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Maury Allen's 100 Greatest Players
From Baseball's 100: A Personal Ranking of the Best Players in Baseball History, 1981. |
| Rank |
Name |
| 1 |
Willie Mays |
| 2 |
Hank Aaron |
| 3 |
Babe Ruth |
| 4 |
Ted Williams |
| 5 |
Stan Musial |
| 6 |
Joe Dimaggio |
| 7 |
Ty Cobb |
| 8 |
Lou Gehrig |
| 9 |
Walter Johnson |
| 10 |
Rogers Hornsby |
| 11 |
Jackie Robinson |
| 12 |
Roberto Clemente |
| 13 |
Christy Mathewson |
| 14 |
Tris Speaker |
| 15 |
Mel Ott |
| 16 |
George Sisler |
| 17 |
Grover Cleveland Alexander |
| 18 |
Lefty Grove |
| 19 |
Bill Dickey |
| 20 |
Mickey Mantle |
| 21 |
Rod Carew |
| 22 |
Reggie Jackson |
| 23 |
Sandy Koufax |
| 24 |
Bob Feller |
| 25 |
Pete Rose |
| 26 |
Dizzy Dean |
| 27 |
Warren Spahn |
| 28 |
Hank Greenberg |
| 29 |
Yogi Berra |
| 30 |
Mickey Cochrane |
| 31 |
Whitey Ford |
| 32 |
Jimmie Foxx |
| 33 |
Al Kaline |
| 34 |
Carl Hubbell |
| 35 |
Tom Seaver |
| 36 |
Eddie Collins |
| 37 |
Frankie Frisch |
| 38 |
Gaylord Perry |
| 39 |
Al Simmons |
| 40 |
Paul Waner |
| 41 |
Joe Morgan |
| 42 |
Charlie Gehringer |
| 43 |
Johnny Bench |
| 44 |
Lou Brock |
| 45 |
Carl Yastrzemski |
| 46 |
Ralph Kiner |
| 47 |
Steve Garvey |
| 48 |
Jim Palmer |
| 49 |
Bob Gibson |
| 50 |
Brooks Robinson |
| 51 |
Chuck Klein |
| 52 |
Gabby Hartnett |
| 53 |
Ernie Banks |
| 54 |
Burleigh Grimes |
| 55 |
Roy Campanella |
| 56 |
Rube Marquard |
| 57 |
Richie Allen |
| 58 |
Maury Wills |
| 59 |
Bob Lemon |
| 60 |
Joe Cronin |
| 61 |
Bill Terry |
| 62 |
Three Finger Brown |
| 63 |
Frank Robinson |
| 64 |
Sparky Lyle |
| 65 |
Willie McCovey |
| 66 |
Juan Marichal |
| 67 |
Willie Stargell |
| 68 |
Mel Harder |
| 69 |
Robin Roberts |
| 70 |
Harmon Killebrew |
| 71 |
Lou Boudreau |
| 72 |
George Foster |
| 73 |
Babe Herman |
| 74 |
Marty Marion |
| 75 |
Dave Parker |
| 76 |
Phil Rizzuto |
| 77 |
Fred Lynn |
| 78 |
Pee Wee Reese |
| 79 |
Nolan Ryan |
| 80 |
Jim Bunning |
| 81 |
Don Drysdale |
| 82 |
George Brett |
| 83 |
Duke Snider |
| 84 |
Red Ruffing |
| 85 |
Luke Appling |
| 86 |
Eddie Mathews |
| 87 |
Pie Traynor |
| 88 |
Dave Winfield |
| 89 |
Phil Niekro |
| 90 |
Catfish Hunter |
| 91 |
Jim Kaat |
| 92 |
Joe Gordon |
| 93 |
Fergie Jenkins |
| 94 |
Billy Williams |
| 95 |
Tony Oliva |
| 96 |
Johnny Mize |
| 97 |
Mark Belanger |
| 98 |
Jim Rice |
| 99 |
Don Sutton |
| 100 |
Roger Maris |
| 10 Honorable Mentions |
| Rank |
Name |
| 1 |
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson |
| 2 |
Harry Heilmann |
| 3 |
Early Wynn |
| 4 |
Richie Ashburn |
| 5 |
