Starting Pitcher: Lefty Grove
Catcher: Josh Gibson
1B: Lou Gehrig
2B: Nap Lajoie
3B: Mike Schmidt
SS: Honus Wagner
LF: Oscar Charleston
CF: Willie Mays
RF: Babe Ruth
DH: Ted Williams
Relief Pitcher: Mariano Rivera
For me, the hardest choices are Starting Pitcher and 2nd Baseman.
There are so many great starting pitchers. I chose Lefty Grove because he led the League in ERA a record 9x, led the League in strikeouts his first 7 years and just knew how to win games. His .680 Winning percentage is the highest of any Hall of Famer and it translated into the Playoffs where he pitched very well, winning 2 World Series. Grove faced Ruth 11 times in exhibition games as a Minor Leaguer and struck him out 9 times. Maybe that's why Grove was sold for more than Ruth.
I think Hornsby was a better hitter than Lajoie, but I think Hornsby would not be a great player to have on your team because he was not well liked.
I think Bench was the best catcher in MLB history, but Gibson was probably better.
Last edited by cgjackson222; 07-23-2023 at 05:43 AM.
Reason: Forgot DH
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