BlueBlood
07-20-2008, 01:33 PM
In honor of Goose's impending induction, Newsday decided to come up with an alphabetical list of the 100 greatest Hall of Famers.
Newsday's 100: The Super Elite Hall of Fame (http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/ny-spfame205770546jul20,0,156410.story)
1. Hank Aaron OF
2. Grover C. Alexander P
3. Cap Anson* 1B
4. Luke Appling SS
5. Ernie Banks INF
6. Cool Papa Bell+ OF
7. Johnny Bench C
8. Yogi Berra C
9. Wade Boggs 3B
10. George Brett 3B
11. Lou Brock OF
12. Dan Brouthers* 1B
13. Mordecai Brown P
14. Roy Campanella C
15. Rod Carew INF
16. Steve Carlton P
17. Oscar Charleston+ OF
18. Roberto Clemente OF
19. Ty Cobb OF
20. Mickey Cochrane C
21. Eddie Collins 2B
22. Roger Connor* 1B
23. Ray Dandridge+ 3B
24. Leon Day+ P
25. Dizzy Dean P
26. Bill Dickey C
27. Martin Dihigo+ P
28. Joe DiMaggio OF
29. Larry Doby OF
30. Buck Ewing* C
31. Bob Feller P
32. Carlton Fisk C
33. Whitey Ford P
34. Bill Foster+ P
35. Jimmie Foxx 1B
36. Jim Galvin* P
37. Lou Gehrig 1B
38. Charlie Gehringer 2B
39. Josh Gibson+ C
40. Bob Gibson P
41. Hank Greenberg 1B
42. Lefty Grove P
43. Tony Gwynn OF
44. Gabby Hartnett C
45. Harry Heilmann OF
46. Rogers Hornsby 2B
47. Carl Hubbell P
48. Monte Irvin+ OF
49. Reggie Jackson OF
50. Walter Johnson P
51. Judy Johnson+ 3B
52. Al Kaline OF
53. Tim Keefe* P
54. Wee Willie Keeler OF
55. King Kelly OF*
56. Harmon Killebrew 1B
57. Sandy Koufax P
58. Nap Lajoie 2B
59. Bob Lemon P
60. Buck Leonard+ 1B
61. Pop Lloyd+ SS
62. Mickey Mantle OF
63. Juan Marichal P
64. Eddie Mathews 3B
65. Christy Mathewson P
66. Willie Mays OF
67. Willie McCovey 1B
68. Joe Morgan 2B
69. Stan Musial OF
70. Mel Ott OF
71. Satchel Paige+ P
72. Jim Palmer P
73. Eddie Plank P
74. Cal Ripken Jr. SS
75. Brooks Robinson 3B
76. Frank Robinson OF
77. Jackie Robinson 2B
78. Red Ruffing P
79. Babe Ruth OF
80. Nolan Ryan P
81. Mike Schmidt 3B
82. Tom Seaver P
83. George Sisler 1B
84. Ozzie Smith SS
85. Duke Snider OF
86. Warren Spahn P
87. Tris Speaker OF
88. Willie Stargell 1B
89. Bill Terry 1B
90. Pie Traynor 3B
91. Honus Wagner SS
92. John Ward* P/SS
93. Willie Wells+ SS
94. Joe Williams+ P
95. Ted Williams OF
96. Dave Winfield OF
97. Early Wynn P
98. Carl Yastrzemski OF
99. Cy Young P
100. Robin Yount SS/OF
+Best known as Negro League star
*Best known as 19th-Century star
OTHER LISTS
Retired players, not yet eligible for Hall of Fame
101. Rickey Henderson OF
102. Mike Piazza C
Current players
103. Ken Griffey Jr. OF
104. Derek Jeter SS
105. Randy Johnson P
106. Greg Maddux P
107. Albert Pujols 1B
108. Manny Ramirez OF
109. Pedro Martinez P
110. Mariano Rivera P
111. Alex Rodriguez SS/3B
112. John Smoltz P
113. Ichiro Suzuki OF
Players who would make it if not for some serious ethical or other considerations that can't be ignored
Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Pete Rose
Sammy Sosa
Note: This is a players-only list and not open to managers, owners and/or media
You left off WHO!
