2006-12-11 02:08:19 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
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2006-12-11 05:41:39 · answer #1 · answered by firefighter1422 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably Babe Ruth,Ruth Rewrote Record Books For His Time,He Even Had His Own Curse!He Did Great On Both Positions That He Played.The Other Players (that Deserve A Honorable Mention) Are:Honus Wagner,Yogi Berra,Sammy Sosa,Mickey Cochrane,Mickey Mantle,Reggie Jackson,Jackie Robinson,Roberto Clemente,Carlton Fisk,Bill Mazerowski,Don Larsen,Hank Aaron,And Definitely Joe Dimaggio,Look These Guys Up On Wikipedia.
2006-12-11 03:56:34 · answer #2 · answered by Fair & balanced like Fox™ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on who you talk too. Ask your grandfather, your father, your son, and they all have a different answer. For an overall answer, I would say Babe Ruth, only because when you talk about baseball to fans and non-fans, they associate Ruth with baseball history.
You could go through the years and get a different player by decade, but in the last 10 years, I would guess it would have been Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa (before the steroid scandal) when they were having thier homerun chases. Ask a fan whose side they were on, and I'll bet they bought memorabilia for that time.
Today, I think it would Derek Jeter and David Ortiz.
2006-12-11 07:13:37 · answer #3 · answered by peteopolis 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to say Ron Santo. He has raised $50 million for diabetes research and is such a funny and enthusiastic broadcaster. His story inspires alot of people and his peers admire him so much. Also like someone else said - the world cried when Clemente died so it could be him too. This is the most loved baseball player not the most famous so disregard the Babe Ruth votes because he was the north end of a horse walking south. If he were alive he would even say he was not loved but he did not care.
2006-12-11 02:18:51 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Roberto Clemente by far. Not only was he an outstanding player he was an even better person off the field. And his sudden and tragic death sadley but true drew a lot of people in that would not have normally been baseball fans.
2006-12-11 12:10:25 · answer #5 · answered by ga_superman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not even close really. Babe Ruth is still the most popular and in his day he was the most loved because of his gregarious personality and he really did love kids because he was a big kid hinself with a big heart made of pure gold. He had his bad side like most of us but back then the media protected him unlike today's media. There never will be another Babe Ruth who was idolized by millions even overseas!
2006-12-11 07:55:49 · answer #6 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Babe
Mickey Mantle
Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Jackie Robinson
2006-12-11 03:00:26 · answer #7 · answered by Albert 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Roberto Clemente
2006-12-11 12:56:45 · answer #8 · answered by ??? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babe Ruth my foot..The Babe wasn't even the most loved player on those Yankee teams..that honor goes to The Iron Horse..The Pride of the Yankees..Lou Gehrig
2006-12-11 06:37:29 · answer #9 · answered by Sandra P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The greatest hitter of all time, Pete Rose. Pete has became huge over the whole gambling scandal. Yes, he made bets on baseball. He made them on his own team though. He never betted against them. Baseball does not put him in the hall, because he's not a yankee, or a sox. We have no problem with putting cheaters in though. He has became a player who everyone has growed to love because of his hustle, and the screwing that baseball is giving him.
2006-12-11 02:24:41 · answer #10 · answered by goon3131 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Johnny Bench--I grew up with the Baseball Bunch.
2006-12-11 02:16:26 · answer #11 · answered by wayfaroutthere 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