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Who'll Fill Baseball's Gaps After The Greats
An aging era prompts debate on successors to hitters and pitchers like Cobb Ruth Wagner Williams and Feller. Ted Williams Musial Newhouser and others wane. candidates include Dark Torgeson Kiner Zernial Berra Raschi Porterfield and more with Dickey praising Berra and Raschi while noting gaps remain for next stars.
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Hans Wagner
Christy Mathewson
Nap Laole
Cobb
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Gehrig
Matty
Cy Young
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Bob Feller
Ty Cobb
DiMaggios
Ted Williams
Bill Dickey
Hal Newhouser
Lou Boudreau
Stan Musial
Wagner
Gen. Abner Doubleday
Mickey Cochrane
Williams
Musial
Joe DiMaggio
Ewell Blackwell
Charley Keller
Whitey Kurowski
Marty Marion
Old Guard
Newhouser
Blackwell
Charle Keller
No-Man’s Land
Feller
DiMaggio
Marion
Boudreau
al Dark
Earl Torgeson
Braves
Ralph Kiner
Pirates
Zernial
White Sox
Jerry Coleman
al Raschi
Bob Porterfield
Yankees
Larry Yogi Berra
Larry Doby
Cleveland
Ralph Branca
Sid Gordon
Giants
Eddie Kazak
Cardinals
Richie Ashburn
Phillies
Carl Furillo
Dodgers
Bob Chesnes
Pittsburgh
Johnny Groth
Detroit
Roy Campanella
Tommy Henrich
Tommy
Lloyd Merriman
Reds
Dick Kryhoski
George Kell
Tigers
Enos Slaughter
Pee Wee Reese
Ferris Fain
Eddie Waitkus
Philadelphia
Johnny Antonelli
Curtis Simmons
Robin Roberts
Yogi Berra
Berra
Dickey
Rasch& and
Porterfield
Gus Zernial