C     Bench, Johnny #5  Cincinnati Reds 1968-1983.  A two time MVP who led the league in homeruns twice and RBI's three times and was also Rookie of the Year.  Bench also was the leader of the famed Big Red Machine one of the best teams of all-time.  pic

C     Campanella, Roy "Campy" Brooklyn Dodgers 1948-1957.  Also three time MVP who was one of the greatest defensive  catchers of all-time.  Played in five World Series and hit 242 career home runs.  His major league career was short due to a car accident which left him paralyzed.  pic

1b    Gehrig, Lou "The Iron Horse" #4  New York Yankees 1923-1939.  Perhaps the second greatest hitter of all-time who could never get out of the shadow of Babe Ruth.  Famous for the games played streak of 2130 many forget of his numbers.  Ending with an average of .340, 493 home runs, and almost 2000 runs batted in this two time MVP won 6 World Series as a staple of the famed Murders Row.  pic

1b    McGwire, Mark "Big Mac"  # 25  St. Louis Cardinals/Oakland Athletics 1987-current.  Another current player who cannot be denied to this list.  He in this last season hit a record 70 home runs crushing Roger Maris' record of 61.  With 457 career homers to his credit he is clearly one of the greatest sluggers of all-time.  He also accomplished these feats while only playing in 74 games in the 1993 and 1994 seasons, Wow.  pic

1b    Musial, Stan "The Man" #6  St. Louis Cardinals 1941-1963.  Also three time MVP who was named to 24 all-star teams in his career.  This slugger hit 475 home runs and won seven national league batting titles and three championships.  Upon retirement Musial held 17 major league records.  pic

2b    Carew, Rod #29 Minnesota Twins/ California Angels 1967-1985.  Carew was a 16 time all-star who batted over .300 for 15 consecutive seasons.  Also during his career which totaled more than 3000 hits he won an AL MVP award, hit for the cycle, and stole home 7 times in 1969.  pic

2b    Hornsby, Rogers "Rajah"  St. Louis Cardinals  1916-1929.  Probably the greatest hitter no one knows of.  He hit over .300 in 14 seasons and over .400 three different times.  A two time triple crown winner and two time MVP Hornsby is far and away the best hitting second baseman of all-time.  pic

2b    Morgan, Joe  Cincinnati Reds  1965-1984.  A second baseman who spanned generations while playing for 22 seasons and hit 268 home runs.  Morgan also won 2 MVP awards and 2 Championships while being a very good base runner in his prime.  pic

3b    Mathews, Eddie  Milwaukee Braves  1952-1968.  Almost forgotten due to playing with Hank Aaron, Mathews hit 512 career homers and was a great slugger in his own right.  He hit fourty  homers four times and over twenty fourteen different seasons.  pic

3b    Robinson, Brooks #5  Baltimore Orioles1957-1977.  Perhaps the best defensive third baseman ever Brooks was the quite leader of the Orioles to four World Series and winning two of those.  He hit a solid 268 career homers while batting .267 doing what was asked of him at the plate.  pic

3b    Schmidt, Mike #20  Philedelphia Phillies  1972-1989.  Schmidt was the mold of the perfect third baseman.  A rather big powerhitter who could play adequate defense and steal bases in the first half of his career.  With a career 548 homers he is seventh all-time and had thirty home runs in a season more than 12 twelve times in his career.  pic

Ss    Aparicio, Luis  #11  Chicago White Sox 1956-1973.  Aparicio was the tailor made short stop for all-time.  Aparicio played sterling defense, was a light hitter, and for the first fourteen years of his career terrorized the basepaths.  pic

Ss    Banks, Ernie "Mr. Cub" #14 Chicago Cub 1953-1971.  Banks was a two time MVP and hit a career total of 512 home runs.  This is amazing for a shortstop to accomplish this on as bad of a team as Banks played on.  He hit over 40 home runs in 5 different seasons and ended his career playing first base.  pic

Ss    Boudreau, Lou  Cleveland Indians  1939-1951.  Boudreau was not the greatest hitter or baserunner; however, he did both of these well and was an execelent defender.  A really complete player who also initiated the Williams Shift during his player-manager years starting while Boudreau was just 24 years old.  pic

Ss    Ripken, Jr., Cal  #8 Baltimore Orioles 1981-current.  Ripken the new Iron Man with 2,632 consecutive games while being a great shortstop.  At 6'4'' he is the tallest regular short stop of all-time and so far has a career total of 384 homers with a .276 average while playing very good defense mostly due to his strong arm.  pic

U    Robinson, Jackie #42  Brooklyn Dodgers1947-1956.  This exceptional athlete did not get to join the majors until he was 28 years old but in his ten season he batted .311, had 197 steals and played great defense helping his Dodgers win four pennants and a championship.  In his rookie season he had an amazing 28 sacrifice hits.  pic

