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On our forum we polled our members as to the best players at each position.

These are the results. The winner is in bold with percentage of votes received. The runner up (with his percentage of votes) and other receiving votes are posted below the winner in no particular order.

 

1B - Lou Gehrig  (57.1%)

 

Jimmy Foxx, (14.2 %)

Steve Garvey, Harmon Killebrew

Hank Greenberg, Willie Stargell

 

2B – Ryne Sandberg (30.4%)

Rogers Horsby (26%)

Rod Carew, Nap Lajoie, Joe Morgan,

 Bobby Doerr, Roberto Alomar           

 

3B – Mike Schmidt (45.4%)

Brooks Robinson (36.4%)

George Brett, George Kell

 

SS – Honus Wagner (28.5%)

 

          Ernie Banks, Cal Ripken Jr. (19%)

Omar Vizquel, Ozzie Smith,

 Joe Tinker, Louis Aparicio

 

C – Johnny Bench (61.9%)

 

Carlton Fisk (19%)

Yogi Berra, Gary Carter, Ivan Rodreguez

 

RF – Babe Ruth (52.3%)

 

Hank Aaron (23.8%)

Roberto Clemente, Tony Gwynn

 

CF – Willie Mays (50%)

Mickey Mantle (25%)

Kirby Puckett, Ty Cobb,

Tris Speaker, Jim Edmonds

 

 

LF – Ted Williams (43.4%)

Joe Jackson (17.3%)

Stan Musial, Carl Yastrzemski

Ralf Kiner, Barry Bonds

Rickey Henderson

 

RHP – Nolan Ryan  (25%)

Walter Johnson (20.8%)

Roger Clemens, Greg Maddux,

Bob Feller, Bob Gibson

Jim Hunter, Christy Mathewson

Phil Niekro, Cy Young

 

LHP – Sandy Koufax (65%)

 Warren Spahn, Randy Johnson, Steve Carlton (10%)

Lefty Grove

 

RP – Dennis Eckersly (40%)

Mariano Rivera (30%)

Rollie Fingers, Hoyt Wilhelm

Mike Marshall

 

Util – Pete Rose (85.7%)

(Players who played three or more positions not listed in other polls)

Craig Biggio (9.5%)

Paul Molitor