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Baseball Legends Compared Across Eras and Records
The author argues against ranking players like Ted Williams Ty Cobb Bobby Jones Byron Nelson and Joe DiMaggio by early career or short windows. He highlights Cobb Williams Alexander Feller and Johnson as examples and notes the Dodgers lag behind the Cardinals in class with Musial Marion Slaughter Schoendienst Kurowski Reiser Walker Reese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Williams
Ty Cobb
Bobby Jones
Byron Nelson
Jones
Cobb
Joe Jackson
Napoleon Lajoie
Tris Speaker
Babe Ruth
Wahoo
Sam Crawford
Bobby Beach
Bob Feller
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Feller
Old Barney
Athletics
Red Sox
Cy Young
Christy Mathewson
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Old Pete
Phillies
Alexander
Bandbox Park
Cubs
Pete
Johnny Evers
Evers
Brooklyn
Cardinals
Dixie Walker
Pete Reiser
Pewee Reese
Dodgers
Stan Musial
Marty Marion
Country Slaughter
Red Schoendienst
Terry Moore
Whitey Kurowski