Yes,I know not many people are alive from this era to seen it personally.Please take it from a statical point of view.Some more say it was Ty Cobb,but others argue its Honus Wagner.What yeh say?
2007-08-05 09:39:19 · 14 answers · asked by Little Jimmy 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Sorry,Carter2619.Babe Ruth did not play Outfield until 1920.
Dead Ball era=1885-1919.
2007-08-05 09:46:19 · update #1
Cap Anson
2007-08-05 09:41:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll go with Honus Wagner. Ty Cobb has better career numbers but he played for a lot longer than Wagner and he played for quite a few years after the Dead ball era was over.
Also, Wagner and Cobb went head to head in the 1909 World Series and Wagner really outplayed Cobb in that series.
2007-08-05 11:24:16 · answer #2 · answered by aspiring_paranormal_journalist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without a doubt it is Ty Cobb.
Has highest career AVG
9th on OBP
2nd in Runs
2nd in Hits
2nd in Singles
4th in Doubles
2nd in Triples
5th in Total Bases
7th in RBI
4th in Stolen Bases
Cobb ranks much higher than Wagner in all of those categories.
2007-08-05 11:08:24 · answer #3 · answered by dob367 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shoeless Joe Jackson
2007-08-05 09:57:30 · answer #4 · answered by Kelly P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd give the nod to Shoeless Joe Jackson.
Even though he "cheated" in 1919, and was kicked out, his stats are unbeleivable.
Wagner is a close second.
2007-08-05 09:50:59 · answer #5 · answered by Sidewinder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd take Wagner, but Cobb is just as good a choice.
No doubt there'll be some praise for Joe Jackson.
2007-08-05 10:09:15 · answer #6 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ty Cobb for his numbers and the way he played the game. He treated the opponent like the enemy and played to win at all costs. I would've loved to see baseball played that way.
2007-08-05 09:53:25 · answer #7 · answered by Dethklok 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nap Lajoie
2007-08-05 09:44:45 · answer #8 · answered by karen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tip O'Neill St.Louis Browns
2007-08-05 09:49:10 · answer #9 · answered by coolio 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard to say,but its gotta be Hugh Duffy from the Boston Braves.
2007-08-05 09:42:02 · answer #10 · answered by Jimmy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