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
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 Joe DiMaggio 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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Joe DiMaggio
Career Highlights
* AL MVP 1939, 1941, & 1947
* Led league in batting average 1939 (.381) & 1940 (.352)
* Led league in slugging percentage 1937 (.673) & 1950 (.585)
* Led league in runs 1937 (151)
* Led league in total bases 1937 (418), 1941 (348) & 1948 (355)
* Led league in triples 1936 (15)
* Led league in home runs 1937 (46) & 1948 (39)
* Led league in RBIs 1941 (125) & 1948 (155)
* Led league in extra-base hits 1941 (84) & 1950 (75)
* Led league in At Bats per Home Run 1948 (15.2)
* Had at least one hit in 56 consecutive games.
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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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Lefty Grove
Notable Achievements
* 6-time AL All-Star (1933 & 1935-1939)
* AL MVP (1931)
* 2-time AL Pitcher's Triple Crown (1930 & 1931)
* 9-time AL ERA Leader (1926, 1929-1932, 1935, 1936, 1938 & 1939)
* 4-time AL Wins Leader (1928, 1930, 1931 & 1933)
* 4-time AL Winning Percentage Leader (1930, 1931, 1933 & 1938)
* AL Games Pitched Leader (1930)
* AL Saves Leader (1930)
* 7-time AL Strikeouts Leader (1925-1931)
* 3-time AL Complete Games Leader (1931-1933)
* 3-time AL Shutouts Leader (1931, 1932 & 1936)
* 15 Wins Seasons: 11 (1927-1933, 1935-1937 & 1939)
* 20 Wins Seasons: 8 (127-1933 & 1935)
* 25 Wins Seasons: 3 (1930-1932)
* 30 Wins Seasons: 1 (1931)
* 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 11 (1926-1933 & 1935-1937)
* 200 Strikeouts Seasons: 1 (1930)
* Won two World Series Rings with the Philadelphia Athletics (1929 & 1930)
* Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 1947
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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: Lou Gehrig
Nomination: Mike Schmidt
