I say Musial if you allow him to be considered.
2007-08-20 08:04:47 · 18 answers · asked by zhl200124 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Personally, I consider Musial an outfielder.
1B only-- I'd have to go with McCovey & Mattingly
2007-08-20 08:15:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rafael Palmeiro. Musial was an outfielder (plus he played several years before 1950), Mattingly was really only good at the plate in terms of power from '84-'89 (although at one point after he retired he had the highest fielding percentage of all time for a first baseman---don't know if that still holds true), McCovey was pretty much nothing but a homerun hitter (i.e., run production left something to be desired), McGwire was so often injured, Pujols (besides having played too much of his career at other positions---3B, OF) needs to play a full decade before he can be said to be "the best."
If you overlook the steroid issue, which you have to do anyway if you want to consider McGwire (andro, anyone?), Palmeiro has a respectable average and on-base percentage, excellent power numbers and good run production, and was a great fielder with good range. Eddie Murray is the closest second, in my opinion. Compared with Palmeiro, he got on base less, scored fewer runs, hit for less power, played more games at first, had greater range at first (though with a slightly lower fielding percentage), drove in about the same number of runs per 162, and struck out more. Interesting fact about Eddie Murray: he is currently first all time with 128 sac. flies (Palmeiro had 119).
2007-08-20 16:48:41 · answer #2 · answered by DJ 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you allow Musual, you'd probably have to consider Pete Rose.
Off the top of my head, as far as full-time first basemen, Rose’s Big Red Machine teammate Tony Perez would have to be a favorite. He had a long, successful career, was an RBI machine and pretty smooth in the field.
2007-08-20 15:20:29 · answer #3 · answered by Noah’s Dad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eddie Murray
2007-08-20 16:13:07 · answer #4 · answered by Siah1113 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keith Hernandez -
Don Mattingly
Mark McGuire
2007-08-20 17:08:53 · answer #5 · answered by Elaine S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mark Grace
2007-08-20 16:00:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keith Hernandez - a near enough .300 hitter and 11 consecutive Golg Gloves at 1st base.
2007-08-20 16:35:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don Mattingly.
2007-08-20 16:43:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mark Grace. Most hits of any player in the 90's and the best defensive first baseman of his generation
2007-08-20 16:45:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eddie Waitkus....Chicago Cubs
2007-08-20 15:55:27 · answer #10 · answered by Tommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