[Chu Gary]

'Yes, both Ted Williams and Willie Mays (especially Williams) lost prime years due to military service and otherwise may have passed Ruth's career total in home runs. But then Babe Ruth himself lost some years when he could have been pounding more homers: Ruth spent his first four-five years in the majors as the best left-handed pitcher in baseball, before he became a full-time outfielder!'

Very true, and he had a pitching record of about .667, a huge winning percentage. Before Don Drysdale broke the it, Babe Ruth had the record for most cosecutive shutout innings!

IMHO, the best player ever, no umbrage to Ted (also great).

[Chu Gary]

Well, the post seems to be dying and so am I, So the answer...what two pitchers struck out more batters than their age?"

There are only two: One is the first Rocket..Robert Feller in 1939,I think and the second, currently pitching for the Cubbies (who idiotically traded Greg Maddux) is Kerry Wood who struck out 20 when he was 19 years of age.

Unfortunately for Bob, he doesn't like the idea of Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame, so Bob Feller is going to rot in Hell and good riddance to him!