Deadball Era 1893-1919

The Deadball or Spitball era spans from 1893 until 1919. Yeah the ball was dead and spitballs were legal. Bill James describes this era in this article. This era contains some of the most prolific players in baseball's history, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson and many more greats. Our replay will also add Black Baseball's early greats, Rube Foster, John Henry Lloyd, Oscar Charleston, and many others. Below are the reports for each season as well as career and season leaderboards for the Deadball era, click on the box to view the reports.

Deadball Era Records

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