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jay behrensI read the question as being the most famous today. It's way to hard to really determine who the most popular players of the game were in the early days, so it's much easier to use a player's fame as of today rather than how famous they might have been during that time.
I already stated, Griffey was the most player in the 1990s, but today he is overshadowed by Bonds, Clemens, Johnson and many other players.
Jay
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