If you had the power to bring back 1 great Ballplayer from the past back who would it be?

Answer 1

Lou Gehrig. If he wouldn't have gotten sick, I'm fairly confident he would have gone on to be a baseball phenomenon. His death was a tragic thing & I think that he truly is a baseball "hero". Great question, by the way!

Answer 2

A healthy Mickey Mantle. Also a prime time Ted Williams who didn't lose 4 1/2 seasons due to war. Can you imagine the kind of numbers they would have put up?

Answer 3

Satchell Paige. I would love to see him get his chance in MLB. He was a great pitcher, creator of the split-finger (then called a forkball), and a masterful strike-out artist. Pitched a long and storied in the ***** League, and probably could make quite a statement in MLB. He may have been the greatest pitcher to ever play the game, but unfortunately, given the era in which he played and the inequities of the time, it is like comparing apples to oranges. Would love to see him play today.

Answer 4

Ted Williams

Answer 5

Well for this I have 2 awnsers. I would bring back Babe Ruth and Walter Johnson. Babe Ruth due to the fact that he was an amazing hitter and he was also an amazing pitcher ( he had a 28-11 record pitching one year) . Then I would bring back Walter Johnson. He was arguably the best pitcher to ever play the game ( most would argue that Cy Young was) But Id have to go with Walter Johnson with his Career 417 wins 279 losses with a career ERA of 2.16! Which is better then Youngs 2.62 ERA. He also had 110 Shutouts which is unheard of now a days. Both of these guys Id bring back.

Answer 6

There are a LOT of good choices here. Any of them would be really good. I think, though, I would like to bring back a pitcher. Cy Young. He was so great in his day -- and that was when compared with his peers -- that I'd like to see how he would pitch in today's baseball, and hear what he thought about it.

2nd choice -- Leroy 'Satchel' Paige. In his 20s, he struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and a LOT of others (in exhibition games, of course.) It would be really neat to see him go against baseball's very best.

Answer 7

I would have to say Roberto Clemente. His career was cut way to short, do to a plane crash while on a humanitarian relief effort. I believe he was one of the greatest players to have ever played the game. His stats would show that had he had a full career.

Answer 8

The Bambino Babe Ruth! I am not a yankee fan I am a D-backs fan,and I am not Babe's huge fan I like Honus Wagner, Lough gherig and Nolan Ryan. I picked him because I would love to see him play.I would also want to see if he can bat as good as when he started.Plus maybe he could break the homerun record because I don't like it one bit that Barry Bonds used steroids to do it.Roberto Clemente would be my secound choise because of the action.that man is a 100% of pure action.I mean hits,throws,dives,jumps and everything he can find.I also respect him for what he did by bringing stuff to poor people.He inspired me, and I already swore to godthat if I make the major leagues when I grow up, I will give some of my profits to the orfans and to nthe poor from where I was born,in Mexico............

Answer 9

Growing up a Yankee fan in the 50's and 60's, I would bring back my childhood hero Mickey Mantle.

Answer 10

Ted Williams

Answer 11

Ty Cobb - a few years before he died, someone asked him what he thought he'd bat if he faced the pitchers of the day (~1957). Cobb said "about .340". Since his lifetime average was .367, the interviewer then asked, "Is that because today's pitchers are better than those you faced in your career?" Cobb answered, "No, it's because I'm 70 years old!"
What would Cobb bat against today's pitchers? I'd like to know.