Rankings So Far:
1. Babe Ruth
2. Barry Bonds
3. Willie Mays
4. Ted Williams
5. Hank Aaron
6. Ty Cobb
7. Mickey Mantle
8. Honus Wagner
9. Walter Johnson
10. Lou Gehrig (Vote Off Winner)
11. Stan Musial (Vote Off Runner-Up)
12. Cy Young
13. Joe Dimaggio
14. Roger Clemens
15. Roger Hornsby
16. Alex Rodriguez
17. Tris Speaker
18. Sandy Koufax
NEW RULE
Currently we are running this everyday to get some of these done with. Once we get passed #30 we will have voting for 2 days because it will become harder to decide. Right now it is obvious who the best are.
Here we go Satchel Paige and Pete Rose newest members
Satchel Paige
Career Highlights
* First star of the Negro Leagues inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
* Estimated 300 career shutouts
* Estimated 2000 or more wins
* 64 straight scoreless innings
* 21 straight wins
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Nolan Ryan
Career Highlights
* 8-time All-Star (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1985 & 1989)
* 2-time NL ERA Leader (1981 & 1987)
* AL Innings Pitched Leader (1974)
* 11-time League Strikeouts Leader (1972-1974/AL, 1976-1979/AL, 1987/NL, 1988/NL, 1989/AL & 1990/AL)
* AL Complete Games Leader (1977)
* 3-time AL Shutouts Leader (1972, 1976 & 1979)
* 15 Wins Seasons: 8 (1972-1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982 & 1989)
* 20 Wins Seasons: 2 (1973 & 1974)
* 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 14 (1972-1974, 1976-1980, 1982, 1985 & 1987-1990)
* 300 Innings Pitched: 2 (1973 & 1974)
* 200 Strikeouts Seasons: 15 (1972-1974, 1976-1980, 1982, 1985 & 1987-1991)
* 300 Strikeouts Seasons: 6 (1972-1974, 1976, 1977 & 1989)
* Won a World Series Ring with the New York Mets in 1969
* Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 1999
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Pete Rose
Career Highlights
* Most career hits (4,256)
* Most career games played (3,562)
* Most career at bats (14,053)
* Fifth in career runs (2,165)
* Most career total bases, switch-hitter (5,752) (seventh overall)
* Second in career doubles (746)
* 44-game hitting streak (tied for 2nd longest in history)
* The NL MVP Award (1973)
* The NL Rookie of the Year Award (1963)
* 17 All-Star appearances
* Three World Series rings (1975, 1976, 1980)
* World Series MVP (1975)
* Fifth in career post season hits (86)
* Tenth in career post season total bases (118)
* Ninth in career post season at bats (268)
* Three batting titles
* Two Gold Gloves (1969 and 1970, both for outfield)
* Most seasons of 200 or more hits (10)
* Played 500 or more games at five different positions (only player to do so)
* Seven hitting titles
* Five game titles
* Five doubles titles
* Accepted permanent ban from Major League Baseball in 1989 amid gambling accusations
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Sandy Koufax
Career Highlights
* Second in career no-hitters (4)
* One of 17 pitchers to throw a perfect game (1965)
* Set single-season record with 382 strikeouts (now is 2nd behind Nolan Ryan's 383 in 1973)
* Holds single-season record for most shutouts by a left-handed pitcher (11), breaking previous record (9) set by Babe Ruth in 1916
* Led National League in ERA 5 years in a row
* Led National League in strikeouts 4 times
* Led National League in shutouts 3 times
* Led National League in wins 3 times
* 0.95 ERA in 4 World Series
* 4 All-Star appearances
* NL MVP Award (1963)
* Cy Young Award (One award for both leagues until 1967. All 3 times he was unanimously selected.) 3 times (1963, 1965, 1966)
* World Series MVP 2 times (1963, 1965)
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Mike Schmidt
Career Highlights
* All Star Games: 14
* MVP: 1980, 1981, 1986
* Gold Gloves: 10
* Led league in On Base Percentage: 1981, 1982, 1983.
* Led league in slugging percentage: 1975 (.546), 1980 (.624), 1981 (.644), 1982 (.547), & 1986 (.547)
* Led league in runs scored: 1981 (78)
* Led league in home runs: 1974 (36), 1975 (38), 1976 (38), 1980 (48), 1981 (31), 1983 (40), 1984 (36), & 1986 (37).
* Led league in RBIs: 1980 (121), 1981 (91), 1984 (106), & 1986 (119)
* Career batting average: .267
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Lefty Grove
Notable Achievements
* 6-time AL All-Star (1933 & 1935-1939)
* AL MVP (1931)
* 2-time AL Pitcher's Triple Crown (1930 & 1931)
* 9-time AL ERA Leader (1926, 1929-1932, 1935, 1936, 1938 & 1939)
* 4-time AL Wins Leader (1928, 1930, 1931 & 1933)
* 4-time AL Winning Percentage Leader (1930, 1931, 1933 & 1938)
* AL Games Pitched Leader (1930)
* AL Saves Leader (1930)
* 7-time AL Strikeouts Leader (1925-1931)
* 3-time AL Complete Games Leader (1931-1933)
* 3-time AL Shutouts Leader (1931, 1932 & 1936)
* 15 Wins Seasons: 11 (1927-1933, 1935-1937 & 1939)
* 20 Wins Seasons: 8 (127-1933 & 1935)
* 25 Wins Seasons: 3 (1930-1932)
* 30 Wins Seasons: 1 (1931)
* 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 11 (1926-1933 & 1935-1937)
* 200 Strikeouts Seasons: 1 (1930)
* Won two World Series Rings with the Philadelphia Athletics (1929 & 1930)
* Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 1947
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My Vote: Sandy Koufax
Nomination: Greg Maddux
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