i say Rogers Hornsby.
2007-11-28 16:08:22 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Who could go wrong with Hornsby?
I might just go with Mr. Musial due to his longevity, durability, skill (.332 batting average, 475 HR, 500 batting titles - just kidding, but you get the point), and the fact that he played post-WWII.
But ask me in 10 years about Albert Pujols, and I may have a new answer for you!
2007-11-29 03:02:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stan the man Musial
with Bob Gibson
Dizzy Dean
Rogers Hornsby and Pujol getting honorable mentions.
2007-11-29 10:59:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stan Musial right now. Watch out for Albert Pujols, though. Like Stan he is great with the fans and does a lot of work in the community with kids and so forth. And he is on a pace to be perhaps the greatest offensive player of all time. Well, even if he doesn't make it, then he'll be right up there.
2007-11-29 11:01:12 · answer #3 · answered by Sarrafzedehkhoee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry...
Musial, and it's not close..
Hornsby's stats are great...but you gotta question how good he REALLY was....His home road splits are like a .100 points apart...though.300 on the road is still great...but his park made him look a lot better than he was..
And secondly...everyone who had him..couldn't wait to get rid of him..
He was traded 4 times in mid-career...think about that a moment...if he really WAS the greatest player of his time, the greatest right handed hitter ever, the greatest Cardinal ever..why did teams keep getting rid of him?
I don't know how many Hall of Famers were traded away 4 times in mid career....bet there aren't more than....maybe 2 or 3.....if that.
And usually, the team that got him, got worse...when the team that got rid of him...got better..
THe Cards traded him after 1926...their record improved (though they fell to second).
Same with the Giants, they improved after dumping him, the Boston Braves dumped him and improved by 6 games..the Cubs dumped him...and won the pennant.
He was great...no doubt..one of the greatest for sure...but hard to reconcile that transaction column of his into the Greatest Ever.
Musial was truly great..the guy averaged 15 3 baggers a year his first 10 years..and he never ran like Wills, Brock, Henderson..he hustled Like Rose...had power..and he was never traded away..
And if being a great human being counts for anything...Stan was the one of the greatest ever at that too...and Hornsby, well to put it kindly...wasn't.
Sorry, I gotta go with Stan The Man
2007-11-29 00:42:25 · answer #4 · answered by Steve M 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stan THE MAN Musial
24 All-Star Games... Three MVP Awards... 475 Homers... 331 Batting Average... 3,630 Hits... 1,949 Runs Scored... Three World Series Rings... 1,951 RBIs... 3,026 Games... Seven Batting Titles... A Plaque in Cooperstown...
St. Louis Cardinals 1941 - 1963. 3,026 Games played. At bat 10,972 times. Scored 1,949 runs. 1,951 runs batted in. Total bases of 6,134. Led National League in total bases and slugging percentage 6 years. Won 7 National League batting titles. Most Valuable Player 1943, 1946, and 1948. Named on 24 All-Star teams.
Upon retirement, Musial held 17 major league, 29 National League and 9 All-Star game records. He was elected to The Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.
In 1954, Stan Musial became the first player to hit 5 home runs in a double header against the New York Giants.
Musial played all of his 22 years of professional baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals.
2007-11-29 13:07:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stan Musial
2007-11-29 00:11:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Stan the Man
2007-11-29 10:31:20 · answer #7 · answered by Ricky Lee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say Stan the man Musial
2007-11-29 01:25:14 · answer #8 · answered by tfoley5000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stan "THE MAN" Musial...
Albert Pujols has a long way to Catch him, but He'll Probably get there!!!
2007-11-29 19:08:59 · answer #9 · answered by Pianojazzman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stan the man or The Wizard of Oz
2007-11-29 00:23:51 · answer #10 · answered by smithdj42 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