U    Rose, Pete "Charlie Hustle" # Cincinnatti Reds 1963-1986.  Rose a one time MVP and Rookie of the Year played almost everywhere on the diamond always producing.  Not only Rose's good stats but his overall style of give everything play earned him this spot.  Dubbed "Charlie Hustle" by Whitey Ford when in 1963 he ran out a walk during Spring Training Rose did not slow down until 1986.  pic

Aaron, Henry "Hammerin' Hank"  #44  Atlanta/Milwaukee Braves 1954-1976.  The All-time leader in career home runs with 755.  Hank was one of the greatest hitters in baseball history as not only a slugger but a pure hitter as his two batting titles in 1956 and 1959 account to.  He is first in all-time home runs, total bases, extra base hits, runs batted in; and is second in runs scored.  pic

Brock, Lou  #20  St. Louis Cardinals  1961-1979.  The greatest basestealer of all-time.  He stole over 900 bases in his career with 118 in the 1974 season.  Lou also was a six time all-star and eight times lead the NL in stolen bases.  He finished his career with 3 World Championships and 3000 hits to his credit.  pic

Clemente, Roberto  #21  Pittsburgh Pirates 1955-1972.  A twelve time all-star who led his league in batting average four times while being a great fielder which earned him twelve gold gloves.  Clemente was once a MVP and was very consistent with 13 different season in which he hit .300.  pic

Cobb, Ty "The Georgia Peach"  Detroit Tigers 1905-1928.  Over his twenty-four year career the most hated man in baseball turned out incredible results and statistics.  The career batting average leader with .367 led the league for 12 years, winning one triple crown and stealing 892 bases. He also is second in all-time number of hits and triples.  pic

DiMaggio, Joe "The Yankee Clipper"  #5  New York Yankees 1936-1951.  A three time AL MVP who was the soul of the Yankees and led the Yankees to 10 World Series during his career.  A two time batting champion who is most noted for his incredible 56 game hitting streak in 1941.  pic

Griffey, Jr., Ken "Junior"  #24  Seattle Mariners 1989-current.  Some may say he is too young but after ten years of service he is clearly a great player.  In his first ten years he hit 40 or more homers 5 times, was eight times an all-star, nine times a gold glove winner while batting .300.  Griffey Jr. is also the fourth youngest hitter to reach 250 home runs despite several freak injuries.  pic

Jackson, Joe "Shoeless"  Chicago White Sox  1908-1920.  A man who may could have been baseball's greatest hitter.  A lifetime .356 hitter who even Babe Ruth was said to copy his swing.  Joe was also known as the place where triples went to die because of his great fielding ability.  As for his suspension in the Black Sox Scandel it is rediculous, he lead the series in hits and had the only homerun for either team and only struck out twice in the series.  pic

Mantle, Mickey "The Mick"  #7  New York Yankees 1951-1968.  A great hitter who never was able to reach his full pontential due to injuries.  Mickey ended his career with 536 homers, three MVP awards, a batting title, and won the triple crown in 1956.  pic

Mays, Willie "The Say Hey Kid"  #24  San Fransisco Giants 1951-1957.  The amazing outfielder who totaled 660 home runs in his career while never hitting more than 52 in a season.  This two time MVP led his team to four World Series while compiling over 3,000 hits, 2,000 runs, and 1,900 rbi's.  pic 

Robinson, Frank #20  Baltimore Orioles/Cincinnatti Reds  1956-  .  An excellent hitter who is most noted as the only man to win the MVP in each league.  An eleven time all-star, a triple crown winner, and Rookie of the Year hit a total of 586 home runs in his great career.  pic

Ruth, George "The Babe" #3  New York Yankees 1914-1934.  The man who single handedly transformed baseball as we know it.  One of the greatest pitchers of the 1910's Ruth was traded to The Yankees from the Red Sox and the "Curse of the Bambino" had begun.  Ruth was oddly enough only one MVP award and participated in only 10 World Series in his illustriuos career.  With 714 home runs, 2,211 runs batted in, 2,174 runs scored, a .342 career hitter and a .690 slugging percentage Ruth is baseball's King.  pic

Williams, Ted  "The Spendid Splinter" #9  Boston Red Sox  1939-1960.  THE Greatest Hitter of All-Time.  Williams winning 6 batting titles, 4 times homerun league leader with 2 MVP's and 2 triple crowns in a career opposed by both Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle. With career numbers of 521 home runs, a .344 batting average, and 1839 runs batted in despite missing several years in his prime as a naval aviator in both World War II and the Korean War.  pic
 

On the Mound:

P    Carlton, Steve "Lefty"  #32  Philedelphia Phillies  1965-1988.  The winner of 329 games and four NL Cy Young awards Carlton dazzled during the seventies and early eighties.  While leading the NL in strikeouts and innings pitched five times each the man famous for his great slider led his team to a World Series victory in 1980.  pic

