No doubt about it Reggie would be on any all-time World Series team..No player I have ever known had a bigger aura about him than when Reggie played....by most accounts no bigger A-hole either...I try to overlook that stuff and just remember the on field greatness of these guys...Reggie had the chant, the swing, the majestic homeruns, the way he watched his homers, the way he ran around the bases after he homered, it was the coolest thing as a kid watching this man, the great Reg-gie Jackson! And if he played today, he too would hit 750 homeruns! To think Baltimore traded for Reggie and then gagged on signing him to a long term deal, it was one year and he was gone! What might have been, as Baltimore was so close all those years anyway, `77 2 games out, `79 World Series, `80 100 wins and finished second, `81 best record in the east only to not make playoffs because of the goofy playoff format that year, `82 one game short and `83 World Champs! With Reggie Baltimore may have won 3-4 World Series in that time...
You have got to be kidding me...I'm the 26th person to reply to this thread and not a single person has nominated Babe Ruth??? That's sacrilege. I'm hoping the reason is that everyone assumed he was a shoo-in and wanted to nominate other players with their one vote.
Ruth pitched the Red Sox to their last two world titles in 1916 and 1918 (and had a freakin' curse named after him when he was traded to the Yankees). In 1916, he pitched a 14-inning complete game and won two more games in the 1918 Series. His 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings record stood for 42 years.
After being converted to an outfielder by the Yankees, his batting average in 10 World Series was .350 (in funny irony, he batted only .091 as a pitcher with the BoSox -- though it should be noted the one hit was a two-run triple). He hit 15 home runs, including the alleged "called shot" at Wrigley Field.
I don't think I need to write any more.
Ruth pitched the Red Sox to their last two world titles in 1916 and 1918 (and had a freakin' curse named after him when he was traded to the Yankees). In 1916, he pitched a 14-inning complete game and won two more games in the 1918 Series. His 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings record stood for 42 years.
After being converted to an outfielder by the Yankees, his batting average in 10 World Series was .350 (in funny irony, he batted only .091 as a pitcher with the BoSox -- though it should be noted the one hit was a two-run triple). He hit 15 home runs, including the alleged "called shot" at Wrigley Field.
I don't think I need to write any more.
Here is an oldtimer and a Cub at that. He probably doesn't belong but one could make an argument especially because he was a Cub and there should be one on this list. No?
Phil Cavaretta 1B Chicago Cubs
Phil was a long time star with the Cubs but if you look at his series record you would find that despite hitting just .125 in 1935, in 1938 he hit .538 and in 1945 he hit .615 with 7 runs scored. Thus he was 20 for 63 lifetime .413 in the World Series.
If I could add, I was very priviledged to meet Mr. Cavaretta due to a kid/grandkid thing where we had hours on a regular schedule to chat. We were both from Chicago and by then living in the Tampa Bay area and we had a few things in common.
Mr.Cavaretta enjoyed our conversations and was not only free to share his experiences and stories but even actually seemed interested in mine. Later he even helped me a bit in a business related matter.
One last thing, Mr. Cavaretta ended his career by managing the Cubs and later the White Sox.
One of the stories that I remember was how when managing the Cubs in '53 he had to deal with the fragile psyche of a young kid who came up from the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League. Mr. Cavaretta only played Ernie Banks on the road for a time. Man it was like talking religion with The Pope.
Phil Cavaretta 1B Chicago Cubs
Phil was a long time star with the Cubs but if you look at his series record you would find that despite hitting just .125 in 1935, in 1938 he hit .538 and in 1945 he hit .615 with 7 runs scored. Thus he was 20 for 63 lifetime .413 in the World Series.
If I could add, I was very priviledged to meet Mr. Cavaretta due to a kid/grandkid thing where we had hours on a regular schedule to chat. We were both from Chicago and by then living in the Tampa Bay area and we had a few things in common.
Mr.Cavaretta enjoyed our conversations and was not only free to share his experiences and stories but even actually seemed interested in mine. Later he even helped me a bit in a business related matter.
One last thing, Mr. Cavaretta ended his career by managing the Cubs and later the White Sox.
One of the stories that I remember was how when managing the Cubs in '53 he had to deal with the fragile psyche of a young kid who came up from the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League. Mr. Cavaretta only played Ernie Banks on the road for a time. Man it was like talking religion with The Pope.
