The title “greatest home run hitters” is pretty ambiguous. Greatest is open to interpretation. Some believe that means the player(s) who accumulated the most. Some believe it to be those who produced consistently (think season average). Still, others may believe that means those who hit the longest homers. To clarify, I believe it is those players who hit homers in
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This is the Chicago Cubs all-time roster. I decided to select two players for each infield position, six outfielders (regardless of specific position), and one designated hitter for each AL team. Hitters had to have a minimum of 1,500 plate appearance. For pitching, we selected seven starting pitchers, three non-closers, and two closers. Starting pitchers had to start at least
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This is a list of the Chicago Cubs best single seasons. I decided to select two players for each infield position, six outfielders (regardless of specific position), and one designated hitter for each AL team. Hitters had to play at least 51% of games at their position. For pitching, we selected seven starting pitchers, three non-closers, and two closers. Starting
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From the beginning, offensive juggernauts have manned right field. Players like Hall of Famer’s Willie Keeler, Elmer Flick, Sam Crawford, Sam Thompson, King Kelly and even Ty Cobb and Shoeless Joe Jackson roamed right. These baseball forefather’s lead to more hitting legends earning their defensive keep in right. Players like Harry Heilmann, Kiki Cuyler, Mel Ott, Chuck Klein, Al Kaline,
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