What baseball team had the greatest starting 8 lineup?

Question

I am partial to my hometown big red machine for the best starting lineup ever(1976 version).
You can mention the yankee teams of the 20's but I think the discussion should start from the 1950's on because any lineup that had players swinging 50 ounce bats is great for that era but would be ridiculous to compare to the modern game.
Any way as far as my choice considerthe medern era murderers row who also played great defense to boot.
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Answer 1

The most overlooked lineup in the history of baseball:

The 1997 Seattle Mariners:

Joey Cora - .300 avg. / 11 hr / 54 rbi / 105 runs
Alex Rodriguez - .300 / 23 / 84 / 100
Ken Griffey Jr. - .304 / 56 / 147 / 125
Edgar Martinez - .330 / 28 / 108 / 104
Jay Buhner - .243 / 40 / 109 / 104
Paul Sorrento - .260 / 31 / 80 / 68
Dan Wilson - .270 / 15 / 74 / 66
Rush Davis - .271 / 20 / 63 / 57
Jose Cruz Jr. - .268 / 12 / 34 / 28
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Answer 2

Oakland A's from 1972,1973,1974...
1972...
Dave Duncan 19 HRs - 59 RBIs
Mike Epstein 26 - 70
Tim Cukken
Sal Bando 15 - 77
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi 19 -75
Reggie Jackson 25 - 75
Angel Mangual

------1973-----
Ray Fosse
Gene Tenace 24 - 84
Dick Green
Sal Bando 29 - 98
Bert Campaneris
Reggie Jackson 32 - 117
Billy North
Joe Rudi 12 - 66
Deron Jackson 19 - 81

----- 1974-----
Gene Tenace 26 - 73
Pat Bourque
Dick Green
Sal Bando 22 - 103
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi 22 - 99
Billy North
Reggie Jackson 29 - 93
Jesus Alou
future all stars... Manny Trillo, Phil Garner,Claudell Washington


***** 1977 Boston Redsox *****
Carlton Fisk 26 - 102
George Scott 33 - 95
Butch Hobson 30 - 112
Carl Yastrzemski 28 - 102
Fred Lynn 18 - 76
Jim Rice 39 - 114
Dwight Evans 14 - 36

Answer 3

1927 Yankees...
1928 A's... (10 guys over .300!)

1955 Brooklyn Dodgers... (most often overlooked)

These 3 alone, were beyond the 70's Reds. There's many, many others too... who were overshadowed because their pitching wasn't Championship caliber. Even the Tigers of the 60's... and the Oakland A's by the way, of the 70's that DID win and were broken up. How about the 80's Yankees, for a team that's always overlooked -- Mattingly, Winfield, Rickey Henderson, Jack Clark, etc. etc. (are you kidding me?)...

Answer 4

!927 Yankees:
C- Collins 275-7-36
1B- Gehric 373-47-175
2B- Lazzery 309-18-102
CF- Combs 356-6-64
RF- Ruth 356-60-164
LF- Meusel 337-8-103
3B- Dugan 269-2-43
SS- Koenig 285-3-62
The modern era started in 1920 and the original "murderers row" was the Yankees.

Answer 5

In the modern era(1946-present) my favorite is the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers

C - Roy Campanella - BA-312 OB%-395 SLG-611
HR-41 R-103 RBI-142

1B - Gil Hodges - BA-302 OB%-393 SLG-550
HR-31 R-101 RBI-122

2B - Jim Gilliam - BA-278 OB%-382 SLG-415
HR-6 R-125 RBI-63

SS - Pee Wee Reese BA-271 OB%-365 SLG-420
HR-13 R-108 RBI-61

3B - Billy Cox - BA-291 OB%-356 SLG-443
HR-10 R-44 RBI-44

LF - Jackie Robinson - BA-329 OB%-418 SLG-502
HR-12 R-109 RBI-95

CF - Duke Snider - BA-336 OB%-416 SLG-627
HR-42 R-132 RBI-126

RF - Carl Furillo - BA-344 OB%-392 SLG-580
HR-21 R-82 RBI-92

This team was an offensive machine - 3 of the top 5 batting averages, 3 of the top 5 in HR's - 3 of the top 5 in RBI's.

Answer 6

I was a Reds fan then, too. But, the best lineup I ever saw was the 1961 Yankees who had 6 players with at least 20 home runs.

Roger Maris - 61
Mickey Mantle - 54
Bill Skowron - 28
Yogi Berra - 22
Ellie Howard - 21
John Blanchard - 21

Answer 7

C_F_45 stole my answer. The '53 Dodgers were awesome. Imagine if Don Newcombe wouldn't have been in Korea, how many games the Dodgers would have won.

Look up the 1939 Yankees. They were a helluva team up and down the order.

Answer 8

Nobody comes close to the 1927 Yankees

Answer 9

ofcourse the 1929 yankees
C- Collins 2.75-7-36
1B- Gehric 3.73-47-175
2B- Lazzery 3.09-18-102
CF- Combs 3.56-6-64
RF- Ruth 3.56-60-164
LF- Meusel 3.37-8-103
3B- Dugan 2.69-2-43
SS- Koenig 2.85-3-62