Ok, seriously for a moment. Are you teleporting todays pitchers back to 1957 into that particular game? Having rarely seen pitching like that, yeah, todays pitchers would win.
Hank was 23 at the time. I posit that if hank was born in 1996, had the same training and knowledge that is available to the top players today, he would be the same hall of famer at the end of his career that he was in his era. Remember, much of his career was hitting in large multi-use stadiums. Huge foul area that gave the pitcher many outs. Also, the strike zone was from the armpits to the knees, not just above belt to the hollow if the knee cap. Further, the mound was 15” high, not the current 10”. And if Hank would have had a few years at DH?
I say same Hank, same stats, same WAR, same Hall of Famer.
I am glad you replied. All in fun. Love to talk about my childhood hero.