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⚫ | In 1999, the '''Major League Baseball All-Century Team''' was chosen by popular vote of [[Sports fan|fans]]. To select the team, a panel of experts first compiled a list of the 100 greatest [[Major League Baseball]] players from the |
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⚫ | In 1999, the '''Major League Baseball All-Century Team''' was chosen by popular vote of [[Sports fan|fans]]. To select the team, a panel of experts first compiled a list of the 100 greatest [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) players from the 20th century. Over two million fans then voted on the players using paper and [[Open access poll|online]] [[ballot]]s.<ref name=AllCenturyTeamBaseballAlmanac>{{cite web|title=All Century Team|publisher=Baseball Almanac|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/legendary/limc100.shtml|access-date=November 28, 2011}}</ref> |
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The top two vote-getters from each position, except outfielders (nine), and the top six pitchers were placed on the team. A select panel then added five legends to create a thirty-man team:<ref name=AllCenturyTeamBaseballAlmanac/>—Warren Spahn (who finished #10 among pitchers), Christy Mathewson (#14 among pitchers), Lefty Grove (#18 among pitchers), Honus Wagner (#4 among shortstops), and Stan Musial (#11 among outfielders).<ref name=AllCenturyTeamBaseballAlmanac/> |
The top two vote-getters from each position, except outfielders (nine), and the top six pitchers were placed on the team. A select panel then added five legends to create a thirty-man team:<ref name=AllCenturyTeamBaseballAlmanac/>—Warren Spahn (who finished #10 among pitchers), Christy Mathewson (#14 among pitchers), Lefty Grove (#18 among pitchers), Honus Wagner (#4 among shortstops), and Stan Musial (#11 among outfielders).<ref name=AllCenturyTeamBaseballAlmanac/> |
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The nominees for the All-Century team were presented at the |
The nominees for the All-Century team were presented at the [[1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1999 MLB All-Star Game]] at [[Fenway Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/528893685/?terms=%22all%20century%20team%22%20%22all-star%20game%22&match=1 |title=The Tribune 14 Jul 1999, page 13 |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=July 14, 1999 |accessdate=December 1, 2022}}</ref> Preceding Game 2 of the [[1999 World Series]], the members of the All-Century Team were revealed. Every living player named to the team attended.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/649049489/?terms=%22all%20century%20team%22&match=1 |title=Fort Worth Star-Telegram 24 Oct 1999, page 45 |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=October 24, 1999 |accessdate=December 1, 2022}}</ref> |
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==Selected players== |
==Selected players== |
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[[File:Gehrig cropped.jpg |thumb|[[Lou Gehrig]] received the most votes of any player.]] |
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|FIRST BASEMENT |
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|'Legends' chosen by select panel |
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|Elected to the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] |
|Elected to the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] |
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|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Nolan|Ryan}}<sup>†</sup>||[[Pitcher]]||992,040 |
|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Nolan|Ryan}}<sup>†</sup>||[[Pitcher]]||992,040 |
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|{{sortname|Roger|Clemens}}**||[[Pitcher]]||601,244 |
|{{sortname|Roger|Clemens}}**||[[Pitcher]]||601,244 |
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|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Bob|Gibson}}<sup> |
|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Bob|Gibson}}<sup>†ö</sup>||[[Pitcher]]||582,031 |
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|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Walter|Johnson}}<sup>†ö</sup>||[[Pitcher]]||479,279 |
|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Walter|Johnson}}<sup>†ö</sup>||[[Pitcher]]||479,279 |
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|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Mike|Schmidt}}<sup>†</sup>||[[Third baseman]]||855,654 |
|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Mike|Schmidt}}<sup>†</sup>||[[Third baseman]]||855,654 |
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|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Brooks|Robinson}}<sup> |
