With another major league baseball season about to start, an alphabetical look at some of the all time greats.
A is for Aaron – Henry's many records include 2,297 RBIs.
B is for Bench and Berra – A great letter for catchers.
C is for Ty Cobb – The Georgia Peach won 12 AL batting titles.
D is for DiMaggio – Joltin' Joe hit in 56 straight.
E is for Johnny Evers – The middle man in the most famous double play combo was NL MVP for the world champion 1914 Boston Braves.
F is for Feller – Rapid Robert had three no hitters and 12 one hitters.
G is for Gehrig – Lou drove in more than 100 runs seven times.
H is for Hornsby – Rajah batted over .400 three times.
I is for Monte Irvin – The Negro League Hall of Famer helped the Giants win two NL pennants.
J is for Johnson – Walter's 414 wins include 101 shutouts.
K is for Koufax – Sandy led the NL in ERA five years in a row.
L is for Lajoie – Napoleon's .426 average in 1901 is the best ever by an American Leaguer.
M is for Musial, Mays, Mantle, Mathewson and many more. -- It's the best letter for great players.
N is for Niekro -- Phil and Joe used the knuckle ball to combine for 539 wins, most by brothers.
O is for Oh – Sadaharu hit 868 homers in Japanese ball.
P is for Sachel Paige – The greatest Negro League pitcher finally was able to pitch in the major at age 42.
Q is for Quisenberry - Dan led the AL in saves five times.
R is for Ruth and Robinson – The Babe and Jackie are the most important players. They changed the game.
S is for Vin Scully – The game's greatest announcer was behind the mike for Dodger games for 67 years.
T is for Terry – Bill is the last National Leaguer to bat .400
U is for Unser – Del hit .455 in the post season for the Phils in 1980, but he on this list because he was All American for Mississippi State.
V is for Vance – Dazzy led the National League in strikeouts seven years in a row.
W is for Williams – Ted batted .406 in ’41.
X is for Jimmie Foxx – Double X as he was known was a three time AL MVP,
Y is for Young – Why did they name the pitching award for Cy? Because he won 511 games.
Z is for Zimmerman – Heinie was the NL triple crown winner in 1912.
