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George
Herman "Babe" Ruth
1914 - 1935 (Boston AL, New York AL, Boston NL)
Babe Ruth is to baseball
as water is to this planet.
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Joseph
Paul "Joltin' Joe" DiMaggio
"The Yankee Clipper"
1936 - 1951 (New York AL)
An incredible lifetime ratio of
3,948 TB
versus only 369 K's.
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Melvin
Thomas Ott
1926 - 1947 (New York NL)
Great hitter who used the Polo
Grounds to
his advantage - 323 of 511 HRs hit at home.
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Paul
Glee "Big Poison" Waner
1926 - 1945 (Pittsburgh NL, Brooklyn NL,
Boston NL, New York AL)
One of the best contact hitters
ever - no "Punch
& Judy" though: 900+ career XBH.
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Henry Louis Gehrig "The Iron
Horse"
1923 - 1939 (New York AL)
Arguably the best hitting 1B of
all-time
- no matter when he played.
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Robert William Andrew Feller
"Rapid Robert"
1936 - 1956 (Cleveland AL)
Workhorse, hard thrower, and a big
winner.
Debuted before his 18th birthday.
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Robert
Moses "Lefty" Grove
1925 - 1941 (Philadelphia AL, Boston AL)
616 GS. 300 CG. 300
Wins. .680 Win Pct.
Led the league in ERA 9 times.
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James Emory Foxx
"Beast" "Double X"
1925 - 1945 (Philadelphia AL, Boston AL,
Chicago NL, Philadelphia NL)
No one hit more HRs or had more
RBI in
the 1930's - not even close.
Three-time MVP.
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Frank
Francis Frisch
"The Fordham Flash"
1919 - 1937 (New York Giants NL, St. Louis NL)
Durable, fast, slick fielder,
great contact
hitter, good eye - the blueprint of a great 2B.
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Rogers
Hornsby "Rajah"
1915 - 1937 (St. Louis NL, New York Giants NL,
Boston NL, Chicago NL, St. Louis AL)
Best RH batter in the 1920's.
Second only to
Ruth in production. And he played 2B!
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Aloysius Harry
Simmons
"Bucketfoot Al"
1924 - 1944 (Philadelphia AL, Chicago AL,
Detroit AL,
Washington AL, Boston NL, Cincinnati NL, Boston
AL)
Lifetime .334 BA w/11 straight
100+ RBI
seasons - ranging from 102 to 165 a year.
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Harry
Edwin Heilmann "Slug"
1914 - 1932 (Detroit AL, Cincinnati NL)
Hit between .393 & .403 - 4
times. Only
Ruth & Hornsby had more XBH in the 1920's.
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George
Harold Sisler
"Gorgeous George"
1915 - 1930 (St. Louis AL, Washington AL,
Boston NL)
Batted over .400 twice. Had
200+ hits 6 times
- holds record for most hits in a season w/257.
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Joseph Michael Medwick
"Ducky" "Muscles"
1932 - 1948 (St. Louis NL, Brooklyn NL,
New York Giants NL, Boston NL)
One of the best BAs in the 1930's
(.338).
Had 40+ doubles & 10+ triples 7 times each.
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William
Harold Terry
"Memphis Bill"
1923 - 1936 (New York Giants NL)
Lifetime .341 hitter who was one
of the best
throwing/fielding 1Bs of his generation.
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Gordon
Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane
1925 - 1937 (Philadelphia AL, Detroit AL)
Catcher w/a .320 lifetime BA.
One of the
best batting eyes - 217 Ks in 5,169 ABs.
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Charles
Leo "Gabby" Hartnett
1922 - 1941 (Chicago NL, New York Giants NL)
Strong armed & able catcher
who played
20 years w/a lifetime .370 OBA & .489
SLG%.
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Charles
Leonard Gehringer
1924 - 1942 (Detroit AL)
Among the best all-around
(fielding,
hitting, baserunning) 2Bs in AL history.
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Eppa Rixey
1912 - 1933 (Philadelphia NL, Cincinnati
NL)
Finesse pitcher - but a workhorse.
Won 266 games & could have won
more with better support.
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Theodore
Amar "Tex" Lyons
1923 - 1946 (Chicago AL)
Made 484 starts & completed
356 of
them. Not a power pitcher. Won in
double digits 17 times.
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Carl Owen Hubbell
"King Karl" "The Meal Ticket"
1928 - 1943 (New York Giants NL)
After Lefty Grove, the best
pitcher in
the 1930's. Very tough to reach base
against. Awarded 2 MVPs.
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John
Picus "Jack" Quinn
1909 - 1933 (New York AL, Boston NL,
Baltimore Federal Lge., Chicago AL, Boston AL,
Philadelphia AL, Brooklyn NL, Cincinnati NL)
It took him 23 seasons, but he won
247 games. Durable. Also lost
218 games.
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Joseph
Edward Cronin
1926 - 1945 (Pittsburgh NL, Washington AL,
Boston AL)
Major offensive force at SS in the
1930's. Later a good Mgr. and
then AL President.
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Charles
Arthur "Dazzy" Vance
1915 - 1935 (Pittsburgh NL, New York AL,
Brooklyn NL, St. Louis NL, Cincinnati NL)
Didn't crack the show full time
until
age 31. Led the league in K's seven
straight years.
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William
Malcolm Dickey
1928 - 1946 (New York AL)
All-Star 11 times. Lifetime
.313 BA -
fanned only 289 times in 6,300 ABs.
HRs totals aided by home park.
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