2006-07-13 01:54:22 · 14 answers · asked by chiricomus 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
i know that this is kind of a tired answer, and i didn't even check because I'm sure that a lot of people put it, but I think the 1984 San Diego Padres were the greatest team to ever take the field. They had hitting (Alan Wiggins), pitching (Eric Snow), a great bench (Champ Summers), an ethnically diverse outfield (Scottish Kevin McReynolds), a great manager (Dick Williams), and a great mascot (The San Diego Chicken).
On top of that, they were a fun loving team. They loved pranks and hijinks and yuks and nuks. Check the link for a list of great literature about that team (the article is by no means conclusive).
They were robbed of the 1984 world series.
2006-07-13 16:39:19 · answer #1 · answered by william the wizard 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1961 Yankees; look at this roster!
#1 Bobby Richardson
#6 Deron Johnson
#7 Mickey Mantle
#8 Yogi Berra
#9 Roger Maris
#10 Tony Kubek
#11 Hector Lopez
#12 Billy Gardner
#14 Bill Skowron
#15 Tom Tresh
#16 Whitey Ford
#17 Lee Thomas
#18 Hal Reniff
#19 Bob Turley
#20 Joe DeMaestri
#22 Bill Stafford
#23 Ralph Terry
#24 Danny McDevitt
#25 Jesse Gonder
#26 Ryne Duren
#28 Art Ditmar
#29 Earl Torgeson
#32 Elston Howard
#34 Bob Hale
#38 Johnny Blanchard
#39 Jim Coates
#45 Rollie Sheldon
#47 Luis Arroyo
#53 Johnny James
2006-07-13 02:27:46 · answer #2 · answered by Bartmooby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1-1906 Chicago Cubs 116-36 R-704 RA-381 ratio 1.85/1
2-1927 NY Yankees - 110-44 R-976 RA-605 ratio 1.61/1
3-1954 Cleveland Indians - 111-43 R-746 RA-504 ratio 1.48/1
4-2001 Seattle Mariners - 116-46 R-927 RA-627 ratio 1.48/1
5-1998 NY Yankees - 114-48 R-965 RA-656 ratio 1.47/1
6-1975 Cincinnati Reds 108-54 R-840 RA-586 ratio 1/43/1
7-1931 Philadelphia A's 107-45 R-858 RA-626 ratio 1.37/1
8-1961-NY Yankees - 109-53 R-827 RA-612 ratio 1.35/1
R=Runs Scored
RA=Runs Allowed
Ratio=Runs Scored vs Runs Allowed
It's pretty clear the 1906 Cubs were the best of all time followed by the 1927 Yankees..And, that's the way it plays out in computer simulations against the greatest teams of all time..Playing full seasons best of all time vs each other the Cubs finish 1st more often than any other team..
2006-07-13 08:46:53 · answer #3 · answered by jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I’m going to say the ’29 Philadelphia A’s. Not only did this team win the WS back-to-back 29 and 30 made the WS in 31 as well. They had to play the New York Yankees lead by Babe Ruth. This team was voted by Sports Illustrated as the most underrated team of all time. 5 of the starting 9 batted over .300 and 2 of them had 30+ home runs ( in a steroid free era). 104 wins, .693 winning percentage and 18 games ahead of the second place team.
2006-07-13 02:04:39 · answer #4 · answered by hair_of_a_dog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1975-76 Cincinnati Reds. Beat Red Sox in exciting 7-game World Series in 1975, then swept the Yankees in 1976. Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, George Foster, Davey Concepcion, etc. Imposing line-up top to bottom; hit for average, power, speed. Good defense, decent pitching.
2006-07-13 02:40:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 2006 Twins. Cy youthful award winner: Johhan Santana MVP: Justin Mornue Batting Champ: Joe Mauer Gold Glove Winner: Tori Hunter critical branch Champs. and that they had many different very sturdy gamers. Matt Garza, Jason Bartlett (now stars of the Tampa Rays) Fransico Lariano, Brad Radke, Scott Baker ect.
2016-12-10 08:56:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1998 Yankees. 114-48 World Series Champs
965 runs scored and 656 runs allowed.
11-2 Post season
2006-07-13 02:14:06 · answer #7 · answered by Fabio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1927 Yankees
2006-07-13 02:38:10 · answer #8 · answered by inquiring minds 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1969 Mets
2006-07-13 02:28:46 · answer #9 · answered by nickman2025 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boston Red Sox, even though they had the curse of the bambino their coming back and making their mark again.
2006-07-13 04:07:07 · answer #10 · answered by adidasgurl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