A Major League Baseball Chain. Can you make one with fewer links?
On the way home from work this afternoon I was thinking about something. What is the fewest links in an unbroken baseball chain from inception to now. Baseball Reference has the first MLB season in 1871. Each player has to overlap. If you can't beat the list with fewer than 8 players, see if you can get 8 players that has more total WAR.
Here is my effort. See if you can match it or beat it.
Cap Anson (1871 - 1897) (WAR 94.3)
Cy Young (1890 - 1911) (WAR 163.6)
Ty Cobb (1905 - 1928) (WAR 151.5)
Jimmie Foxx (1925 - 1945) (WAR 93.1)
Stan Musial (1941 - 1963) (WAR 128.7)
Pete Rose (1963 - 1986) (WAR 79.6)
Barry Bonds (1986 - 2007) (WAR 162.7)
Albert Pujols (2001 - present) (WAR 99.6)
That makes 8 players to span the entire history of MLB.
Total WAR for all 8 players is 973.1.
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