Who is the best baseball batter of all time?
Greatest MLB Hitters of All Time
- Honus Wagner — 3,420 Hits.
- Cap Anson — 3,435 Hits.
- Derek Jeter — 3,465 Hits.
- Tris Speaker — 3,514 Hits.
- Stan Musial — 3,630 Hits. Born: Nov.
- Henry Aaron — 3,771 Hits. Born: Feb.
- Ty Cobb — 4,189 Hits. Born: Dec.
- Pete Rose — 4,256 Hits. Born: April 14, 1941 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Which of these major league sluggers has more career homers?
Career Leaders & Records for Home Runs
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Home Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Barry Bonds (22) | 762 |
| 2. | Henry Aaron+ (23) | 755 |
| 3. | Babe Ruth+ (22) | 714 |
| 4. | Alex Rodriguez (22) | 696 |
Who was the last man to hit 400 in baseball?
Ted Williams
400. On September 28, 1941, the last day of the regular season, the Boston Red Sox’s Ted Williams gets six hits in eight at-bats during a doubleheader in Philadelphia, boosting his average to .
Who are the greatest baseball players of all time?
1 Roger Clemens. Roger Clemens, 2007. 2 Honus Wagner. Honus Wagner. 3 Stan Musial. Stan Musial, 1964. 4 Ty Cobb. And now here’s possibly the greatest humanity drop-off in list-item history. 5 Walter Johnson. Walter Johnson. 6 Hank Aaron. 7 Ted Williams. 8 Barry Bonds. 9 Willie Mays. 10 Babe Ruth.
Why is baseball so popular in the United States?
Baseball’s place in the American zeitgeist comes, at least in part, from its long history and the general consistency of the game over decades—it’s quite likely that your great-great-grandfather would be able to easily follow a modern game if he were magically plopped into the stands.
What was Babe Ruth’s batting average in 1911?
He batted over .400 in three seasons (1911, .420; 1912, .409; and 1922, .401) and, in addition to his batting-average record, he retired in 1928 as the all-time leader in hits (4,189), runs scored (2,246), and stolen bases (892), all of which were broken only late in the 20th or early in the 21st centuries.