In many ways, Pie Traynor is the most egregious and the best example since he was selected by the BBWAA. He demonstrates the issues with both time and place as it pertains to judging greatness.

So said Pie Traynor to Jimmy Jordan of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 1958. To say Williams could hit is like saying Caruso could sing. For his career, all with the Boston Red Sox, Williams hit ...