball era was a period in early 20th-century baseball characterized by low-scoring games, a lack of home runs, and an emphasis on pitching, defense, and small-ball tactics.

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Deadball Era 7
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instanceOf era in baseball history ⓘ
historical period ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Dead Ball Era ⓘ
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deadball era ⓘ
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ballCondition baseballs often became soft and discolored ⓘ
baseballs were used for long periods during games ⓘ
ballparkCharacteristic irregular field dimensions ⓘ
large outfields in many parks ⓘ
less standardized playing conditions ⓘ
battingStyle focus on batting average over power ⓘ
characteristic emphasis on defense ⓘ
emphasis on pitching ⓘ
emphasis on small-ball tactics ⓘ
few home runs ⓘ
low-scoring games ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
linked to: United States of America
endTime 1919 ⓘ
around 1920 ⓘ
equipmentCharacteristic bats were often heavier than in later eras ⓘ
eraComparison offense was significantly lower than in the live-ball era ⓘ
fieldingStyle greater importance of defense ⓘ
followedBy live-ball era ⓘ
follows 19th-century baseball era ⓘ
governingBodyContext American League ⓘ
National League ⓘ
homeRunRate very low home run totals ⓘ
league Major League Baseball ⓘ
notableChangeLeadingToEnd introduction of a livelier baseball ⓘ
more frequent replacement of baseballs during games ⓘ
rule changes favoring hitters ⓘ
notableEventNearEnd 1919 Black Sox Scandal ⓘ
notablePlayerContext Christy Mathewson was a leading pitcher during the era ⓘ
linked to: Christy Mathewson

Honus Wagner was a star during the era ⓘ
linked to: Honus Wagner

Ty Cobb was a dominant hitter during the era ⓘ
linked to: Ty Cobb

Walter Johnson was a dominant pitcher during the era ⓘ
notableRuleContext spitball was legal for most of the era ⓘ
offensiveStrategy bunting ⓘ
hit-and-run plays ⓘ
manufacturing runs one at a time ⓘ
sacrifice hits ⓘ
stolen bases ⓘ
pitchingStyle emphasis on control and deception ⓘ
frequent use of trick pitches ⓘ
runEnvironment low run production ⓘ
runScoringMethod singles and speed rather than extra-base power ⓘ
sport baseball ⓘ
startTime approximately 1900 ⓘ
early 1900s ⓘ

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1915 World Series → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
Polo Grounds → era → dead-ball era ⓘ
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Dead-ball era → alsoKnownAs → deadball era ⓘ
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Dead-ball era → alsoKnownAs → Dead Ball Era ⓘ
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Rube Foster → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
1917 World Series → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
Wilbert Robinson → partOf → Dead-ball era of baseball ⓘ
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Mackmen → historicalContext → Deadball Era of Major League Baseball ⓘ
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Home Run Baker → era → dead-ball era ⓘ
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Carl Mays → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
Hippo Vaughn → era → Deadball Era ⓘ
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Fred McMullin → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
Chick Gandil → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
Buck Weaver → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
Happy Felsch → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
Honus Wagner → era → dead-ball era ⓘ
subject linked to: The Flying Dutchman
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Grover Cleveland Alexander → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
subject linked to: Old Pete
Miracle Braves → era → Deadball Era ⓘ
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Walter Johnson → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
1913 World Series → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
Federal League → era → Deadball Era ⓘ
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Red Faber → playedDuring → Dead-ball era ⓘ
subject linked to: Red Faber won three games for the White Sox
Rube Waddell → era → Deadball Era ⓘ
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Bender → era → dead-ball era ⓘ
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Babe Ruth → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
subject linked to: Babe
Ed Walsh → era → dead-ball era ⓘ
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Gavvy Cravath → playedIn → Dead-ball era ⓘ
subject linked to: Gavvy
Gettysburg Eddie → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
Joe McGinnity → activeIn → Deadball Era ⓘ
subject linked to: Iron Man
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Tyrus Cobb → era → Deadball Era ⓘ
subject linked to: Tyrus
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Lefty Williams → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
subject linked to: Lefty
Herb Pennock → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
George Herman Ruth Jr. → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
subject linked to: George
Sam Crawford → era → dead-ball era ⓘ
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Chick Gandil → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
subject linked to: Chick
Buck Weaver → era → Dead-ball era ⓘ
subject linked to: Buck
Baseball’s Sad Lexicon → associatedWith → Deadball Era ⓘ
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