1. Mike Mussina
   Tom Yawkey
2. Bud Selig
   Ty Cobb

Noted for his intelligence, poise and knee-buckling knuckle-curveball, Mike "Moose" Mussina played the first half of his career for Baltimore and the second half for the New York Yankees. A rare pitcher, Moose was a decent defensive player with a good glove, and a man capable of reliably completing the New York Times Sunday crossword in pen.

1. Joe Torre
   Hank O'Day
2. Connie Mack
   Jim Thome

Jim Thome made baseballs afraid. A power-hitting first baseman who spent the bulk of his career in the American league, Thome played for eight teams over his career, was an all-star five times, and during his brief stint in the National League, was the home run leader for a season.

1. Chipper Jones
   Wade Boggs
2. Andre Dawson
   Mariano Rivera

Mariano Rivera was a shortstop, then a middling starting pitcher, but by the time he reached the majors, he was a reliever in the tutelage of one of the great closers. When Mo took over as the closer for the New York Yankees, he became a legend with a cutter he could use to paint corners of the strike zone or shatter bats at will. He was the only unanimous selection to the Hall of Fame.

1. Andre Dawson
   Edgar Martínez
2. Christy Mathewson
   Dennis Eckersley

Edgar Martínez is one of the finest players to work for the Seattle Mariners, but the best summary of his legacy in Washington State is "The Double". A seven-time all-star, Martínez clinched the 1995 ALDS against the New York Yankees by hitting a key double in the eleventh inning, allowing the Mariners to advance.

1. Bowie Kuhn
   Chipper Jones
2. Roy Halladay
   Ryne Sandberg

Roy Halladay seemed to become an expert in everything to which he turned his hand. As he advanced in years and knew that he would lose some speed on his fastball, he turned to a fellow player at the All-Star Game, Mariano Rivera, who showed him how to throw a cutter. Armed with the cutter, he threw a perfect game in the 2010 regular season and a no-hitter in the 2010 postseason.

1. Wade Boggs
   Chipper Jones
2. Ty Cobb
   Iván Rodríguez

Chipper Jones was the third baseman for the Atlanta Braves from 1995 to 2012. He hit 468 home runs. He had a career average of .303. He was the 1999 NL MVP. All of these things are respectable achievements, but that in 2008, in the autumn of his career, he became the MLB batting champion, is truly remarkable.

1. Stan Musial
   Honus Wagner
2. Christy Mathewson
   Iván Rodríguez

All seven of the teams that employed him should thank their lucky stars for Iván "Pudge" Rodríguez. Pudge wasn't just a wonderful defensive catcher; he was a virtuoso standing in the batter's box. Three hundred eleven home runs may not sound like much for a member of the Hall, but consider that tacked onto a player with 13 gold gloves and you have a solid selection.

1. Tris Speaker
   Connie Mack
2. Ty Cobb
   Honus Wagner

If one player embodied the roughhouse, anarchic, fairly prejudiced early world of professional baseball, it would be Ty Cobb. Ty Cobb was a legendary small ballplayer, known for hitting lots of singles and doubles and stealing plenty of bases. Still, when he was challenged on his notion that hitting homers like Ruth was easy, he proceeded to hit several that day as proof.

1. Cy Young
   Babe Ruth
2. Christy Mathewson
   Roberto Clemente

The glory days of the New York Baseball Giants would not have happened were it not for Christy Mathewson. Religious and educated, Mathewson was a new breed of ballplayer. Given his prodigious talent and strong character, it is no shock that, following his early death, he became one of the first class of Hall of Fame inductees.

1. Connie Mack
   Honus Wagner
2. Tris Speaker
   Babe Ruth

Honus Wagner is perhaps best known today because his face graces the most valuable baseball card sold at auction, but he is a lot more than just a pretty face. A towering talent, he is considered the most exceptional shortstop ever to this day and was even called the greatest player by noted ego Ty Cobb.

1. Cal Ripken Jr.
   Lou Gehrig
2. Hank Greenberg
   Babe Ruth

No single baseball player casts a shadow as long as The Babe's. He was one of the greatest pitchers of all time, playing for the Red Sox. Then he was traded to the Yankees, becoming a right fielder and the single season and career home run record holder, numbers that stood for decades.

1. Cy Young
   Jack Chesbro
2. Connie Mack
   Randy Johnson

A middling catcher with a sub .250 average, Connie Mack became one of the great managers. As a manager, he ranks third in most World Series wins, with five championships under his belt. While he also managed many teams that ended in the last place, this was mainly due to front office problems outside of his control.

1. Jack Chesbro
   Tris Speaker
2. Randy Johnson
   Lou Gehrig

Tris Speaker is one of the great five-tool players in baseball history. As a center fielder, he was a marvelous blend of speed and skill. At the plate, he was a terror. In some ways more valuable than home runs, he was noted for doubles, 792 to be precise, an MLB record that still stands.

