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For more information on each player, click on his name in the table below.
| Three Finger Brown | Honus Wagner | |
| Walter Johnson | Eddie Collins | Tris Speaker |
| Nap Lajoie | Home Run Baker | Pete Alexander |
| Christy Mathewson | Fred Clarke | |
| Eddie Plank | Rube Waddell | Joe Jackson |
| Ed Walsh |
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Tyrus Raymond Cobb
"The Georgia Peach"
1905 - 1928 (Detroit AL, Philadelphia AL)
Selfish antagonist who excelled
while
throwing karma to the wind.
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Walter
Perry Johnson
"The Big Train"
1907 - 1927 (Washington AL)
417 career wins, 110 by shutout.
Also lost 26 games by scores of 1-0.
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Edward
Trowbridge Collins Sr.
1906 - 1930 (Philadelphia AL, Chicago AL)
For 17 years, he was the best
hitting
and fielding 2B in the AL.
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John Peter "Honus" Wagner
"The Flying Dutchman"
1897 - 1917 (Louisville NL, Pittsburgh NL)
Considered by many to be the 2nd
best
player in history - after Ruth.
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Tristram
E. Speaker
"The Grey Eagle"
1907 - 1928 (Boston AL, Cleveland AL,
Washington AL, Philadelphia AL)
Superior defensive OF who played
for 22 years
w/a career .428 OBA & .500 SLG %.
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Napoleon
"Nap" Lajoie
1896 - 1916 (Philadelphia NL, Cleveland AL,
Philadelphia AL)
Wide ranging 2B and only Honus
Wagner
was a better hitter from 1900 to 1910.
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Mordecai Peter
Centennial
"Three Finger" Brown
1903 - 1916 (St. Louis NL, Chicago NL,
Cincinnati NL,
St. Louis Federal Lge., Brooklyn Federal Lge.,
Chicago Federal Lge.)
An excellent SP who was also used
as a
"closer" long before it was ever in vogue.
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John
Franklin "Home Run" Baker
1908 - 1922 (Philadephia AL, New York AL)
One of the best sluggers of the
Dead Ball
Era - good ranging 3B also.
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Grover
Cleveland "Pete" Alexander
1911 - 1930 (Philadelphia NL, Chicago NL,
St. Louis NL)
Second to only to Walter Johnson
in his time.
Often led league in IP, K's, wins & ERA.
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Christopher "Christy" Mathewson
1900 - 1916 (New York Giants NL, Cincinnati NL)
Won between 22 & 37 games for
12 straight
years - 373 wins (w/a .665 Win %) in total.
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Samuel
Earl Crawford
"Wahoo Sam"
1899 - 1917 (Cincinnati NL, Detroit AL)
39 hits short of 3,000. A
great "slugger"
of his time. Only Honus Wagner had
more TB during 1900 to 1909.
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Fred
Clifford "Cap" Clarke
1894 - 1915 (Louisville NL, Pittsburgh NL)
Player-Manager for most of his 21
year
career. Excellent table setter type
hitter.
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Edward
Stewart Plank
"Gettysburg Eddie"
1901
- 1917 (Philadelphia AL, St. Louis
Federal Lge., St. Louis AL)
Won 20+ 8 times - 326
wins in total,
69 by shutout. Lifetime .627 Win
%.
Plunked a few batters in his time.
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Joseph
Jefferson Jackson
"Shoeless Joe"
1908 - 1920 (Philadelphia AL, Cleveland AL,
Chicago AL)
From 1910-19, only Cobb batted
higher
& only Speaker and Cobb had more
XBH. Believed by many to be the best
'natural' hitter ever.
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George
Edward "Rube" Waddell
1897 - 1910 (Louisville NL, Pittsburgh NL,
Chicago NL, Philadelphia AL, St. Louis AL)
Led AL in K's 6 years in a row.
No one
had more K's from 1900-09. Flaky
LHP. One of the best hurlers of his time.
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Edward
Augustine Walsh
"Big Ed"
1904 - 1917 (Chicago AL, Boston NL)
One of the best spitballs ever -
untouchable. Led league in IP 4 times,
K's & ERA twice, and wins once.
195 career wins.
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