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The Sporting News 100 Greatest Players

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Rank Player Position 1 Babe Ruth RF 2 Willie Mays CF 3 Ty Cobb CF 4 Walter Johnson P 5 Hank Aaron RF 6 Lou Gehrig 1B 7 Christy Mathewson P 8 Ted Williams LF 9 Rogers Hornsby 2B 10 Stan Musial LF 11 Joe DiMaggio CF 12 Grover Alexander P 13 Honus Wagner SS 14 Cy Young P 15 Jimmie Foxx 1B 16 Johnny Bench C 17 Mickey Mantle CF 18 Josh Gibson C 19 Satchel Paige P 20 Roberto Clemente RF 21 Warren Spahn P 22 Frank Robinson RF 23 Lefty Grove P 24 Eddie Collins 2B 25 Pete Rose LF 26 Sandy Koufax P 27 Tris Speaker CF 28 Mike Schmidt 3B 29 Nap Lajoie 2B 30 Steve Carlton P 31 Bob Gibson P 32 Tom Seaver P 33 George Sisler 1B 34 Barry Bonds* LF 35 Joe Jackson LF 36 Bob Feller P 37 Hank Greenberg 1B 38 Ernie Banks SS 39 Greg Maddux* P 40 Yogi Berra C 41 Nolan Ryan P 42 Mel Ott RF 43 Al Simmons CF 44 Jackie Robinson 2B 45 Carl Hubbell P 46 Charley Gehringer 2B 47 Buck Leonard 1B 48 Reggie Jackson RF 49 Tony Gwynn* RF 50 Roy Campanella C 51 Rickey Henderson* LF 52 Whitey Ford P 53 Roger Clemens* P 54 Harry Heilmann RF 55 George Brett 3B 56 Willie McCovey 1B 57 Bill Dickey C 58 Lou Brock LF 59 Bill Terry 1B 60 Joe Morgan 2B 61 Rod Carew 2B 62 Paul Waner RF 63 Eddie Mathews 3B 64 Jim Palmer P 65 Mickey Cochrane C 66 Cool Papa Bell CF 67 Oscar Charleston CF 68 Eddie Plank P 69 Harmon Killebrew 1B 70 Pie Traynor 3B 71 Juan Marichal P 72 Carl Yastrzemski LF 73 Lefty Gomez P 74 Robin Roberts P 75 Willie Keeler RF 76 Al Kaline RF 77 Eddie Murray 1B 78 Cal Ripken Jr.* SS 79 Joe Medwick LF 80 Brooks Robinson 3B 81 Willie Stargell LF 82 Ed Walsh P 83 Duke Snider CF 84 Sam Crawford RF 85 Dizzy Dean P 86 Kirby Puckett CF 87 Ozzie Smith SS 88 Frankie Frisch 2B 89 Goose Goslin LF 90 Ralph Kiner LF 91 Mark McGwire* 1B 92 Chuck Klein RF 93 Ken Griffey Jr.* CF 94 Dave Winfield RF 95 Wade Boggs 3B 96 Rollie Fingers P 97 Gaylord Perry P 98 Dennis Eckersley P 99 Paul Molitor 3B 100 Early Wynn P By Position Rank Pitchers (28) 4 Walter Johnson 7 Christy Mathewson 12 Grover Alexander 14 Cy Young 19 Satchel Paige 21 Warren Spahn 23 Lefty Grove 26 Sandy Koufax 30 Steve Carlton 31 Bob Gibson 32 Tom Seaver 36 Bob Feller 39 Greg Maddux 41 Nolan Ryan 45 Carl Hubbell 52 Whitey Ford 53 Roger Clemens 64 Jim Palmer 68 Eddie Plank 71 Juan Marichal 73 Lefty Gomez 74 Robin Roberts 82 Ed Walsh 85 Dizzy Dean 96 Rollie Fingers 97 Gaylord Perry 98 Dennis Eckersley 100 Early Wynn     Rank Catchers (6) 16 Johnny Bench 18 Josh Gibson 40 Yogi Berra 50 Roy Campanella 57 Bill Dickey 65 Mickey Cochrane     Rank First Basemen (10) 6 Lou Gehrig 15 Jimmie Foxx 33 George Sisler 37 Hank Greenberg 47 Buck Leonard 56 Willie McCovey 59 Bill Terry 69 Harmon Killebrew 77 Eddie Murray 91 Mark McGwire     Rank Second Basemen (8) 9 Rogers Hornsby 24 Eddie Collins 29 Nap Lajoie 44 Jackie Robinson 46 Charley Gehringer 60 Joe Morgan 61 Rod Carew 88 Frankie Frisch     Rank Third Basemen (7) 28 Mike Schmidt 55 George Brett 63 Eddie Mathews 70 Pie Traynor 80 Brooks Robinson 95 Wade Boggs 99 Paul Molitor     Rank Shortstops (4) 13 Honus Wagner 38 Ernie Banks 78 Cal Ripken Jr. 87 Ozzie Smith     Rank Left Fielders (12) 8 Ted Williams 10 Stan Musial 25 Pete Rose 34 Barry Bonds 35 Joe Jackson 51 Rickey Henderson 58 Lou Brock 72 Carl Yastrzemski 79 Joe Medwick 81 Willie Stargell 89 Goose Goslin 90 Ralph Kiner     Rank Center Fielders (11) 2 Willie Mays 3 Ty Cobb 11 Joe Di Maggio 17 Mickey Mantle 27 Tris Speaker 43 Al Simmons 66 Cool Papa Bell 67 Oscar Charleston 83 Duke Snider 86 Kirby Puckett 93 Ken Griffey Jr.     Rank Right Fielders (14) 1 Babe Ruth 5 Hank Aaron 20 Roberto Clemente 22 Frank Robinson 42 Mel Ott 48 Reggie Jackson 49 Tony Gwynn 54 Harry Heilmann 62 Paul Waner 75 Willie Keeler 76 Al Kaline 84 Sam Crawford 92 Chuck Klein 94 Dave Winfield