Baseball is one of the most followed sports and has a great legacy to it. The world of baseball has seen a lot of legendary players and incredible athletes. Here are the top 5 greatest players of all time.
Willie Mays
Twelve times Golden Glove award winner Willie Mays is regarded as one of the best baseball players of all time. A.K.A Buck led his team to victory in the World Series in 1954.
Mays always found himself on the All-Star and has been included a total of 24 times. This New York/San Francisco Giants central fielder had a batting average of .302 and 660 home runs.
Ted Williams
With a splendid batting average of. 344 and 521 home runs, Teddy is no doubt one of the best players of all time. This let-hand batsman played for the Boston Red Sox for his entire career.
This 19-time All-Star player was nicknamed the Splendid Splinter and was also two times AL MVP. Ted won two triple crowns in 1942 and 1947. The player was inducted into the hall of fame in 1966.
Babe Ruth
Two times All-Star, Babe Ruth in his initial years played for the Boston Red Sox. And after winning three world championships he made his move to the New York Yankees.
The Bambino as he was called was indicted in the hall of fame in 1936. ruth is a 7 times world champion and 12 times QL home run leader. The player has a batting average of .342 and a total of 714 home runs.
Barry Bonds
One of the greatest baseball players of all time, Barry was a 14 times ALL-Star and a seven times NL MVP. Barry played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in his initial career before moving on to San Francisco Giants for the latter half of his career.
Despite his ocean full of controversies, he was a player with incredible stats to back him up. He is the record holder for the most number of Home Runs with a total of 762 home runs. This eight times Golden Glove winner had 73 home runs in a single season and the record still stands intact.
Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron a.k.a Gamer, is no doubt one of the best players in the history of baseball. His contribution to his team and the game is out of human bounds. This is proven by the fact that the records he set are still intact even after half a century in time.
This three times Golden Glove winner also has been part of a record number of All-Star games: 25 games. This Milwaukee/ Atlanta Braves right fielder had an average of .305 and 705 home runs. The player also has a record 2,297 runs batted in.
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