Two batting-title first basemen headline this class, joined by a base-stealing outfielder, a two-time champion shortstop and a staff of starters and closers. Several of them won a World Series ring along the way.
1Don MattinglyNew York Yankees first baseman from 1982 to 1995 who won the 1985 AL MVP, the 1984 AL batting title and nine Gold Gloves.1000pts
2Andrés GalarragaVenezuelan first baseman who hit 399 home runs, won the 1993 NL batting title at .370 and led the NL with 47 homers in 1996.1000pts
3Rick AguileraReliever with 318 career saves who made three All-Star teams with the Twins and won the World Series in 1986 with the Mets and 1991 with Minnesota.764pts- 4Jimmy KeyLeft-hander who won 186 games, led the AL with a 2.76 ERA in 1987 and won World Series titles with the 1992 Blue Jays and 1996 Yankees.764pts
5Mike HennemanDetroit Tigers reliever from 1987 to 1995 who made the 1989 AL All-Star team and finished with 193 career saves.764pts
6Storm DavisRight-hander who won 113 games from 1982 to 1994, including a 19-7 season for the 1989 Oakland Athletics.503pts
7Greg GagneShortstop who started for the Minnesota Twins in their 1987 and 1991 World Series championships.503pts
8Bill SwiftSan Francisco Giants right-hander who led the NL with a 2.08 ERA in 1992 and went 21-8 in 1993, finishing second in the Cy Young vote.503pts
9Vince ColemanCardinals outfielder who won the 1985 NL Rookie of the Year, led the NL in steals six straight years and finished with 752 stolen bases.0pts
10Tim BelcherRight-hander who won 146 games from 1987 to 2000 and was part of the 1988 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.0pts
11Scott GarreltsSan Francisco Giants pitcher who made the 1985 All-Star team as a reliever and led the NL with a 2.28 ERA as a starter in 1989.0pts
Photo credits
- Don Mattingly — Arturo Pardavila III from Hoboken, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Rick Aguilera — slgckgc, CC BY 2.0