|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Brooks|Robinson}}<sup>†ö</sup>||[[Third baseman]]||761,700 |
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|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Cal|Ripken |
|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Cal|Ripken Jr.}}<sup>†</sup>**||[[Shortstop]]||669,033 |
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|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Ernie|Banks}}<sup>†ö</sup>||[[Shortstop]]||598,168 |
|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Ernie|Banks}}<sup>†ö</sup>||[[Shortstop]]||598,168 |
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|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Babe|Ruth}}<sup>†ö</sup>||[[Outfielder]]||1,158,044 |
|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Babe|Ruth}}<sup>†ö</sup>||[[Outfielder]]||1,158,044 |
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|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Hank|Aaron}}<sup> |
|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Hank|Aaron}}<sup>†ö</sup>||[[Outfielder]]||1,156,782 |
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|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Ted|Williams}}<sup>†ö</sup>||[[Outfielder]]||1,125,583 |
|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Ted|Williams}}<sup>†ö</sup>||[[Outfielder]]||1,125,583 |
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|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Willie|Mays}}<sup> |
|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Willie|Mays}}<sup>†ö</sup>||[[Outfielder]]||1,115,896 |
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|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Joe|DiMaggio}}<sup>†ö</sup>||[[Outfielder]]||1,054,423 |
|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Joe|DiMaggio}}<sup>†ö</sup>||[[Outfielder]]||1,054,423 |
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|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Ty|Cobb}}<sup>†ö</sup>||[[Outfielder]]||777,056 |
|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Ty|Cobb}}<sup>†ö</sup>||[[Outfielder]]||777,056 |
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|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Ken|Griffey |
|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Ken|Griffey Jr.}}<sup>†</sup>**||[[Outfielder]]||645,389 |
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|{{sortname|Pete|Rose}}||[[Outfielder]]||629,742 |
|{{sortname|Pete|Rose}}<sup>ö</sup>||[[Outfielder]]||629,742 |
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|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Stan|Musial}}<sup>†ö</sup>*||[[Outfielder]]||571,279 |
|style="background:#ffb;"|{{sortname|Stan|Musial}}<sup>†ö</sup>*||[[Outfielder]]||571,279 |
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==Pete Rose controversy== |
==Pete Rose controversy== |
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There was controversy over the inclusion in the All-Century Team of [[Pete Rose]], who had been [[List of Major League Baseball figures that have been banned for life|banned from baseball]] for life 10 years earlier. Some questioned Rose's presence on a team officially endorsed by Major League Baseball, but fans at the stadium gave him a standing ovation. During the on-field ceremony, which was [[Master of Ceremonies|emceed]] by [[Ford Frick Award|Hall of Fame]] broadcaster [[Vin Scully]], [[NBC Sports]]' [[Jim Gray (sportscaster)|Jim Gray]] questioned Rose about his refusal to admit to gambling on baseball.<ref> |
There was controversy over the inclusion in the All-Century Team of [[Pete Rose]], who had been [[List of Major League Baseball figures that have been banned for life|banned from baseball]] for life 10 years earlier. Some questioned Rose's presence on a team officially endorsed by Major League Baseball, but fans at the stadium gave him a standing ovation. During the on-field ceremony, which was [[Master of Ceremonies|emceed]] by [[Ford Frick Award|Hall of Fame]] broadcaster [[Vin Scully]], [[NBC Sports]]' [[Jim Gray (sportscaster)|Jim Gray]] questioned Rose about his refusal to admit to gambling on baseball.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q1excEhov4YC&dq=pete+rose+transcript+jim+gray&pg=PA20 |title=Pete Rose transcript with Jim Gray |isbn=9780240807317 |accessdate=December 1, 2022|last1=Schultz |first1=Brad |year=2005 |publisher=Taylor & Francis }}</ref> Gray's interview became controversial, with some arguing that it was good journalism,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040814111816/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/scorecard/08/05/interviews/ Top 10 Most Embarrassing TV/Radio Interview Moments]</ref> while others objected that the occasion was an inappropriate setting for Gray's persistence.