1. Cy Young
   Pedro Martinez
2. Hank Greenberg
   Jeff Bagwell

Cy Young was such an amazing pitcher, the award for each league's best pitcher is literally called The Cy Young Award. He compiled 511 career wins. He was a young flame thrower who evolved in a control artist who always found a way to get outs. He is the model for the great starting pitcher.

1. Dennis Eckersley
   Lou Gehrig
2. Goose Gossage
   Jeff Bagwell

Most people remember Lou Gehrig as the first famous person to die as a result of ALS, resulting in ALS being called simply "Lou Gehrig's Disease" for decades. Why was he famous? He batted behind Babe Ruth. He was a torrid home run hitter. In 16 years, several of which were plagued by ALS, he hit 493 homers, averaged .340, and batting in 1,995 runs.

1. Jack Chesbro
   Ozzie Smith
2. Pedro Martinez
   Mike Piazza

"Happy Jack" Chesbro was a pitcher for three teams, spending the bulk of his time with the Highlanders (later renamed the Yankees). A sturdy starter, despite debuting for New York for the first iteration of the team in 1903, he set an AL record in 1904 with 41 wins, a record that still stands.

1. Dave Winfield
   Mike Piazza
2. Goose Gossage
   Hank Greenberg

As told in the documentary "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg," the native New Yorker was nearly a Yankee, except for the presence of Lou Gehrig. As a Tiger, Greenberg almost broke Babe Ruth's home run record and was given special dispensation to play on Jewish high holidays, before serving in WW2 and returning to finish his career.

1. Mickey Mantle
   Cal Ripken Jr.
2. Dennis Eckersley
   Bud Selig

Once the owner of the Brewers, Bud Selig became the ninth Commissioner of Major League Baseball in 1998 after acting in the role for six years. His term in office saw the torrid rise of steroid use and the initial crackdown, an overhaul of many a stadium, and the increased popularity of team-cable-stations.

1. Jeff Bagwell
   Bob Gibson
2. Mike Piazza
   Ozzie Smith

A Red Sox fan from an early age, Jeff Bagwell must have been over the moon when they drafted him, and heartbroken when they traded him as a prospect. Playing for the Astros, Bagwell hammered 449 homers and 1,529 RBIs while hovering just under a .300 average.

1. Randy Johnson
   Satchel Paige
2. Mickey Mantle
   Roberto Clemente

The suggestively named Randy Johnson's suggestive nickname "The Big Unit" had to do with his giant stature. Standing at 6 feet 10 inches tall, the big lefty won the Cy Young Award five times, carved up batters like turkeys, and even killed a bird unfortunate enough to play into the path of one of his demonic fastballs.

1. Pedro Martinez
   Bob Lemon
2. Ozzie Smith
   Dave Winfield

Occasionally arrogant, Pedro Martinez was a star pitcher for the Red Sox and later, the Mets. In 2004, after losing to a surging Yankees team, he showed some unusual humility, an act that, in light of his past arrogance, resulted in frequent fan chants at Yankee Stadium of "Who's your daddy?"

1. Lefty Gomez
   Goose Gossage
2. Goose Goslin
   Bob Lemon

Only Mariano Rivera has more All-Star selections as a reliever than the Goose, who defined the new role relievers would play in his 22-year career. Known for his sometimes overbearing aggression, he compiled 310 saves and an ERA of 3.01 in 1,002 games and remains a mentor to young Yankee pitchers.

1. Mickey Mantle
   Roberto Clemente
2. Bob Gibson
   Cal Ripken Jr.

Cal Ripken Jr. had a WAR of 95.9. That alone should gain entrance to the Hall of Fame. That he spent all 21 years of his career with the Baltimore Orioles, changing the role of the shortstop and redefining the type of athlete who would play the position is just gravy.

1. Tony Gwynn
   Yogi Berra
2. Satchel Paige
   Roberto Clemente

That's right, eight batting titles. Mr. Padre was a great player on a new team, the Padres, and he made his mark with astonishing skill at the plate combining contact, power, and a fabulous eye. A right fielder, Tony Gwynn never hit below .309 in a season, won every kind of award one can for his position and batting, and even stayed with the Padres his whole career.

1. Dennis Eckersley
   Roberto Clemente
2. Satchel Paige
   Whitey Ford

Dennis Eckersley had two baseball careers. His first was as a starter, from 1975 to 1986, with mixed successes, and a few excellent starts. It was when he was traded to the Cubs that he became the legendary Dennis Eckersley, one of the greatest relievers of all time.

1. Kirby Puckett
   Lefty Gomez
2. Yogi Berra
   Mike Piazza

Mike Piazza has the most home runs for a catcher, but even if that weren't the case, he'd still have a strong argument to be in the Hall of Fame. Piazza had a slugging percentage of .545 and 427 career homers.

1. Warren Spahn
   Sandy Koufax
2. Yogi Berra
   Ozzie Smith

Thirteen. That's how many consecutive gold gloves Ozzie Smith won as a shortstop, a feat that would argue for his place in the Hall, except that he was also an excellent all-around player. With a respectable .262 average, Ozzie Smith had numbers adding up to a WAR of 76.9.

