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Chris1876-90: Anson
1891-1900: Young
1901-10: Wagner
1911-20: Cobb
1921-30: Ruth
1931-40: Gehrig or Foxx
1941-50: DiMaggio
1951-60: Mantle
1961-70: Mays
1971-80: Rose
1981-90: Mattingly(although for a brief time in the 80's)
1991-2000: Griffey
2000-date: Bonds
I agree with Billy. There was nobody more famous and popular than Griffey in the 90's. The question was who was more famnous in each decade not who is more famous today.