Cy Young hardware, home run kings and a Nasty Boys reliever, all born in the same year.
1Mark McGwireFirst baseman who hit 583 career home runs, including a then-record 70 for St. Louis in 1998.1000pts
2David WellsLeft-hander who won 239 games over 21 seasons and threw a perfect game for the Yankees in 1998.874pts
3Randy JohnsonHall of Fame left-hander who won 303 games, struck out 4,875 batters and collected five Cy Young Awards.826pts
4Fred McGriffFirst baseman inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2023 who hit 493 home runs and won the 1995 World Series with Atlanta.753pts
5Chris BosioRight-hander who threw a no-hitter for the Seattle Mariners in 1993 after seven seasons in Milwaukee.668pts
6Cecil FielderSlugger who hit 51 home runs for Detroit in 1990 and won the 1996 World Series with the Yankees.565pts
7Shawon DunstonShortstop drafted first overall by the Chicago Cubs in 1982 who made the All-Star team in 1988 and 1990.565pts
8Bobby BonillaSix-time All-Star who starred for Pittsburgh and the Mets and won the 1997 World Series with the Florida Marlins.565pts
9Edgar MartínezHall of Fame designated hitter who spent his whole 18-season career with Seattle and won AL batting titles in 1992 and 1995.439pts
10Norm CharltonLeft-handed reliever who was one of Cincinnati's "Nasty Boys" on the 1990 World Series champions.439pts
11Jim LeyritzCatcher who hit a game-tying three-run homer for the Yankees in Game 4 of the 1996 World Series.439pts
12Jeff FasseroLeft-hander who pitched 16 major league seasons and went 16-9 for Seattle in 1997.439pts
13Paul O'NeillOutfielder who won the 1994 AL batting title and five World Series rings with Cincinnati and the Yankees.439pts
14Lenny DykstraCenter fielder who won the 1986 World Series with the Mets and finished second in 1993 NL MVP voting with Philadelphia.439pts
15Pat BordersCatcher who was named Most Valuable Player of the 1992 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays.0pts
16Mariano DuncanInfielder who made the 1994 All-Star team and won World Series titles with the 1990 Reds and 1996 Yankees.0pts
17David ConeRight-hander who won the 1994 AL Cy Young Award with Kansas City and threw a perfect game for the Yankees in 1999.0pts
18Walt WeissShortstop who won the 1988 AL Rookie of the Year Award with Oakland and later managed the Colorado Rockies.0pts
Photo credits
- Mark McGwire — Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Wells — SD Dirk, CC BY 2.0
- Randy Johnson — Arturo Pardavila III, CC BY 2.0
- Fred McGriff — Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chris Bosio — Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Cecil Fielder — clare_and_ben, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Shawon Dunston — User Sacoo on en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
- Edgar Martínez — clare_and_ben, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jim Leyritz — Y2kcrazyjoker4, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jeff Fassero — Joel Dinda, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paul O'Neill — clare_and_ben, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lenny Dykstra — flickr user slgckgc, CC BY 2.0
- Pat Borders — Stephen V, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mariano Duncan — Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0
- David Cone — Mark Rosal, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Walt Weiss — Reunion, CC BY 4.0
