greatest offensive team ever?

Question

1B lou gehrig
2B rogers hornsby
3B george brett
SS ernie banks
RF henry aaron
CF wille mays
LF barry bonds
C josh gibson
P george ruth

people called josh gibson the babe ruth of the ***** leagues, i call babe, the josh gibson of the major leagues. he is estimated to have hit over 800 homers in the ***** leagues. and he could do that even drunker than babe was.
and the DH didn't come along until the 70's man. forget AL and NL, pitchers can hit in this question.

Answer 1

I would take

1B Gehrig for sure
2B..Joe Morgan was a far better offensive force in his time than Hornsby was in his....Hornsby/Collins vie for the 2/3 slot
SS Banks is very good..and for those few years at his peak in the late 50's he might have been the most dominant player ever...for that 2-4 years only, but Honus Wagner is better for longer
3B....Brett is 2.....Schmidt is 1
RF...Given Ruth as an SP, AAron is the guy
CF Mantle...Mays had a better career..but when Mantle was Mantle...at his peak of 1955-1964 I think he was better
LF...hmmmmmmm...Bonds, Williams or Musial....maybe Bonds..but I'd take Stan the Man as my personal wild card
C....Piazza...as good as Gibson was, and we can't say for sure...because he never tested his skill outside the ***** leagues..and if we include the ***** leagues...there are guys who may be better than some of the guys we got..Oscar Charleston would be a top 3 of'er..Piazza is the best offensive catcher by a mile over any MLB player...If you wanted the best catcher (offense/defense/baserunnung)...I might be talked into Gibson...but as a hitter...go with Piazza

Some personal notes

Hornsby...look at how many times he was traded, who he was traded for, and how the teams that traded him away all got better, look at some of the stats his teammates got in the same park, the stats of the ST Louis Brown hitters using the same park and compare them to Hornsby...there are several years you are not convinced Rogers was even the best hitter on his team...or in his city. He is a legitimately great hitter...but a real close examination of his career in context..leaves you a little dry...

If I had the #1 pick in an all-time draft of real players for a real game...all aspects of a players game/ability/life/personality/clubhouse demeanor are counted in a player's skill set...I'd pick Wagner..

Before Banks....no one ever won an MVP 2 years in a row, and no one won it for bad teams...Banks won it for bad teams twice...and in a row...imagine how dominant a player he must have been in the late 50's to pull that off....

Great question...

Answer 2

With the Babe pitching, it better be in the National League, otherwise he HAS to be in the outfield

I'd take out Aaron and Bonds and replace them with two of the following: Ted Willams, Joe Dimaggio and Mickey Mantle.

George Brett does not belong there. Probably Arod, unless you put Arod at SS and put Mike Schmidt at 3B.

Josh Gibson does not belong there either. The greatest offensive catcher is either Johnny Bench or Mike Piazza.

Here's my lineup:

1B Lou Gehrig
2B Rogers Hornsby
3B Mike Schmidt
SS Alex Rodriguez
RF Ted Willams
CF Willie Mays
LF Mickey Mantle
C Johnny Bench
P/DH Babe Ruth

Answer 3

1b- Lou Gherig
2b- Rogers Hornsby
3b- Alex Rodriguez
ss- Ernie Banks
C- Mike Piazza
OF- Ted Williams
OF- Joe DiMaggio
OF- Barry Bonds
*If you needed a lead off hitter: Ty Cobb
Pitcher: Babe Ruth

Extras Considered: Stan Musial, Ty Cobb, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle

Answer 4

PBabe Ruth - .342 Avg - 46 HR - 143 RBI - 186 H - 8 SB
CJosh Gibson (or Yogi Berra) - .285 Avg - 27 HR - 109 RBI - 164 H - 2 SB
1BLou Gehrig - .340 Avg - 37 HR - 149 RBI - 204 H - 8 SB
2BRogers Hornsby - .358 Avg - 22 HR - 114 RBI - 210 H - 10 SB
3B Pie Traynor - .320 Avg - 5 HR - 106 RBI - 202 H - 13 SB
SSHonous Wagner - .327 Avg - 6 HR - 100 RBI - 198 H - 42 SB
LFTed Williams - .344 Avg - 37 HR - 130 RBI - 188 H - 2 SB
CFJoe Dimmagio - .325 Avg - 34 HR - 143 RBI - 207 H - 3 SB
RFHank Aaron - - -

1BGeorge Sisler - .340 Avg - 8 HR - 93 RBI - 222 H - 11 SB
OFTy Cobb - .366 Avg - 6 HR - 103 RBI - 224 H - 48 SB
IFCharlie Gehringer - .320 Avg - 13 HR - 100 RBI - 198 H - 13 SB
UTAdrian Anson - .333 Avg - 6 HR - 133 RBI - 219 H - 18 SB

Answer 5

1B Lou Gehrig
2B Joe Morgan
3B Alex Rodriguez
SS Derek Jeter
OF Mickey Mantle
OF Hank Aaron
OF Willie Mays
SP The Babe.

Answer 6

My team based on 1 year 1B-Gehrig-1927-Hr(47),Rbi(175),
Avg(.373), Slug%(.765) 2ND-Hornsby-1922-Hr(42), Rbi (152), Avg(.401), Slug%(.722) 3RD-A. Rod-2007-Hr(54), Rbi(156), Avg(.314), Slug%(.645) SS-Banks-1959-Hr(45),Rbi(143), Avg(.304), Slug%(.596) LF-Bonds-2001-Hr(72)
Rbi(137), Avg(.328),Slug%(.863) CF-Mantle-1956-Hr(52),
RBI(130), Avg(.353),Slug%(.705) RF-Ruth-1921-Hr(59),
Rbi(171), Avg(.378),Slug%(.846) P-Drysdale-1965-Hr(7),
Rbi(19), Avg(.300),Slug%(.508) C-Bench-1970-Hr(45), Rbi(148), Avg(.293), Slug%(.587)

Answer 7

1B-Pete Rose-Guy to get on base
2B-Hornsby
SS-Ripken
3B-Mike Schmidt
LF-Bonds
CF-Mays
RF-Ruth
C-Johnny Bench
P-Steve Carlton
Manager-Leo Durocher-Gas House Gang-Cardinals
Off the bench-Stan the man and Tony Gwynn

Answer 8

1995 Indians!

Answer 9

1B Gehrig
2B Alfonso Soriano
3B A-Rod
SS Derek Jeter
C Mike Piazza
OF Willie Mays
OF Ken Griffey Jr
OF Mickey Mantle
P/DH Ruth

Bench: Ty Cobb, Ted Williams