All-Time Starting Line-up
First Base – Lou Gehrig – 23 Career Grand slams (MLB record), .340 Career batting average and 1995 RBI
Second Base – Roger Hornsby - .358 Career batting average (number 1 all time for second basemen), 301 homeruns and 2,930 Career hits
Shortstop – Cal Ripken Jr. – 2632 straight games played (MLB record), 2 MVP awards and 3184 Career hits
Third base – Mike Schmidt – 3 MVP awards, 548 Career homeruns and 10 Gold Gloves
Catcher – Ivan Rodriguez – 2605 Career hits, .301 Career batting average and 13 Career Gold Gloves (MLB record for a catcher)
Outfield – Ted Williams – 2 MVP awards, .344 Career batting average and 1839 Career RBI (note: he missed nearly 5 total years of playing due to WW II and the Korean War)
Outfield – Willie Mays – 660 Career homeruns, 12 Gold Gloves and 2 MVP awards
Outfield – Hank Aaron – 755 Career homeruns (no steroids; bigger ball parks), 3771 Career hits and 2297 Career RBI
DH/Other – Babe Ruth – 714 Career homeruns, .690 Career slugging average (MLB record) and 2217 Career RBI (note: he was also a great pitcher)
All-Time Starting Rotation
Walter Johnson – 2 MVP awards, 417 Career wins and 110 shutouts (MLB record)
Greg Maddux – 355 Career wins, 3,371 Career Strikeouts and 18 Gold Gloves (MLB record)
CY Young – 511 Career Wins (MLB record), 2.63 Career ERA, 89 Career Shutouts
Randy Johnson – 5 CY Young awards, 4789 Career Strikeouts and 295 wins
Ed Walsh – 1.82 Career ERA (MLB record), 1.00 Career Whip Average and 6 sub-2.00 ERA seasons
All-Time Bullpen
Mariano Rivera – 482 Career saves, 0.77 Career Post Season ERA (MLB record) and save percentage of 88.9
Dennis Eckersley – 390 Career saves, 1 CY Young Award, 1 MVP
Hoyt Wilhelm – 143 Career wins, 2.43 Career ERA and 227 Career saves
Trevor Hoffman – 554 Career saves (MLB record), 2.78 Career ERA and 6 All-Stars
Goose Gossage – 124 Career wins, 310 Career saves and 9 All-Stars
Note - I do not respect players who cheated such as A-Rod, Bonds (whose head grew nearly two inches) and Mark Mcgwire. That is why none of these "greats" are on my list.
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