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Rogers Hornsby might be the greatest offensive second baseman in the history of the sport. Hornsby hit for average, power and was capable of stealing bases. |
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| Posted: | April 10, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Mickey Mantle was a Yankee through and through in his career. He was a switch hitter with power, and a cornerstone of the Yankees for 18 years. |
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| Posted: | April 10, 2011 |
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Willie Mays, aka the Say Hey Kid, was a five tool outfielder for the Giants, both in New York and San Francisco. He could hit for power and average, while playing great defense. |
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| Posted: | April 10, 2011 |
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Jackie Robinson may have been the most influential player in baseball in the past century. His decade in the league helped pave the way for other black and Hispanic players to make history in America's national pastime. |
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| Posted: | April 25, 2011 |
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Babe Ruth was a prodigious power hitter during the dead ball era. The Sultan of Swat hit 714 career home runs, which was the record for nearly 40 years before Hank Aaron broke it. |
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| Posted: | April 25, 2011 |
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Warren Spahn was at the front of the Braves rotation for over a decade. The joke was "Spahn and (Johnny) Sain, and pray for rain", as the Braves lacked much in the way of quality pitchers after them. |
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| Posted: | April 25, 2011 |
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Ted Williams may be the greatest pure hitter in the history of major league baseball. The Splendid Splinter had a tremendous rivalry with Joe Dimaggio when it came to hitting: the year Williams hit .406, Dimaggio had his 56 game hit streak. |
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| Posted: | April 30, 2011 |
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Cy Young was one of the most well known pitchers in baseball at the turn of the 20th century. He holds numerous career marks for pitchers, and routinely threw more than 300 innings in a season. |
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| Posted: | April 30, 2011 |
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Sandy Koufax was a fireballing left hander that was the ace of the Dodgers rotation. Arm problems and injuries derailed a promising career, and he retired at the age of 30. |
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| Posted: | April 10, 2011 |
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Christy Mathewson may be one of the most underrated pitchers in the history of major league baseball since he pitched in the dead ball era. Mathewson won over 300 games pitching mainly for the New York Giants in his career. |
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| Posted: | April 10, 2011 |
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Stan Musial was almost as prolific with his harmonica as he was at the plate. Musial had more than 3,500 hits in his career, all in the National League. |
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| Posted: | April 10, 2011 |
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Pete Rose is baseball's all time hit king, breaking Ty Cobb's mark of 4,191 hits with a career total of 4,256. Rose has been banned from Major League Baseball for betting on games while managing the Reds. |
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| Posted: | April 25, 2011 |
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Nolan Ryan has a slew of pitching records from his long career in the majors. The Ryan Express totaled over 300 wins and 5,714 strikeouts over the course of his career, which spanned four decades. |
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| Posted: | April 25, 2011 |
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Honus Wagner was one of baseball's most pure hitters, and one that most people today know little about. His career started in 1897 and went through 1917, but he is best remembered for his rare baseball card. |
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| Posted: | April 25, 2011 |
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Walter Johnson was one of the greatest pitchers to throw in the dead ball era. He has the second most wins all time in major league history, trailing only Cy Young. |
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| Posted: | April 30, 2011 |
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