The biggest reason is the size of the parks - deadball era parks had immense outfields. Tiger Stadium (opened in 1912) ended its run in 1999 with a distance of 440 feet to dead center; its replacement, Comerica Park, is now 412 feet to center (it was 420 feet, and was the best park for triples...
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