Hall of Famers who played in the 1920s include Sam Rice, Lou Gehrig, Max Carey, Eppa Rixey, Goose Goslin, Edd Roush, Zack Wheat, Ty Cobb, Dazzy Vance, Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, Joe Sewell, Eddie Collins, Al Simmons, Walter Johnson, George Sisler,Lloyd Waner, Paul Waner, Jimmie Foxx, Tris Speaker, Mel Ott, Pie Traynor, Frankie Frisch, and Hack Wilson, among others.
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The following Baseball Hall of Famers played at least 5 years during the 1920s:
Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Walter Johnson, Frankie Frisch, Rogers Hornsby, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Jim Bottomley, Max Carey, Mickey Cochrane, Earle Combs, Kiki Cuyler, Johnny Evers, Jimmie Foxx, Charlie Gehringer, Goose Goslin, Lefty Grove, Chick Hafey, Jesse Haines, Harry Hooper, Waite Hoyt, Travis Jackson, Fred Lindstrom, Ted Lyons, Heinie Manush, Rube Marquard, Herb Pennock, Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Edd Roush, Red Ruffing, Ray Schakl, Joe Sewell, Al Simmons, George Sisler, Bill Terry, Pie Traynor, Dazzy Vance, Zach Wheat, Hack Wilson, Ross Youngs.
This is a very arguable answer, but ask anyone, and they'll say Babe Ruth. His best days were during that decade, and he maintained a larger-than-life persona that continued off the baseball field, with numerous endorsements, paid appearances, and controversies.
Back in the 1920's there were 16 sports teams, 8 for each league. The 8 for the American league are the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Athletics (now Oakland Athletics), Washington Nationals (now Minnesota Twins), Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, and St. Louis Browns (now Baltimore Orioles). The teams in the National leagues are Boston Braves(now Atlanta Braves), New York Giants(now San Francisco Giants), Brooklyn Robins (now Los Angeles Dodgers), Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds.