the only player to be the greatest is the babe but give me ur opinions.
2006-07-02 07:10:55 · 31 answers · asked by osu_fan_82 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I would have to sat Lou Gehrig. He didn't even get to completely finish his career and look at the numbers he put up. To all those who said Barry Bonds, as he WAS a good ball player prior to 1998ish, try to find someone who isn't cheating himself and the game.
2006-07-02 07:22:32 · answer #1 · answered by shane 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "the Georgia Peach", was an American baseball player generally considered to be the greatest player of the "dead ball era" (1900 – 1920). When he retired in 1928, he was the holder of ninety major league records and he received the most votes of the first five players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, in 1936. When a reporter asked Cobb in the late 1950s how well he thought he would hit against modern pitchers, he responded "Probably only about .290...you have to remember I'm over seventy years old now."[1]
Cobb currently holds the records for highest major-league career batting average with .366 and most career batting titles with 12. Cobb also held for decades the most career major league hits with 4,191, later broken by Pete Rose, and most career stolen bases with 892, later broken by Lou Brock and Rickey Henderson.
In 1907 he hit .320 and would never hit below that mark again. That season, his first as a regular, Cobb hit .350 to win the first of nine consecutive batting titles. He also led the league with 212 hits, 49 steals and 116 RBI.
In 1911 Cobb Had a 40 game hitting streak, batted .420, 248hits, 147 runs scored, 144RBI's, 83 stole bases, and the league lead in doubles, triples, and slugging average.
At the end of 1925 Cobb was once again embroiled in a batting title race, this time with one of his teammates and players, Harry Heilmann. In a doubleheader against the St. Louis Browns on October 4, Heilmann got six hits, leading the Tigers to a sweep of the doubleheader and beating Cobb for the batting crown, .393 to .389. Cobb and Browns manager George Sisler each pitched in the final game. Cobb pitched a perfect inning.
Can you name anyone else who can come close to doing all this in 2 or 3 careers???
2006-07-02 14:49:57 · answer #2 · answered by John H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Babe Ruth ( no question )
2. Joe DiMaggio
3. Roger Maris
4. Ted Williams
2006-07-03 13:25:27 · answer #3 · answered by -- 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roberto Clemente is probably the best all-around player since the Babe. He could beat you with the bat the glove or with his arm.
2006-07-08 01:03:32 · answer #4 · answered by mopjky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to be Babe Ruth because he put up hall of fame numbers as a pitcher to go along with his insane offensive numbers
2006-07-02 14:18:50 · answer #5 · answered by drunkbomber 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Barry Bonds? Randy Johnson? Lies on steroids! Babe Ruth!
2006-07-02 14:13:27 · answer #6 · answered by angela_adduci 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. # 34 kirby puckett
2. #6 al kaline
3. Ty Cobb
4.# 23 kirk gibson (since he won2 WS with home runs)
5.#22 Roger Clemens
2006-07-02 21:00:18 · answer #7 · answered by bleacherbrat34 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pete Rose
2006-07-02 23:24:47 · answer #8 · answered by cole hamels is the man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babe Ruth. .690 slugging avg. .342 batting avg. 714 hr's in 2503 games will alway be the best!
2006-07-02 21:24:06 · answer #9 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babe. Enough said.
2006-07-02 20:47:06 · answer #10 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