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Posted: **Mon Apr 9, 2007 2:08 am**

Rankings So Far:
1. Babe Ruth
2. Barry Bonds
3. Willie Mays
4. Ted Williams
5. Hank Aaron
6. Ty Cobb

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 Lou Gehrig newest member

Mickey Mantle

Career Highlights

* AL MVP 1956, 1957, & 1962
* Major League Triple Crown winner in 1956 (.353, 52 HR, 130 RBI)
* Led league in batting average 1956 (.353)
* Led league in home runs 1955 (37), 1956 (52), 1958 (42) & 1960 (40)
* Led league in RBIs 1956 (130)
* Led league in slugging percentage 1955 (.611), 1956 (.705), 1961 (.687) & 1962 (.605)
* Led league in runs 1954 (129), 1956 (132), 1957 (121), 1958 (127), 1960 (119) & 1961 (132)
* Led league in total bases 1956 (376), 1958 (307) & 1960 (294)
* Led league in triples 1955 (11)
* Led league in extra-base hits 1952 (67), 1955 (73) & 1956 (79)
* Led league in walks 1955 (113), 1957 (146), 1958 (129), 1961 (126) & 1962 (122)
* Led league in on base percentage 1955 (.431), 1962 (.486) & 1964 (.423)
* Led league in At Bats per Home Run 1956 (10.3) & 1961 (9.5)
* AL Gold Glove winner in 1962
* 16-time AL All-Star (1952-1965, 1967, 1968)

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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: Cy Young

Posted: **Mon Apr 9, 2007 2:11 am**

Mantle for my vote.

Joe D for the nomination.

Posted: **Mon Apr 9, 2007 2:21 am**

Mantle,

Nominate: CY YOUNG!

Posted: **Mon Apr 9, 2007 3:58 am**

No love for Walter Johnson???

Vote: Walter Johnson
Nominate: Cy Young

Posted: **Mon Apr 9, 2007 4:11 am**

mantle
cy young

Posted: **Mon Apr 9, 2007 4:21 am**

Mickey Mantle
Lefty Grove

Posted: **Mon Apr 9, 2007 5:02 am**

Honus Wagner
Stan Musial

Posted: **Mon Apr 9, 2007 5:49 am**

Bleeding Green wrote:Honus Wagner
Stan Musial

Musial is on there already

Posted: **Mon Apr 9, 2007 6:35 am**

mickey mantle

rogers hornsby

Posted: **Mon Apr 9, 2007 10:43 am**

Walter Johnson

Alex Rodriguez

Posted: **Mon Apr 9, 2007 2:58 pm**

How can Barroid Bonds be second? I think you have to look at him pre-steroid days, which is still great, but nowhere near #2 alltime.

Posted: **Mon Apr 9, 2007 7:24 pm**

^ wow did he just say what i said in thread # 5. At least i'm not the only one

vote: mantle
Nominate: Cy Young

Posted: **Mon Apr 9, 2007 7:54 pm**

Honus Wagner and Lefty Grove

Posted: **Mon Apr 9, 2007 8:11 pm**

SportsWorld wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Musial is on there already

Oh, then I nominate Mike Schmidt.

Posted: **Mon Apr 9, 2007 9:30 pm**

Votes:
Mantle 6 Votes
Wagner 3 Votes
Johnson 2 Votes

Nominations:
Cy Young 5
Grove 2
Dimaggio 1
Hornsby 1
A Rod 1
Schmidt 1

Still plenty of time to vote.

Posted: **Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:52 am**

Mantle is #7
Cy Young is nominated in.

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