The Golden Age came after the Dead-Ball Era which ended because of power hitters like Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and . There were more than just power hitters that brought baseball to life, and to help it become popular. There were pitchers like Cy Young and Bob Feller.
Babe Ruth played 21 seasons in the mlb. He had a career WAR of 182.6; 2873 hits; 714 HR; BA .342; 2214 RBI; 123 SB; OBP .474; SLG .690; OPS 1.164; OPS+ 206
Hank Aaron played 23 seasons in the mlb. He had a career BA of .305; WAR 143.2; 755 HR; 3771 hits; 2297 RBI; 240 SB; OBP .374; SLG .555; OPS .928; and OPS+ 155
Cy Young played 7 seasons in the mlb. He had 511 wins; lost 315 times; 7356 IP; ERA 2.63; 18 SV; 906 games; WHIP 1.130; SO 2803; and his WAR was 163.6