Talk about a lively ball. In the National League, the last place Philadelphia Phillies posted a team batting average of .315. Sure the Phils played at a tiny field known as the Baker Bowl, but it wasn't just in Philly that the ball traveled so much and so often. In 1930, the entire St. Louis Cardinals starting eight hit .303 or better. Lefty Grove went 28-5 for Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics.
Anytime baseball needs a lift at the gate the ball receives some added lift.
A simple procedure, really. The bats are lighter, the players are bigger and stronger, the parks are smaller, and say what you will, argue the point with grace and logic, but you can't convince me there are enough quality pitchers to adequately stock 30 major league teams. So we find ourselves in another hitter's era, as much by design as by the natural progression of things. There is no doubt about it. The only thing keeping the whole mess out of the dog pound is the handful of great pitchers who happen to find themselves applying their trade in a most precarious time.