1. Dave Winfield
   King Kelly
2. Phil Niekro
   Yogi Berra

Dave Winfield was one of the first great Padres, but he is perhaps best remembered for his time in New York where, under the fiery George Steinbrenner, he was one of the new generations of well-paid free agent superstar Yankees of the 1980s. When Steinbrenner felt he was underperforming one season, he mocked his good play early on, dubbing him "Mr. May."

1. Jim O'Rourke
   Bob Lemon
2. George Davis
   Sandy Koufax

Bob Lemon was part of the team that brought a championship to Cleveland for the first time in 30 years. With seven 20-win seasons and seven consecutive all-star selections, after retiring as a player, he went on to manage, leading the Yankees to their 1978 World Series.

1. Tony Lazzeri
   Warren Spahn
2. Bob Gibson
   Phil Niekro

Bob Gibson is the sort of player the fans love, and teams cherish. He played his entire career with St. Louis, throwing a no-hitter, selected for nine all-star games, winning two Cy Young awards, two World Series, and two World Series MVP awards. Truly one of the greats.

1. Tom Yawkey
   King Kelly
2. Tony Lazzeri
   Ken Griffey Jr.

Tom Yawkey is one of the few baseball executives in the Hall of Fame, and like most executives, he is a complicated story. He is celebrated as the longtime President and owner of the Boston Red Sox, whom he nurtured through decades of futility with passion. On the other hand, he was a complicated man with very backwards ideas about race, making the Sox the last team to integrate.

1. Goose Goslin
   Mickey Mantle
2. King Kelly
   Hugh Duffy

The Mick remains one of the most iconic Yankees of all time, and one of the greatest ballplayers ever. An astonishing switch-hitter and fleet-footed outfielder, his career was hobbled by injuries, and his life was haunted by his personal demons. In retirement, he opened a restaurant in New York City noted for its sundaes.

1. Tony Lazzeri
   Satchel Paige
2. Warren Spahn
   Ken Griffey Jr.

Satchel Paige loved playing the majors, and in his six-year MLB career, he had respectable numbers, but those numbers aren't the whole story, as he entered the majors at 41. Before the MLB, Paige was one of the superstars of the Negro League, and one of the arguments for the eventual integration of the major leagues.

1. King Kelly
   Jim O'Rourke
2. Roberto Clemente
   Whitey Ford

There is a reason the Roberto Clemente Award has little to do with on-field play. Though Clemente was one of the greatest players of his generation and a 12-time all-star, he is best remembered for his charity work. In 1972, while delivering humanitarian aid to Nicaragua, the Puerto Rican national hero died in a plane crash. Following his death, the Roberto Clemente Award was established in his honor.

1. Stan Musial
   Lefty Gomez
2. Ken Griffey Jr.
   Hugh Duffy

Lefty Gomez remains one of the most legendary pitchers in the history of the New York Yankees, and later, the Washington Senators. A left-hander, as his name would suggest, Gomez was part of the Yankees teams of the 1930s that compiled five World Series victories, in which he won seven games without any losses.

1. Yogi Berra
   Warren Spahn
2. Whitey Ford
   Stan Musial

Yogi Berra was one of the greatest players of all time, even among Hall of Famers. He had 10 World Series victories. He was an All-Star 18 times. He caught for Don Larsen and Whitey Ford. Perhaps he is best known for his koan-like truisms, which include such nuggets as "It ain’t over till it’s over," and "You can observe a lot just by watching."

1. Larry Doby
   Hugh Duffy
2. Goose Goslin
   Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax didn't blossom until fairly deep into his career, but once he did, he became a legend. He threw the eighth perfect game and a record four no-hitters. He is only one of five Hall of Fame pitchers with more strikeouts than innings pitched, and he is also famous for his decision not to pitch a game in the World Series because it fell on Yom Kippur.

1. Kirby Puckett
   Warren Spahn
2. Phil Niekro
   George Davis

Winning 20 games in a season is tough for a pitcher, especially today when starters are treated like high-strung racehorses who might break an ankle because they saw a tree that spooked them. Warren Spahn not only won 20 games in more than one season, but he also won them in 13 seasons, as well as one 23-7 season when he was 42 years old.

1. Jim O'Rourke
   Tony Lazzeri
2. King Kelly
   Ken Griffey Jr.

Ken Griffey Jr. could have been like A-Rod (minus the attitude) if he had remained healthy. One of the great natural hitters, the son of Ken Griffey Sr. played for the Mariners, but repeated injuries hobbled him and ended his career prematurely. Considering his injuries, his WAR of 83.8 is mind-blowing and more impressive than A-Rod's steroid-achieved 117.8 WAR.

1. Whitey Ford
   Stan Musial
2. Hugh Duffy
   Goose Goslin

The Chairman of The Board, Whitey Ford was part of the New York Yankees's dream team of the 1960s, with a 2.75 ERA and yes, six World Series championships. In 1958 he posted an ERA of 2.01 in 30 games, leading the AL in ERA, and in 1961 he posted a 25-4 record, the best in the league, with 209 strikeouts.