RealGM Top 100 Voting Thread (HONUS WAGNER #8)
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:55 am
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
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 Cy Young newest member
Cy Young
Career highlights and awards
* Won the 1901 AL Triple Crown for Pitchers.
* 1st All-Time wins (511)
* 1st All-Time IP (7354 2/3)
* 1st All-Time Games Started (815)
* 1st All-Time Complete Games (749)
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Walter Johnson
Career Highlights
* 417 career wins (2nd all-time)
* 110 career shutouts (1st all-time)
* Won MVP award in 1913 & 1924
* Played in two World Series (1924 and 1925)
* An inaugural member of Baseball Hall of Fame
* Pitched 56 consecutive scoreless innings, a record that stood until 1968
* He was named #60 on ESPN's top 100 athletes of the century
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Roger Clemens
Selected MLB statistics
Wins-losses 348-178
ERA 3.10
Strikeouts 4604
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Lou Gehrig
All-Time records
* Career Grand Slams: 23
* Career Highest Career Slugging Percentage by a First Baseman: .632
Notable achievements
* AL MVP 1927, 1936
* Led the league in batting av 1934 (49) & 1936 (49)
* Led the league in RBIs: 1927 (175), 1928 (142), 1930 (174), 1931 (184) & 1934 (165)
* Led the league in times on base: 1927 (330), 1930 (324), 1931 (328), 1934 (321), 1936 (342) & 1937 (331)
* Career batting average: .340
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Honus Wagner
Notable Achievements
* 8-time NL Batting Average Leader (1900, 1903, 1904, 1906-1909 & 1911)
* 4-time NL On-Base Percentage Leader (1904 & 1907-1909)
* 6-time NL Slugging Percentage Leader (1900, 1902, 1904 & 1907-1909)
* 8-time OPS Leader (1900, 1902, 1904, 1906-1909 & 1911)
* 2-time NL Runs Scored Leader (1902 & 1906)
* 2-time NL Hits Leader (1908 & 1910)
* 6-time NL Total Bases Leader (1900, 1904 & 1906-1909)
* 7-time NL Doubles Leader (1900, 1902, 1904 & 1906-1909)
* 3-time NL Triples Leader (1900, 1903 & 1908)
* 5-time NL RBI Leader (1901, 1902, 1908, 1909 & 1912)
* 5-time NL Stolen Bases Leader (1901, 1902, 1904, 1907 & 1908)
* 100 RBI Seasons: 9 (1898-1901, 1903, 1905, 1908, 1909 & 1912)
* 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 6 (1900-1902, 1905, 1906 & 1908)
* 200 Hits Seasons: 2 (1900 & 1908)
* 50 Stolen Bases Seasons: 5 (1904-1908)
* Won a World Series Ring with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1909
* Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 1936
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Stan Musial
Career Highlights
* First in career All Star Games (24)
* Second in career MVPs (3)
* Sixth in career Games (3026)
* Ninth in career At-bat (10972)
* Ninth in career Runs (1949)
* Fourth in career Hits (3630)
* Second in career Total bases (6134)
* Third in career Doubles (725)
* 475 Career Home Runs (6th All-Time at the time he retired)
* Fifth in career RBIs (1951)
* Led National League in Batting average 7 times
* Led National League in On Base Percentage 6 times
* Led National League in slugging percentage 6 times
* Led National League in runs scored 5 times
* First co-winner of Player of the Month award (May 1958)
* Won 3 World Series
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My Vote: Honus Wagner
Nomination: Lefty Grove
1. Babe Ruth
2. Barry Bonds
3. Willie Mays
4. Ted Williams
5. Hank Aaron
6. Ty Cobb
7. Mickey Mantle
8. Honus Wagner
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 Cy Young newest member
Cy Young
Career highlights and awards
* Won the 1901 AL Triple Crown for Pitchers.
* 1st All-Time wins (511)
* 1st All-Time IP (7354 2/3)
* 1st All-Time Games Started (815)
* 1st All-Time Complete Games (749)
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Walter Johnson
Career Highlights
* 417 career wins (2nd all-time)
* 110 career shutouts (1st all-time)
* Won MVP award in 1913 & 1924
* Played in two World Series (1924 and 1925)
* An inaugural member of Baseball Hall of Fame
* Pitched 56 consecutive scoreless innings, a record that stood until 1968
* He was named #60 on ESPN's top 100 athletes of the century
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Roger Clemens
Selected MLB statistics
Wins-losses 348-178
ERA 3.10
Strikeouts 4604
__________________________________________________________________
Lou Gehrig
All-Time records
* Career Grand Slams: 23
* Career Highest Career Slugging Percentage by a First Baseman: .632
Notable achievements
* AL MVP 1927, 1936
* Led the league in batting av 1934 (49) & 1936 (49)
* Led the league in RBIs: 1927 (175), 1928 (142), 1930 (174), 1931 (184) & 1934 (165)
* Led the league in times on base: 1927 (330), 1930 (324), 1931 (328), 1934 (321), 1936 (342) & 1937 (331)
* Career batting average: .340
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Honus Wagner
Notable Achievements
* 8-time NL Batting Average Leader (1900, 1903, 1904, 1906-1909 & 1911)
* 4-time NL On-Base Percentage Leader (1904 & 1907-1909)
* 6-time NL Slugging Percentage Leader (1900, 1902, 1904 & 1907-1909)
* 8-time OPS Leader (1900, 1902, 1904, 1906-1909 & 1911)
* 2-time NL Runs Scored Leader (1902 & 1906)
* 2-time NL Hits Leader (1908 & 1910)
* 6-time NL Total Bases Leader (1900, 1904 & 1906-1909)
* 7-time NL Doubles Leader (1900, 1902, 1904 & 1906-1909)
* 3-time NL Triples Leader (1900, 1903 & 1908)
* 5-time NL RBI Leader (1901, 1902, 1908, 1909 & 1912)
* 5-time NL Stolen Bases Leader (1901, 1902, 1904, 1907 & 1908)
* 100 RBI Seasons: 9 (1898-1901, 1903, 1905, 1908, 1909 & 1912)
* 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 6 (1900-1902, 1905, 1906 & 1908)
* 200 Hits Seasons: 2 (1900 & 1908)
* 50 Stolen Bases Seasons: 5 (1904-1908)
* Won a World Series Ring with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1909
* Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 1936
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Stan Musial
Career Highlights
* First in career All Star Games (24)
* Second in career MVPs (3)
* Sixth in career Games (3026)
* Ninth in career At-bat (10972)
* Ninth in career Runs (1949)
* Fourth in career Hits (3630)
* Second in career Total bases (6134)
* Third in career Doubles (725)
* 475 Career Home Runs (6th All-Time at the time he retired)
* Fifth in career RBIs (1951)
* Led National League in Batting average 7 times
* Led National League in On Base Percentage 6 times
* Led National League in slugging percentage 6 times
* Led National League in runs scored 5 times
* First co-winner of Player of the Month award (May 1958)
* Won 3 World Series
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My Vote: Honus Wagner
Nomination: Lefty Grove