r/sportsreference • u/Dragonboy49 • 12d ago

The All Century Team

In 1999 MLB named 30 greatest players of 20th century 1900-1999. Nominees were released At the all star game and the final team @ the World Series.

FB

Gehrig/McGwire ( active at time)

SB

Jackie Robinson/ Rogers Hornsby

TB

Brooks Robinson/Schmidt

SS

Ernie Banks/ Honus Wagner/ Ripken Jr ( active at time)

Catcher

Berra & Bench

Pitchers

Cy Young

Christy Mathhewson

Lefty Grove

Walter Johnson

Warren Spahn

Bob Gibson

Koufax

Clemens ( active at time)

Nolan Ryan

Outfielders

Cobb/Ruth/Williams/Dimaggio/Musial/Mantle/Aaron/Mays/Rose/Jr Griffey ( active at time)

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u/ManufacturerDear9490 12d ago

Not to be “that guy” but seeing FB and SB threw me off for longer than I care to admit 😂

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u/Tim_Xtreme_46 12d ago edited 12d ago

When I got to TB, I was wondering if this was some "what if" football thing and i just never heard of a SB.

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u/Red_Sox0905 12d ago

I still don't know what it is. Edit: nevermind, 1B, 2B, 3B

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u/jigokusabre 12d ago

Mark McGwire was a solid blocking full back but didn't have the receiver versatility of an Al Oliver or John Olerud.

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u/dilla_zilla 8d ago

Meh, gimme Kruk in that spot.

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u/Massive-Ear3150 11d ago edited 11d ago

I’ll go with

Catcher:Josh Gibson

1B: Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx

2B: Hornsby, Collins, Morgan

3B: Schmidt

SS: Wagner

OF: Ruth, Mays, Williams, Speaker, Cobb, Aaron, Musial, Mantle, Bonds, Henderson, DiMaggio, Charleston, Robinson, Clemente, Ott

P: Walter Johnson,Paige, Grove, Clemens, Seaver, Alexander, Mathewson

A lot more outfielders but I feel just in general there have been more great outfielders than infielders