What 4 players would you put on a baseball Mt. Rushmore. Explain your choices or no chance at the 10 points.?

Answer 1

Babe Ruth for being the best player of all time.

Willie Mays for being the best all-around impact player.

Jackie Robinson for being the most important player.

Walter Johnson for being the best pitcher in history.

Answer 2

Lets try and keep with the theme of the original Mt. Rushmore and try and compare the players with the presidents that are allready there.

Babe Ruth(Washington) - He may not have been the father of the game but without him the game would not be what it has become. Maybe the greatest player of all time. When people are asked to name a famous former president many will say Washington. The same with Ruth and baseball. Still one of the most famous faces in the game.

Ted Williams(Jefferson) - Jefferson is considered by many historians to be among the most brilliant men ever to hold the office. Williams is considered by most everyone to be the greatest hitter of all time. Also like Jefferson he was very estudious in his craft. He was not just a great hitter, but a great student of it as well.

Cal Ripken(Roosevelt) - Roosevelt lived a strenuous lifestyle, ridiculing the sedintary lifestyle. Cal played baseball the same way. Every game he brought his best to the field and played hard. Cal played every game like he was charging up San Juan Hill. And always came up with a memorable hit or play in the field when the world was watching or the game is on the line.

Jackie Robinson(Lincoln) - The comparison here is obvious, not only did both help break down racial divisions in this country, but both were great in thier fields and are held in high regard not only because of what they did, but because of their overall greatness in thier professions.

Answer 3

Ted Williams. Called the "greatest hitter of his generation" had a .344 lifetime batting average, 521 Home runs and 1839 RBI's. And served his country in WWII. His stats would have been better.

Babe Ruth. We all know about his 714 Home runs and lifetime .342 batting average. Do you also know his pitching record was 94-46 with a lifetime era of 2.77. Not too shabby.

Hank Aaron. His stats are just staggering. He leads all ballplayers with 755 Home runs and 2297 RBI's. An all-around ballplayer he started playing in a racially prejudiced league and handled himself with class. A true baseball hero.

Joe Dimaggio. Lifetime .325 batting average with 1537 RBI's and 361 Home runs. His 56 game hitting streak may never be broken but the day after his streak was ended he embarked upon another 18 game streak.

I think they would make a great Mount Rushmore.

Answer 4

1. Babe Ruth the greatest ever and is credited with saving the game after the 1919 scandal.
2. Ted Williams the last man to hit .400 in a season in 1941 with a .406 avg. Teddy Ballgame was also a great ambassador for the game.
3. Cy Young because an award is named after him and he won more games than any pitcher in history.
4. Jackie Robinson because he broke the color barrier and kept his calm at a time when everything was against him.

Answer 5

Jackie Robinson- He went through everything to become a great ball player. he deserves it more than anyone.

Hank Aaron- The Home Run King, the greatest title given to any man.

Nolan Ryan- The greatest pitcher of all-time with 7 no hitters and 6 others that were broken up in the 9th inning. over 5000 Ks.

Cy Young- 511 Wins. The award for the best pitcher is named after him. That itself shows he was a great pitcher.

Answer 6

Ty Cobb - The first great contact hitter.
Babe Ruth - The first great HR hitter.
Jackie Robinson - The man who broke the color barrier.
Walter Johnson - The first great pitcher.

This was difficult, but I stand by my answers. I could even have picked Cy Young, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, Lou Gehrig, Josh Gibson,Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio. Very hard decisions. It was hard not to pick Lou Gehrig, but I felt Jackie Robinson needed to be there. I was not going to pick anyone from the 50s to today. I felt the history should be more of a deciding factor. This is something that has to stand the test of time.

Answer 7

Babe Ruth - the most popular player in the early 1900s, set many records and was looked upon by many to be the best
Hank Aaron - for being consistent and brave for 20 years and breaking the babe's precious HR record while facing a ton of racism
Willie Mays - the best all around player of all time
Jackie Robinson - for being the first black MLB player and a pretty good one too

Answer 8

Probably put Jackie Robinson up there for being the first black baseball player. Mickey Mantle for the incredible hitting. Babe Ruth for setting the bar (even though it was surpassed later). I'd also put Cy Young up there for the great pitching.

Answer 9

Oooooooooooooo, tough question.

Babe Ruth: Changed the game of baseball.

Cy Young: Definition of unbreakable, 511 wins

Hank Aaron: Total package. Take away every one of his home runs, he still has 3000 hits. Never gets his due because he never played in New York.

Stan Musial: Great ballplayer, but more important, a truly decent guy and a true ambassador of the game.

Answer 10

1. Sandy Kofax. Best pitcher ever
2. Jackie Robinson because he intergrated baseball and didn't fight when taunted by others
3. Ted Wiliams , Best Hitter in baseball ever
4 Joe Dimaggio He brought a lot of class to baseball