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RealGM Top 100 Voting Thread (#1) RUTH VOTED IN

Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2007 5:55 am
by SportsWorld
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Babe Ruth
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Career statistics
AVG .342
HR 714
RBI 2217

Career highlights and awards

All-Time records

* Career SLUG: 0.690
* Career OPS: 1.164

Notable achievements

* 2nd in career OBP (.469)
* 3rd on All-Time Home Run list (714)
* Only player to hit 3 home runs twice in a World Series game (1926 & 1928)
* Won the 1923 MVP Award
* Appeared in 1933 & 1934 All-Star Game
* First player ever to hit 60 home runs in a season
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Barry Bonds
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Selected MLB statistics
(through 2006)
AVG .299
HR 734
RBI 1930
SB 509
SLG .608

22 away from breaking all-time home run record.
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Ted Williams
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Career Highlights

* Last player to hit at least .400 in a season, hitting .406 in 1941
* Career batting average of .344, tied for seventh best all time
* 521 home runs, tied for 16th all time
* Two-time MVP winner (1946 and '49)
* Two-time Triple Crown winner (1942 and '47)
* Struck out only 709 times in 7,706 at-bats
* Hit .327 with 31 home runs and 145 RBI as a rookie in 1939
* Oldest batting champ in Major League history at 40 in 1958
* Appeared in 17 All Star Games
* Fourth in career walks (2021)
* All Time leader in Career on-base percentage (.482)
* Led American League in home runs 4 times
* Led American League in batting average 6 times
* Led American League in on-base percentage 12 times
* Led American League in slugging percentage 9 times
* Led American League in runs scored 6 times

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Ty Cobb
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All-Time Records

* Career batting average (.366)[1]
* Career steals of home (54)
* Career batting titles (11)

Notable Achievements

* Batted over .320 for 22 straight seasons
* 4,189 Career hits (2nd only to Pete Rose)
* Batted over .400 three times (1911, 1912 & 1922)
* Won the Triple Crown in 1909
* One of the inaugural members of the Hall of Fame

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Willie Mays
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All-Time Rankings

* T-1: Most All-Star Game Appearances (24)
* 4th: career home runs (660)
* 3rd: career total bases (6,066)
* 5th: career extra-base hits (1,323)
* 7th: career runs (2,062)
* 9th: career games (2,992)

Notable Achievements

* 2 MVP Awards (1954 and 1965)
* Led NL in home runs 4 times
* Led NL in stolen bases 4 times
* Played for one World Series champion (1954)
* First of only 4 men with both 500 home runs and 3,000 hits (Hank Aaron, Eddie Murray, Rafael Palmeiro)
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Hank Aaron
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Career Records

* Total Bases (6,856)
* Home Runs (755)
* RBI (2,297)
* Extra-Base Hits (1,477)

Single Season Records

* Leader Batting Average: 1956, 1959
* Home Run Leader: 1957, 1963, 1966, 1967
* NL hits leader: 1956, 1959
* NL RBI leader: 1957, 1960, 1963, 1966

Awards

* NL MVP: 1957
* 3 Gold Gloves: 1958

Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2007 5:59 am
by Jose7
My Vote: Willie Mays
Nomination: Mickey Mantle

Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2007 6:18 am
by kg2005
Ruth is the GOAT. I nominate Wagner, Honus.

Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2007 10:17 am
by sunshinekids99
I'm going with Mays and Mantle as well.

Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2007 10:59 am
by Doctor MJ
My big question is how do you think use of steroids should be factored in?

Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2007 1:16 pm
by CousinOfDeath
Vote:Babe
Nominate:Mickey Mantle

Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2007 4:28 pm
by studcrackers
vote: babe

nominate: mickey mantle

Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2007 5:52 pm
by Traveldude50
Vote: Babe
Nominate: Mantle

Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2007 6:31 pm
by TyCobb
Vote: Ty Cobb because I'm biased like that.

Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2007 7:27 pm
by Dirty Water
vote: mays
nominate: wagner

Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2007 8:39 pm
by SportsWorld
TyCobb wrote:Vote: Ty Cobb because I'm biased like that.

:rofl:

Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2007 8:47 pm
by Baller 24
Mays, nominate Roger Clemens

Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2007 8:56 pm
by SportsWorld
Current Standings (STILL TIME LEFT TO VOTE):
Votes:
Babe Ruth 7 Votes
Willie Mays 4 Votes
Ty Cobb 1 Vote

Nominations:
Mickey Mantle 6 Nominations
Honus Wagner 3 Nominations
Roger Clemens 2 Nominations

Keep On Voting this one is close.

Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2007 9:18 pm
by nycballer718
vote- baby ruth
nominate -mickey mantle

Posted: Tue Apr 3, 2007 10:01 pm
by Bleeding Green
I vote for Ruth and nominate Honus Wagner.

Posted: Wed Apr 4, 2007 1:27 am
by SportsWorld
Keep on voting about 2 more hours left.
I have decided to keep this moving and make this a daily thing.