John Thorn, MLB's official historian, says Ruth was naturally left-handed, but teachers at the time routinely discouraged children from writing with their left hand because lefties were “thought to represent the dark side.”
Who's really a lefty? In baseball, it can be hard to tell
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"While it would be imprudent and perhaps counterproductive to set a hard deadline ... we anticipate being able to share with fans a solid representation of an integrated MLB database in 2024," John Thorn, MLB's official historian, told USA TODAY Sports in an email.
Jud Wilson baseball history in black and white
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