2006-08-11 14:09:22 · 17 answers · asked by swami 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Currently Willy Mays, but Andruw Jones will be #1 by the end of his outstanding career.
2006-08-12 17:48:21 · answer #1 · answered by Smrt1 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The greatest defensive player at his position during the modern era of baseball 1946-2006 has been Richie Ashburn. 500 total chances in a season for an outfielder is a very-very rare feat. Ashburn did it 7 times...
The best season by an infielder(2B-SS-3B) was by Jerry Priddy, he is the only infielder to have over 1,000 total chances in one season.
If defense is about catching the ball and making plays, which I believe it is, then these are the two best defensive players of the modern era of baseball...
2006-08-11 18:42:14 · answer #2 · answered by jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The hardest defensive position is argueably 3rd base. The best third basemen of all time are Brooks Robinson and Craig Nettles.
I think it's a toss up between those two players.
2006-08-12 07:29:21 · answer #3 · answered by Bingo's Mommy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's try one for each position.
1B - Vic Power - a flamboyant Latino who caught the ball with one hand and flair.
2B - Bill Mazeroski
3B - Brooks Robinson - the human vacuum cleaner
SS - Ozzie Smith - the wizard of oz
LF - Carl Yastrzemski - yaz
CF - Willie Mays - the say hey kid
RF - Roberto Clemente
C - Johnny Bench
P - Greg Maddux
2006-08-11 14:32:36 · answer #4 · answered by smitty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Brooks Robinson
2006-08-11 14:54:44 · answer #5 · answered by ANDREW L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ozzie is the obvious answer.
I like the person who said Honus Wagner (he used to scoop up pebbles whn he fielded a groundball)
But I've got to go with Tris Speaker, played the shallowest CF in MLB history and it was damn near impossible to hit a ball over his head, he was incredibly quick.
2006-08-11 18:00:58 · answer #6 · answered by Rick H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ozzie Smith. He made so many catches in the horizontal position. He would warm up before the game fielding grounders and accurately throw to first base without looking at first base.
2006-08-12 01:09:26 · answer #7 · answered by Howard 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jim Edmonds in Centerfield.
2006-08-11 14:15:06 · answer #8 · answered by BaseBall55 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Greg Maddux - 15 straight gold gloves
2006-08-11 14:17:02 · answer #9 · answered by badgerlicious03 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would go with Jim Edmonds and Ozzie Smith!!!
2006-08-11 16:33:54 · answer #10 · answered by blsully 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