Hoyt Wilhelm |
| 6 |
Joe Medwick |
| 7 |
Lefty O'Doul |
| 8 |
Orlando Cepeda |
| 9 |
Gil Hodges |
| 10 |
Luis Aparicio |
| 10 Best Left-handed Hitters |
| Rank |
Name |
| 1 |
Babe Ruth |
| 2 |
Ted Williams |
| 3 |
Stan Musial |
| 4 |
Ty Cobb |
| 5 |
Lou Gehrig |
| 6 |
Tris Speaker |
| 7 |
Mel Ott |
| 8 |
George Sisler |
| 9 |
Rod Carew |
| 10 |
Mickey Mantle |
| 10 Best Right-handed Hitters |
| Rank |
Name |
| 1 |
Rogers Hornsby |
| 2 |
Hank Aaron |
| 3 |
Willie Mays |
| 4 |
Joe Dimaggio |
| 5 |
Roberto Clemente |
| 6 |
Jackie Robinson |
| 7 |
Hank Greenberg |
| 8 |
Al Kaline |
| 9 |
Johnny Bench |
| 10 |
Pete Rose |
| 10 Best Left-handed Pitchers |
| Rank |
Name |
| 1 |
Lefty Grove |
| 2 |
Sandy Koufax |
| 3 |
Babe Ruth |
| 4 |
Warren Spahn |
| 5 |
Whitey Ford |
| 6 |
Rube Marquard |
| 7 |
Sparky Lyle |
| 8 |
Carl Hubbell |
| 9 |
Herb Pennock |
| 10 |
Tug McGraw |
| 10 Best Right-handed Pitchers |
| Rank |
Name |
| 1 |
Walter Johnson |
| 2 |
Christy Mathewson |
| 3 |
Grover Cleveland Alexander |
| 4 |
Bob Feller |
| 5 |
Dizzy Dean |
| 6 |
Tom Seaver |
| 7 |
Jim Palmer |
| 8 |
Bob Gibson |
| 9 |
Burleigh Grimes |
| 10 |
Bob Lemon |
| 10 Best Managers |
| Rank |
Name |
| 1 |
Casey Stengel |
| 2 |
Joe McCarthy |
| 3 |
John McGraw |
| 4 |
Walter Alston |
| 5 |
Sparky Anderson |
| 6 |
Leo Durocher |
| 7 |
Billy Martin |
| 8 |
Danny Murtaugh |
| 9 |
Johnny Keane |
| 10 |
Connie Mack |
| 10 Best General Managers |
| Rank |
Name |
| 1 |
Larry McPhail |
| 2 |
Bill Veeck |
| 3 |
George Weiss |
| 4 |
George Steinbrenner |
| 5 |
Hank Peters |
| 6 |
Bob Howsam |
| 7 |
Branch Rickey |
| 8 |
Al Campanis |
| 9 |
Buzzie Bavasi |
| 10 |
Connie Mack |
| 10 Best Defensive Infielders |
| Rank |
Name |
| 1 |
Brooks Robinson |
| 2 |
Mark Belanger |
| 3 |
Luis Aparicio |
| 4 |
Marty Marion |
| 5 |
Phil Rizzuto |
| 6 |
Gil Hodges |
| 7 |
Ferris Fain |
| 8 |
Pee Wee Reese |
| 9 |
Billy Cox |
| 10 |
Nellie Fox |
| 10 Best Defensive Outfielders |
| Rank |
Name |
| 1 |
Willie Mays |
| 2 |
Jimmy Piersall |
| 3 |
Terry Moore |
| 4 |
Joe Dimaggio |
| 5 |
Roberto Clemente |
| 6 |
Pete Reiser |
| 7 |
Curt Flood |
| 8 |
Tris Speaker |
| 9 |
Carl Furillo |
| 10 |
Al Kaline |
| 10 Best Baseball Parks |
| Rank |
Name |
| 1 |
Ebbets Field |
| 2 |
Fenway Park |
| 3 |
Veterans Stadium |
| 4 |
Dodger Stadium |
| 5 |
Crosley Field |
| 6 |
Wrigley Field |
| 7 |
Astrodome |
| 8 |
Yankee Stadium |
| 9 |
Anaheim Stadium |
| 10 |
Milwaukee County Stadium |
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Trivia
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