Best baseball team ever

[howard38]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

never realized the sox were so historically weak at 2B

Bobby Doerr.

[packs]

C: Jimmie Foxx
1B: Gehrig
2B: Hornsby
SS: Wagner
3B: Miguel Cabrera
LF: Joe D
CF: Cobb
RF: Ruth
P: Walter Johnson

[Peter_Spaeth]

C Bench
1B Gehrig
2B Hornsby
SS Wagner
3B Schmidt
LF Williams
CF Mays
RF Ruth
RHP Johnson
LHP Grove
RP Rivera

[tiger8mush]

Pre-war lineup:
1. CF Cobb
2. SS Wagner
3. 1B Gehrig
4. LF Ruth
5. 2B Hornsby
6. RF Ott
7. C Cochrane
8. 3B Baker
9. SP WaJo
(RP = Grover C. Alexander; DH = Foxx)

Post-war lineup:
1. RF Ichiro
2. 1B Musial
3. CF Mays
4. LF Williams/Bonds (can't decide)
5. C. Pudge Rodriguez
6. 2B Carew
7. SS Ripken
8. 3B B. Robinson
9. SP Gibson
(RP = Mariano; DH = Big Papi)
(wanted to get Rickey Henderson at LF, but ...)

Rob

[alanu]

1. Ty Cobb CF
2. Ryne Sandberg 2B
3. Babe Ruth LF
4. Lou Gehrig 1B
5. Roberto Clemente RF
6. Ernie Banks SS
7. Josh Gibson
8. Mike Schmidt 3B
9. Walter Johnson, Nolan Ryan, Christie Mathewson, Bob Feller, Bob Gibson

[RTK]

Originally Posted by alanu

1. Ty Cobb CF
2. Ryne Sandberg 2B
3. Babe Ruth LF
4. Lou Gehrig 1B
5. Roberto Clemente RF
6. Ernie Banks SS
7. Josh Gibson
8. Mike Schmidt 3B
9. Walter Johnson, Nolan Ryan, Christie Mathewson, Bob Feller, Bob Gibson

Nice call on Ernie at SS, I had thought about that but I never saw him play the position live or on film. I know he wasn't known for great range. I only saw him play 1st later in his career.

Mantle probably would have made the OF had he not injured his knee and taken better care of himself through out his career. Watching Mike Trout these days must have been what it was like to watch a young Mantle

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by alanu

1. Ty Cobb CF

2. Ryne Sandberg 2B

3. Babe Ruth LF

4. Lou Gehrig 1B

5. Roberto Clemente RF

6. Ernie Banks SS

7. Josh Gibson

8. Mike Schmidt 3B

9. Walter Johnson, Nolan Ryan, Christie Mathewson, Bob Feller, Bob Gibson

Sandberg over Hornsby? What made you pick him?

[33rd Street]

I'd guess he was thinking about defense with Rhino that was my thought with Jackie but I have always thought that given his first 7 years there wouldn't be much doubt on the best second baseman. Could be a personal favorite I always want to put Brooks at third on these things but he just couldn't with the Schmidt's, Mathews etc.