P    Dean, Jay "Dizzy"  #17  St. Louis Cardinals.  The famed member of the Gas House Gang, Dean often boasted to reporters then went out and backed up his boast.  In 1934 Dean won 30 games and was in his prime, perhaps the best pitcher ever and in the 1937 All-Star game a line shot broke one of his toes.  Because of this he slightly changed his delivery and when he did he hurt his arm.  After that season Dean was traded and ended his career with the Cubs.  pic

P    Eckersley, Dennis #43 Oakland Athletics 1975-current. The forgotten man of the 1980's.  Eckersley had a good career as a starting pitcher, had some problems and as many assumed his career was over a move to the bullpen started a new life for him.  With 197 wins and 390 saves Eckersley has dominated baseball in both pitching facet during his career.  pic

P    Feller, Bob "Rapid Robert"  #19  Cleveland Indians.Bob Feller had probably the best fastball of all-time, including Nolan Ryan.  The man who struckout and walked 2,581 men in his career like Ted Williams missed 4 years of his prime due to World War II.  He presceded and followed the war with 2 twenty win seasons and averaged 266 strikeouts, only leaving to the imagination what he would have done in between those years.  Feller threw 3 no-hitters and twelve one-hitters in his career that started while he was in high school.  pic

P    Ford, Ed "Whitey" #16 New York Yankees 1950-1967.  Ford was the ultimate big game pitcher.  A winner of ten World Series games and 32 consecutive scoreless innings in the Series Ford often led his team to victory.  A Cy Young winner in 1961 Ford was winner just his career record of 236-106 for a winning percentage of .690 is the best ever.  pic

P    Gibson, Bob #45  St. Louis Cardinals 1959-1975.  Gibson was one of the greatest atheletes to wear a baseball uniform.  The man who won two Cy Youngs and even a MVP award was a remarkable fielder and hitter as well as pitcher.  In 1968 Gibson had maybe the best season ever;  with a ERA of 1.12 a 22-9 record and striking out 269 and only walking 95 in over 300 innings.  pic

P    Johnson, Walter "The Big Train" Washington Senators 1907-1927.  Johnson a winner of 417 games on one of the worst teams of early baseball.  The man who had 110 shutouts lost 27 games in his career 1-0.  A two time MVP who is number one in the adjusted Total Pitchers Index had a career ERA of just 2.16.  pic

P    Koufax, Sanford "Sandy" #32 Los Angeles Dodgers 1955-1966.  Koufax, the best lefty ever, won 3 Cy Youngs and an MVP award in the mid sixties led the NL in ERA for five straight seasons.  In 1964 Koufax had adhensions in his arm break loose and finished his career in 1966 with a 27-9 season with an ERA of 1.79.  pic

P    Maddux, Greg #31  Atlanta Braves  1986-current.  The most dominating pitcher in the 90's using control instead of power.  The winner of 3 straight Cy Youngs, one unanimously while walking as few as 20 batters in a season of more than 200 innings pitched.   pic

P    Mathewson, Christy  New York Giants  1900-1916.  The man who in 17 seasons won 20 games 12 times and finished with 373 victories was a great pitcher.  Despite rarely pitching on Sundays Mathewson accomplished these numbers along with a career ERA of 2.13 and more than 2,500 skrikeouts.  pic

P    Palmer, Jim  #22  Baltimore Orioles  1965-1984.  A winner of 3 Cy Youngs and the only man to win a World Series game in three different decades.  He has the fifth lowest ERA for those with over 3,000 innings to go along with his 268 wins.  pic

P    Ryan, Nolan "The Ryan Express"  #34  Texas Rangers  1966-1993.  Picking a team for Nolan was hard as he spent 5 years in Texas, 9 years in Houston, 8 years in Anaheim, and 5 with the Mets.  The man who has the incredible triple accomplishment of seven no-hitters, over 5,000 strikeouts, and over 300 wins. Ryan had six different seasons in which he had over 300 strikeouts and two seasons with more than 20 wins but never won a Cy Young award.  pic

P    Spahn, Warren  #21  Milwaukee Braves  1946-1965.  The winner of 363 games, the most for a left hander, a winner of 20 games or more in 13 seasons Spahn was terrific.  Almost always consistent Spahns' great numbers seemingly repeat themself over and over to equate to an amazing career.  pic

P    Waddell, Edward "Rube"  Philedelphia Athletics 1897-1910.  The man many consider crazy in one of baseball's best stories.  Having a great stretch of 4 years waddle averaged 24 wins an ERA under 2.00 and 275 strikeouts.  Noted as the first man to strikeout the side on nine pitches and for turning cartwheels on the field after defeating Cy Young in a 20 inning game.  If you ever have a chance to read about Rube Waddell please do!  pic

P    Young, Denton "Cy"  Boston Red Sox  1890-1911.  The man who the award is named after certainly deserves it.  Compiling 511 wins and completing 749 games out of 815 started he is amazing.  With 2803 strikeouts and winning 30 games in 5 different seasons Young dominated his peers.  pic