Players in the Baseball Hall of Fame that played in the 1920s include Ty Cobb, Eddie Collins, Walter Johnson, Tris Speaker, Rube Marquard, Harry Hooper, Zack Wheat, Max Carey, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Eppa Rixey, Stan Coveleski, Ray Schalk, Rabbit Maranville, Herb Pennock, Edd Roush, Harry Heilmann, Red Faber, Dazzy Vance, George Kelly, Rogers Hornsby, George Sisler, Sam Rice, Dave Bancroft, Jesse Haines, Ross Youngs, Fred Lindstrom, Frankie Frisch, Hack Wilson, and Joe Sewell.
Jim Thorpe played before the use of numbers on baseball jerseys, a practice that did not become common until the 1920s.
New York Giants from 1921-1924.
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Baseball became more of a lifestyle for people in the 1920s. In part because radios were broadcasting games, new stadiums were being built, and newspapers started including sports sections. People poured into stadiums, such as the Polo Grounds, to watch there teams compete. In St. Louis, after the Cardinals won the 1926 World Series fans mobbed the streets in celebation. Players such as Babe Ruth became national icons during tis era in baseball. very
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Jim Thorpe played before the use of numbers on baseball jerseys, a practice that did not become common until the 1920s.
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Many historians call the period of baseball starting in 1920 the Live Ball Era.