Some Hall of Fame players whose absence from our Elite 100 is bound to infuriate someone:
Luis Aparicio
Lou Boudreau
Gary Carter
Orlando Cepeda
Joe Cronin
Kiki Cuyler
Don Drysdale
Goose Gossage
Billy Herman
Waite Hoyt
Catfish Hunter
Ferguson Jenkins
Ralph Kiner
Joe Medwick
Eddie Murray
Herb Pennock
Kirby Puckett
Phil Rizzuto
Robin Roberts
Ryne Sandberg
Al Simmons
Ed Walsh
Paul Waner
Hoyt Wilhelm
Newsday's 100: The Super Elite Hall of Fame (http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/ny-spfame205770546jul20,0,156410.story)
1. Hank Aaron OF
2. Grover C. Alexander P
3. Cap Anson* 1B
4. Luke Appling SS
5. Ernie Banks INF
6. Cool Papa Bell+ OF
7. Johnny Bench C
8. Yogi Berra C
9. Wade Boggs 3B
10. George Brett 3B
11. Lou Brock OF
12. Dan Brouthers* 1B
13. Mordecai Brown P
14. Roy Campanella C
15. Rod Carew INF
16. Steve Carlton P
17. Oscar Charleston+ OF
18. Roberto Clemente OF
19. Ty Cobb OF
20. Mickey Cochrane C
21. Eddie Collins 2B
22. Roger Connor* 1B
23. Ray Dandridge+ 3B
24. Leon Day+ P
25. Dizzy Dean P
26. Bill Dickey C
27. Martin Dihigo+ P
28. Joe DiMaggio OF
29. Larry Doby OF
30. Buck Ewing* C
31. Bob Feller P
32. Carlton Fisk C
33. Whitey Ford P
34. Bill Foster+ P
35. Jimmie Foxx 1B
36. Jim Galvin* P
37. Lou Gehrig 1B
38. Charlie Gehringer 2B
39. Josh Gibson+ C
40. Bob Gibson P
41. Hank Greenberg 1B
42. Lefty Grove P
43. Tony Gwynn OF
44. Gabby Hartnett C
45. Harry Heilmann OF
46. Rogers Hornsby 2B
47. Carl Hubbell P
48. Monte Irvin+ OF
49. Reggie Jackson OF
50. Walter Johnson P
51. Judy Johnson+ 3B
52. Al Kaline OF
53. Tim Keefe* P
54. Wee Willie Keeler OF
55. King Kelly OF*
56. Harmon Killebrew 1B
57. Sandy Koufax P
58. Nap Lajoie 2B
59. Bob Lemon P
60. Buck Leonard+ 1B
61. Pop Lloyd+ SS
62. Mickey Mantle OF
63. Juan Marichal P
64. Eddie Mathews 3B
65. Christy Mathewson P
66. Willie Mays OF
67. Willie McCovey 1B
68. Joe Morgan 2B
69. Stan Musial OF
70. Mel Ott OF
71. Satchel Paige+ P
72. Jim Palmer P
73. Eddie Plank P
74. Cal Ripken Jr. SS
75. Brooks Robinson 3B
76. Frank Robinson OF
77. Jackie Robinson 2B
78. Red Ruffing P
79. Babe Ruth OF
80. Nolan Ryan P
81. Mike Schmidt 3B
82. Tom Seaver P
83. George Sisler 1B
84. Ozzie Smith SS
85. Duke Snider OF
86. Warren Spahn P
87. Tris Speaker OF
88. Willie Stargell 1B
89. Bill Terry 1B
90. Pie Traynor 3B
91. Honus Wagner SS
92. John Ward* P/SS
93. Willie Wells+ SS
94. Joe Williams+ P
95. Ted Williams OF
96. Dave Winfield OF
97. Early Wynn P
98. Carl Yastrzemski OF
99. Cy Young P
100. Robin Yount SS/OF
+Best known as Negro League star
*Best known as 19th-Century star
OTHER LISTS
Retired players, not yet eligible for Hall of Fame
101. Rickey Henderson OF
102. Mike Piazza C
Current players
103. Ken Griffey Jr. OF
104. Derek Jeter SS
105. Randy Johnson P
106. Greg Maddux P
107. Albert Pujols 1B
108. Manny Ramirez OF
109. Pedro Martinez P
110. Mariano Rivera P
111. Alex Rodriguez SS/3B
112. John Smoltz P
113. Ichiro Suzuki OF
Players who would make it if not for some serious ethical or other considerations that can't be ignored
Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Pete Rose
Sammy Sosa
Note: This is a players-only list and not open to managers, owners and/or media
You left off WHO!
Some Hall of Fame players whose absence from our Elite 100 is bound to infuriate someone:
Luis Aparicio
Lou Boudreau
Gary Carter
Orlando Cepeda
Joe Cronin
Kiki Cuyler
Don Drysdale
Goose Gossage
Billy Herman
Waite Hoyt
Catfish Hunter
Ferguson Jenkins
Ralph Kiner
Joe Medwick
Eddie Murray
Herb Pennock
Kirby Puckett
Phil Rizzuto
Robin Roberts
Ryne Sandberg
Al Simmons
Ed Walsh
Paul Waner
Hoyt Wilhelm