RealGM Top 100 Voting Thread (ROGER CLEMENS #14)
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:17 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
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
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 Tris Speaker newest member
Alex Rodriguez
Notable Achievements
* 10-time AL All-Star (1996-1998 & 2000-2006)
* 2-time AL MVP (2003 & 2005)
* 2-time AL Gold Glove Winner (2002/SS & 2003/SS)
* 8-time AL Silver Slugger Award Winner (1996/SS, 1998-2003/SS & 2005/3B)
* AL Batting Average Leader (1996)
* 2-time AL Slugging Percentage Leader (2003 & 2005)
* AL OPS Leader (2005)
* AL At Bats Leader (1998)
* 4-time AL Runs Scored Leader (1996, 2001, 2003 & 2005)
* AL Hits Leader (1998)
* 3-time AL Total Bases Leader (1996, 2001 & 2002)
* AL Doubles Leader (2002)
* 4-time AL Home Runs Leader (2001, 2002, 2003 & 2005)
* AL RBI Leader (2002)
* 20-Home Run Seasons: 11 (1996-2006)
* 30-Home Run Seasons: 10 (1996 & 1998-2006)
* 40-Home Run Seasons: 7 (1998-2003 & 2005)
* 50-Home Run Seasons: 2 (2001 & 2002)
* 100 RBI Seasons: 10 (1996 & 1998-2006)
* 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 11 (1996-2006)
* 200 Hits Seasons: 3 (1996, 1998 & 2001)
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Tris Speaker
Career Highlights
Most career doubles (792)
Fifth highest lifetime major-league batting average (.345)
Fifth in career hits
Sixth in career triples
Eighth in career runs
Led American League in batting 1 time
Led American League in slugging percentage 1 time
Led American League in on base percentage 4 times
Led American League in hits 1 time
Led American League in total bases 1 time
Led American League in doubles 8 times
Led American League in home runs 1 time
Led American League outfielders in putouts 7 times
Led American League outfielders in double plays 6 times
Led American League outfielders in assists 3 times
Led American League outfielders in fielding average 2 times
Batted over .380 five times
Struck out only 220 times in 10,195 at-bats
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Roger Clemens
Selected MLB statistics
Wins-losses 348-178
ERA 3.10
Strikeouts 4604
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Rogers Hornsby
Career Highlights
* Holds the NL record for career batting average at .358.
* Hit better than .300 15 times and better than .400 three times.
* Won seven batting titles, two HR titles and four RBI crowns.
* Won triple crowns in 1922 and 1925.
* Even though Hall of Fame rules state that a player must be retired for five years before he can be inducted, Rogers Hornsby received 105 votes during the inaugural year of 1936-one year before he retired.
* Rogers is the only right-handed hitter in the 20th century to hit .400 in three seasons.
* In 1922, Hornsby became the first National Leaguer ever to hit 40 home runs in a season.
* In only his second season as the player/manager, Rogers led the Cardinals to defeat the New York Yankees four games to three in the 1926 World Series.
* Rogers
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
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 Tris Speaker newest member
Alex Rodriguez
Notable Achievements
* 10-time AL All-Star (1996-1998 & 2000-2006)
* 2-time AL MVP (2003 & 2005)
* 2-time AL Gold Glove Winner (2002/SS & 2003/SS)
* 8-time AL Silver Slugger Award Winner (1996/SS, 1998-2003/SS & 2005/3B)
* AL Batting Average Leader (1996)
* 2-time AL Slugging Percentage Leader (2003 & 2005)
* AL OPS Leader (2005)
* AL At Bats Leader (1998)
* 4-time AL Runs Scored Leader (1996, 2001, 2003 & 2005)
* AL Hits Leader (1998)
* 3-time AL Total Bases Leader (1996, 2001 & 2002)
* AL Doubles Leader (2002)
* 4-time AL Home Runs Leader (2001, 2002, 2003 & 2005)
* AL RBI Leader (2002)
* 20-Home Run Seasons: 11 (1996-2006)
* 30-Home Run Seasons: 10 (1996 & 1998-2006)
* 40-Home Run Seasons: 7 (1998-2003 & 2005)
* 50-Home Run Seasons: 2 (2001 & 2002)
* 100 RBI Seasons: 10 (1996 & 1998-2006)
* 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 11 (1996-2006)
* 200 Hits Seasons: 3 (1996, 1998 & 2001)
_____________________________________________________________________
Tris Speaker
Career Highlights
Most career doubles (792)
Fifth highest lifetime major-league batting average (.345)
Fifth in career hits
Sixth in career triples
Eighth in career runs
Led American League in batting 1 time
Led American League in slugging percentage 1 time
Led American League in on base percentage 4 times
Led American League in hits 1 time
Led American League in total bases 1 time
Led American League in doubles 8 times
Led American League in home runs 1 time
Led American League outfielders in putouts 7 times
Led American League outfielders in double plays 6 times
Led American League outfielders in assists 3 times
Led American League outfielders in fielding average 2 times
Batted over .380 five times
Struck out only 220 times in 10,195 at-bats
______________________________________________________________
Roger Clemens
Selected MLB statistics
Wins-losses 348-178
ERA 3.10
Strikeouts 4604
__________________________________________________________________
Rogers Hornsby
Career Highlights
* Holds the NL record for career batting average at .358.
* Hit better than .300 15 times and better than .400 three times.
* Won seven batting titles, two HR titles and four RBI crowns.
* Won triple crowns in 1922 and 1925.
* Even though Hall of Fame rules state that a player must be retired for five years before he can be inducted, Rogers Hornsby received 105 votes during the inaugural year of 1936-one year before he retired.
* Rogers is the only right-handed hitter in the 20th century to hit .400 in three seasons.
* In 1922, Hornsby became the first National Leaguer ever to hit 40 home runs in a season.
* In only his second season as the player/manager, Rogers led the Cardinals to defeat the New York Yankees four games to three in the 1926 World Series.
* Rogers