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According to SI.
John McGraw
Joe McCarthy
Casey Stengel
Johnny Bench
Yogi Berra
Roger Clemens
Ty Cobb
Joe DiMaggio
Dennis Eckersley
Lou Gehrig
Lefty Grove
Rogers Hornsby
Walter Johnson
Sandy Koufax
Mickey Mantle
Christy Mathewson
Willie Mays
Stan Musial
Mariano Rivera
Alex Rodriguez
Mike Schmidt
Warren Spahn
Honus Wagner
Ted Williams
Cy Young
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Josh Gibson is the catcher
Oscar Charleston is the first baseman
Jackie Robinson is the second baseman
Ernie Banks is the shortstop
Judy Johnson is the third baseman
The best outfielders consist of:
Turkey Stearnes (left fielder)
Cool Papa Bell (center fielder)
Willie Mays (right fielder)
The bench players consist of:
Monte Irvin (right fielder)
Hank Aaron (shortstop)*
Roy Campanella (catcher)
Larry Doby (center fielder)
Willie Wells (shortstop)
Ray Dandridge (third baseman)
Pop Lloyd (shortstop)
Buck Leonard (first baseman)
The pitchers have a staff loaded with stars like:
SP: Rube Foster
SP: Satchel Paige
SP: Martin Dihigo
SP: Smokey Joe Williams
SP: Bullet Joe Rogan
The reliable relief pitchers hold a bullpen featuring:
CP: Leon Day
RP: Hilton Smith
RP: Bill Foster
There it is: your twenty-five (25) best Negro League players of all time.
*Hank Aaron was a shortstop playing for the Indianapolis Clowns in the Negro Leagues before being switched to right field on the Milwaukee Braves in 1954.
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What did Hank Aaron do in college?
Hank Aaron never attended college. During his junior year of high school, he joined a negro baseball league team.
Why did the initial negro league fail?
After the integration of professional baseball two factors combined to bring about the collapse of the Negro Leagues: (a) the best players from the top Negro League teams were signed by Major League organizations, thus weakening the top Negro League teams, and (b) the interest of black fans was quickly drawn away from the Negro Leagues as they focused their interest on the performance of Jackie Robinson and other black pioneers in the major leagues
What major league team is the Somerset Patriots the farm team for?
The Patriots are not affiliated with Major League Baseball. They are a professional baseball team based in New Jersey and a member of the Freedom Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
What is the Oldest baseball team in major league?
The Cincinnati Reds, is recognized as the first "professional" baseball team.
What baseline is the home team dugout in little league baseball?
In little league baseball, the home team dugout is the 3rd base dugout.
