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Baseball, I più grandi di sempre

1 Babe Ruth Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Boston Braves 1914-1935 OF, P
2 Willie Mays New York/San Francisco Giants, New York Mets 1951-1973 OF
3 Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics 1905-1928 OF
4 Walter Johnson Washington Senators 1907-1927 P
5 Hank Aaron Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers 1954-1976 OF
6 Lou Gehrig New York Yankees 1923-1939 1B
7 Christy Mathewson New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds 1900-1916 P
8 Ted Williams Boston Red Sox 1939-1960 OF
9 Rogers Hornsby St.

Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns 1915-1937 2B
10 Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals 1941-1963 OF, 1B
11 Joe DiMaggio New York Yankees 1936-1951 OF
12 Grover Alexander Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals 1911-1930 P
13 Honus Wagner Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates 1897-1917 SS
14 Cy Young Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Naps, Boston Rustlers 1890-1911 P
15 Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies 1925-1945 1B
16 Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds 1967-1983 C
17 Mickey Mantle New York Yankees 1951-1968 OF
18 Josh Gibson Negro League 1930-1946 C
19 Satchel Paige Negro League 1926-1950 P
20 Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates 1955-1972 OF
21 Warren Spahn Boston/Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants 1942-1975 P
22 Frank Robinson Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, L.A. Dodgers, California Angels, Cleveland Indians 1956-1976 OF
23 Lefty Grove Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox 1925-1941 P
24 Eddie Collins Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox 1906-1930 2B
25 Pete Rose Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos 1963-1986 OF
26 Sandy Koufax Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers 1955-1966 P
27 Tris Speaker Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Athletics 1907-1928 OF
28 Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies 1972-1989 3B
29 Nap Lajoie Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Naps 1896-1916 2B
30 Steve Carlton S.
L. Cardinals, P. Phillies, S.F. Giants, C. White Sox, C. Indians, M. Twins 1965-1988 P
31 Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals 1959-1975 P
32 Tom Seaver New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox 1967-1986 P
33 George Sisler St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Boston Braves 1915-1930 1B
34 Barry Bonds Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants 1986-2007 OF
35 Shoeless Joe Jackson Philadelphia Athletics Cleveland Naps/Indians, Chicago White Sox 1908-1920 OF
36 Bob Feller Cleveland Indians 1936-1956 P
37 Hank Greenberg Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates 1930-1947 1B
38 Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs 1953-1971 SS, 1B
39 Greg Maddux Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, 1986-2008 P
40 Yogi Berra New York Yankees, New York Mets 1946-1965 C
41 Nolan Ryan New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers 1966-1993 P
42 Mel Ott New York Giants 1926-1947 OF
43 Al Simmons P. Athletics, C. White Sox, D. Tigers, W. Senators, B. Braves, C. Reds, B. Red Sox 1924-1944 OF
44 Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers 1947-1956 2B
45 Carl Hubbell New York Giants 1928-1943 P
46 Charlie Gehringer Detroit Tigers 1924-1942 2B
47 Buck Leonard Negro League 1934-1955 1B
48 Reggie Jackson Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, California Angels, 1967-1987 OF
49 Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres 1982-2001 OF
50 Roy Campanella Brooklyn Dodgers 1948-1957 C
51 Rickey Henderson Athletics, Yankees, Blue Jays, Padres, Angels, Mets, Mariners, Red Sox, Dodgers 1979-2003 OF
52 Whitey Ford New York Yankees 1950-1967 P
53 Roger Clemens Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Houston Astros 1984-2007 P
54 Harry Heilmann Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds 1914-1932 OF, 1B
55 George Brett Kansas City Royals 1973-1993 3B
56 Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics 1959-1980 1B
57 Bill Dickey New York Yankees 1928-1946 C
58 Lou Brock Chicago Cubs St.
Louis Cardinals 1961-1979 OF
59 Bill Terry New York Giants 1923-1936 1B
60 Joe Morgan Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics 1963-1984 2B
61 Rod Carew Minnesota Twins, California Angels 1967-1985 1B, 2B
62 Paul Waner Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Yankees 1926-1944 OF
63 Eddie Mathews Boston/ Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers 1952-1968 3B
64 Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles 1965-1984 P
65 Mickey Cochrane Philadelphia Athletics, Detroit Tigers 1925-1937 C
66 Cool Papa Bell Negro League 1922-1942 OF
67 Oscar Charleston Negro League 1915-1941 OF
68 Eddie Plank Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Terriers, St. Louis Browns 1901-1917 P
69 Harmon Killebrew Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals 1954-1975 1B, 3B
70 Pie Traynor Pittsburgh Pirates 1920-1937 3B
71 Juan Marichal San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers 1960-1975 P
72 Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox 1961-1983 OF
73 Lefty Gomez New York Yankees, Washington Senators 1930-1943 P
74 Robin Roberts Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs 1948-1966 P
75 Willie Keeler New York Giants, Brooklyn Grooms/Superbas, Baltimore Orioles, New York Highlanders 1892-1910 OF
76 Al Kaline Detroit Tigers 1953-1974 OF
77 Eddie Murray Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Anaheim Angels 1977-1997 1B
78 Cal Ripken Jr. Baltimore Orioles 1981-2001 SS, 3B
79 Joe Medwick St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, Boston Braves 1932-1948 OF
80 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 1955-1977 3B
81 Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates 1962-1982 OF, 1B
82 Ed Walsh Chicago White Sox, Boston Braves 1904-1917 P
83 Duke Snider Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants 1947-1964 OF
84 Sam Crawford Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers 1899, 1917 OF
85 Dizzy Dean St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns 1930-1947 P
86 Kirby Puckett Minnesota Twins 1984-1995 OF
87 Ozzie Smith San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals 1978-1996 SS
88 Frankie Frisch New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals 1919-1937 2B
89 Goose Goslin Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers 1921-1938 OF
90 Ralph Kiner Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians 1946-1955 OF
91 Mark McGwire Oakland Athletics, St.
Louis Cardinals 1986-2001 1B
92 Chuck Klein Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates 1928-1944 OF
93 Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox 1989-2001 OF
94 Dave Winfield S.D. Padres, N.Y. Yankees, C. Angels, T. Blue Jays, M. Twins, C. Indians 1973-1995 OF
95 Wade Boggs Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1982-1999 3B
96 Rollie Fingers Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers 1968-1985 P
97 Gaylord Perry Giants, Indians, Rangers, Padres, Yankees, Braves, Mariners, Royals 1962-1983 P
98 Dennis Eckersley Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals 1975-1998 P
99 Paul Molitor Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins 1978-1998 IF
100 Early Wynn Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox 1939-1963 P.