Who is considered the best baseball player of all time?

Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees
It should come as no surprise that “The Sultan of Swat” tops our list of the best baseball players of all time. He posted Hall of Fame-caliber numbers in his first five seasons with the Boston Red Sox (981 OPS, 190 OPS+.
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Who are the top 10 best baseball players ever?

It made sense at the time!
  • Barry Bonds. ...
  • Mickey Mantle. ...
  • Lou Gehrig. ...
  • Ted Williams. ...
  • Ty Cobb. ...
  • Hank Aaron. ...
  • Willie Mays. ...
  • Babe Ruth. Team(s): Boston Red Sox (1914-19), New York Yankees (1920-34), Boston Braves (1935)
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Has anyone ever hit a 600 foot home run?

No estimate has ever been given for its length, although it is safe to say it was easily over 500 feet, and may have approached 600 feet. A tremendous blast by any standards. In a single game Mantle hit two homers that were longer than most major league players hit in a career!
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Which baseball player has the most World Series rings?

Yogi Berra won the most World Series rings with 10, as a player.
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Who is the best Yankee of all time?

Babe Ruth was the greatest player in New York Yankees history, and he has a lot of great company on the list of the franchise's all-time best. Since officially becoming the New York Yankees in 1913, this team has won more than 9,400 games, 40 pennants and 27 World Series.
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Who has a better record Yankees or Red Sox?

The New York Yankees have a record of 1223-1008 versus the Red Sox all-time.
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Who is the most famous Red Sox player?

1. Ted Williams (1939-1942; 1946-1960) Despite losing his age-24 through age-26 seasons due to service in World War II, Williams may have achieved his dream of being "the greatest hitter who ever lived." Williams won six American League batting titles, including when he hit .
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What player played in the most World Series?

Yogi Berra has the most career appearances in the World Series, with 14 appearances.
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Who has won 3 MVPs MLB?

Mike Schmidt, 3 (1980, '81, '86)

Schmidt won the first of three career MVP Awards in 1980, a year in which he also led the Phillies to a World Series championship.
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Who pitched the only perfect game in World Series history?

Contents. Without that Monday in October, Don Larsen is an 81-91 pitcher with 14 big league seasons to his credit. But on Oct. 8, 1956, Larsen carved his name into the American sports landscape by pitching the first perfect game in postseason history.
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Who has won 3 MVPs?

Hall of Famer Willie Mays won the award in 1954 and 1965 with the same team in different cities. Barry Bonds' seven MVPs are the most for any individual player. Alex Rodriguez won the award with two different teams at two different positions. Albert Pujols won the award three times, at first base with the St.
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What is the most expensive World Series ring?

Babe Ruth's 1927 World Series Ring: $2.1 Million

The 1927 World Series championship ring awarded to Babe Ruth — engraved G H Ruth, for his given name of George Herman Ruth — sold at auction in mid-2017 for just shy of $2.1 million.
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What hitter has struck out the most?

Reggie Jackson holds the record for the most career strikeouts by a batter with 2,597. Jim Thome (2,548), Adam Dunn (2,379), Sammy Sosa (2,306), Alex Rodriguez (2,287) and Andrés Galarraga (2,003) are the only other hitters to strikeout over 2,000 times.
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Who has the most no-hitters in baseball history?

The pitcher who holds the record for the most no-hitters, with seven in his career, is Nolan Ryan.
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Has any pitcher struck out all 27 batters?

Necciai is best remembered for the unique feat of striking out 27 batters in a nine-inning game, which he accomplished while playing with the Class-D Appalachian League team, the Bristol Twins, on May 13, 1952. He is the only pitcher ever to do so in a nine-inning, professional-league game.
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Who is the best Red Sox pitcher of all time?

5 best seasons by a Red Sox pitcher
  • 1) Pedro Martinez, 2000. Key fact: ERA+ of 291 is the best of any MLB pitcher in the Modern Era (since 1900) ...
  • 2) Dutch Leonard, 1914. Key fact: ERA of 0.96 is the best in Modern Era. ...
  • 3) Cy Young, 1901. ...
  • 4) Roger Clemens, 1990. ...
  • 5) Smoky Joe Wood, 1912.
  • Honorable mentions.
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Who is the oldest player on the Red Sox?

Xander Bogaerts, now the old sage at 28, relishes role as longest-tenured player on Red Sox. By Peter Abraham Globe Staff,Updated February 22, 2021, 8:50 p.m.
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Who has the most hits on the Red Sox?

Carl Yastrzemski has the most hits in Boston Red Sox franchise history with 3,419 hits.
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