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/1999-10-27/sports/18109417_1_interview-yankees-chad-curtis|title=Chad Shows No Curtis-y To Gray After Game-winner|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=October 27, 1999|author=Darren Everson}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> After initially refusing to do so, Gray apologized a few days later.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/baseball/longterm/1999/playoffs/worldseries/articles/gray27.htm|title=Gray's Apology Is Not Enough for Players|newspaper=Washington Post|date=October 27, 1999|author=George Solomon|author2=Dave Sheinin|page=D1}}</ref> On January 8, 2004, more than four years later, Rose admitted publicly to betting on baseball games in his 2004 autobiography ''[[My Prison Without Bars]]''. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist|30em}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/news/1999/1023/129008.html All-Century Team Vote Totals] from ESPN.com |
*[http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/news/1999/1023/129008.html All-Century Team Vote Totals] from ESPN.com |
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*[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004Y509 All-Century Team DVD] from Amazon.com |
*[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004Y509 All-Century Team DVD] from Amazon.com |
Latest revision as of 05:27, 1 October 2024
In 1999, the Major League Baseball All-Century Team was chosen by popular vote of fans. To select the team, a panel of experts first compiled a list of the 100 greatest Major League Baseball (MLB) players from the 20th century. Over two million fans then voted on the players using paper and online ballots.[1]
The top two vote-getters from each position, except outfielders (nine), and the top six pitchers were placed on the team. A select panel then added five legends to create a thirty-man team:[1]—Warren Spahn (who finished #10 among pitchers), Christy Mathewson (#14 among pitchers), Lefty Grove (#18 among pitchers), Honus Wagner (#4 among shortstops), and Stan Musial (#11 among outfielders).[1]
The nominees for the All-Century team were presented at the 1999 MLB All-Star Game at Fenway Park.[2] Preceding Game 2 of the 1999 World Series, the members of the All-Century Team were revealed. Every living player named to the team attended.[3]
Selected players
[edit]* | 'Legends' chosen by select panel |
** | Player still active in 1999 |
ö | Player is deceased |
† | Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame |
Pete Rose controversy
[edit]There was controversy over the inclusion in the All-Century Team of Pete Rose, who had been banned from baseball for life 10 years earlier. Some questioned Rose's presence on a team officially endorsed by Major League Baseball, but fans at the stadium gave him a standing ovation. During the on-field ceremony, which was emceed by Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, NBC Sports' Jim Gray questioned Rose about his refusal to admit to gambling on baseball.[4] Gray's interview became controversial, with some arguing that it was good journalism,[5] while others objected that the occasion was an inappropriate setting for Gray's persistence.[6] After initially refusing to do so, Gray apologized a few days later.[7] On January 8, 2004, more than four years later, Rose admitted publicly to betting on baseball games in his 2004 autobiography My Prison Without Bars.
See also
[edit]- Major League Baseball All-Time Team, a similar team chosen by the Baseball Writers' Association of America in 1997
- Latino Legends Team
- DHL Hometown Heroes (2006): the most outstanding player in the history of each MLB franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value
- Baseball awards § United States
- List of MLB awards
- Team of the century
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "All Century Team". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ "The Tribune 14 Jul 1999, page 13". Newspapers.com. July 14, 1999. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Fort Worth Star-Telegram 24 Oct 1999, page 45". Newspapers.com. October 24, 1999. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ Schultz, Brad (2005). Pete Rose transcript with Jim Gray. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780240807317. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ Top 10 Most Embarrassing TV/Radio Interview Moments
- ^ Darren Everson (October 27, 1999). "Chad Shows No Curtis-y To Gray After Game-winner". New York Daily News.[dead link ]
- ^ George Solomon; Dave Sheinin (October 27, 1999). "Gray's Apology Is Not Enough for Players". Washington Post. p. D1.
External links
[edit]- The MLB All-Century Team
- All-Century Team Vote Totals from ESPN.com
- All-Century Team DVD from Amazon.com
- All-Century Team Information from Baseball Almanac