Friends,
I am undertaking an off-site project where I need to develop a fairly liberal definition of the greatest players (at each position) of the game's first half century or so. I'm looking for MLB players only (including the National Association) and the only firm cut-off is that the player must have retired before 1931.
Please help me by suggesting names that belong on these lists. I'm sure I've missed a few, at the very least.
Here's what I've got so far.
Pitchers
Babe Adams
Pete Alexander
Chief Bender
Tommy Bond
Mordecai Brown
Charlie Buffinton
Bob Caruthers
John Clarkson
Eddie Cicotte
Wilbur Cooper
Stan Coveleski
Pud Galvin
Clark Griffith
Noodles Hahn
Walter Johnson
Addie Joss
Tim Keefe
Christy Mathewson
Carl Mays
Joe McGinnity
Jim McCormick
Tony Mullane
Kid Nichols
Eddie Plank
Charley Radbourn
Nap Rucker
Amos Rusie
Urban Shocker
Al Spalding
Rube Waddell
Ed Walsh
Mickey Welch
Vic Willis
Cy Young
Catchers
Charlie Bennett
Roger Bresnahan
Jack Clements
Buck Ewing
Johnny Kling
Cal McVey
Deacon White
First Basemen
Cap Anson
Jake Beckley
Dan Brouthers
Frank Chance
Roger Connor
Jake Daubert
Jack Fournier
Ed Konetchy
George Sisler
Joe Start
Fred Tenney
Second Basemen
Ross Barnes
Cupid Childs
Eddie Collins
Larry Doyle
Fred Dunlap
Johnny Evers
Nap Lajoie
Bid McPhee
Del Pratt
Hardy Richardson
Third Basemen
Frank Baker
Jimmy Collins
Lave Cross
Larry Gardner
Heinie Groh
Bill Joyce
Denny Lyons
John McGraw
Billy Nash
Ezra Sutton
Ned Williamson
Shortstops
Dave Bancroft
Bill Dahlen
George Davis
Art Fletcher
Jack Glasscock
Hughie Jennings
Herman Long
Joe Tinker
Honus Wagner
Bobby Wallace
John Ward
George Wright
Left Fielders
Jesse Burkett
Fred Clarke
Ed Delahanty
Charley Jones
Joe Kelley
Sherry Magee
Jim O’Rourke
Jimmy Sheckard
Harry Stovey
Bobby Veach
Zack Wheat
Center Fielders
Pete Browning
Max Carey
Ty Cobb
Hugh Duffy
George Gore
Billy Hamilton
Paul Hines
Tommy Leach
Jimmy Ryan
Tris Speaker
George Van Haltren
Right Fielders
Gavvy Cravath
Sam Crawford
Elmer Flick
Harry Hooper
Joe Jackson
Willie Keeler
King Kelly
Sam Thompson
Mike Tiernan
Ross Youngs
Much appreciated.
I am undertaking an off-site project where I need to develop a fairly liberal definition of the greatest players (at each position) of the game's first half century or so. I'm looking for MLB players only (including the National Association) and the only firm cut-off is that the player must have retired before 1931.
Please help me by suggesting names that belong on these lists. I'm sure I've missed a few, at the very least.
Here's what I've got so far.
Pitchers
Babe Adams
Pete Alexander
Chief Bender
Tommy Bond
Mordecai Brown
Charlie Buffinton
Bob Caruthers
John Clarkson
Eddie Cicotte
Wilbur Cooper
Stan Coveleski
Pud Galvin
Clark Griffith
Noodles Hahn
Walter Johnson
Addie Joss
Tim Keefe
Christy Mathewson
Carl Mays
Joe McGinnity
Jim McCormick
Tony Mullane
Kid Nichols
Eddie Plank
Charley Radbourn
Nap Rucker
Amos Rusie
Urban Shocker
Al Spalding
Rube Waddell
Ed Walsh
Mickey Welch
Vic Willis
Cy Young
Catchers
Charlie Bennett
Roger Bresnahan
Jack Clements
Buck Ewing
Johnny Kling
Cal McVey
Deacon White
First Basemen
Cap Anson
Jake Beckley
Dan Brouthers
Frank Chance
Roger Connor
Jake Daubert
Jack Fournier
Ed Konetchy
George Sisler
Joe Start
Fred Tenney
Second Basemen
Ross Barnes
Cupid Childs
Eddie Collins
Larry Doyle
Fred Dunlap
Johnny Evers
Nap Lajoie
Bid McPhee
Del Pratt
Hardy Richardson
Third Basemen
Frank Baker
Jimmy Collins
Lave Cross
Larry Gardner
Heinie Groh
Bill Joyce
Denny Lyons
John McGraw
Billy Nash
Ezra Sutton
Ned Williamson
Shortstops
Dave Bancroft
Bill Dahlen
George Davis
Art Fletcher
Jack Glasscock
Hughie Jennings
Herman Long
Joe Tinker
Honus Wagner
Bobby Wallace
John Ward
George Wright
Left Fielders
Jesse Burkett
Fred Clarke
Ed Delahanty
Charley Jones
Joe Kelley
Sherry Magee
Jim O’Rourke
Jimmy Sheckard
Harry Stovey
Bobby Veach
Zack Wheat
Center Fielders
Pete Browning
Max Carey
Ty Cobb
Hugh Duffy
George Gore
Billy Hamilton
Paul Hines
Tommy Leach
Jimmy Ryan
Tris Speaker
George Van Haltren
Right Fielders
Gavvy Cravath
Sam Crawford
Elmer Flick
Harry Hooper
Joe Jackson
Willie Keeler
King Kelly
Sam Thompson
Mike Tiernan
Ross Youngs
Much appreciated.
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