The Society for American Baseball Research, or SABR for short, is the most widely recognized authority on baseball history. Their research in every field of baseball has lead to more books and information found in books than any other group in history. Members of Society for American Baseball Research voted in 1999 on five different lists and these are the results of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players.
"If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600." - Babe Ruth
Pie Traynor, listed at number seventy, was the first third baseman ever elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and he finished in the top ten for the National League Most Valuable Player Award six times.
Did you know that Addie Joss, the last placed pitcher (and ranked ninety-ninth overall), finished his Major League career with a lifetime earned run average of 1.89?
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