Every year in the midst of the dog days of summer the MLB takes a one week break from the grind of a game every day. Also known as the all star break when the stars of each league face of against each other a annual all star game the national league teams edge the American league 41 wins to 38 wins. After all the all star games I've watched in my day and all my years around baseball I've made my all star team of all time. Imagine Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb on the same team or Willie Mays and Hank Aaron on the same team. Here's my full list all 25 players and a manager.
Starting and backup outfielders
Left Field starter Stan Musial was one of single greatest hitters ever to play left field. Batting a excellent .331 career average and chalking up 1,951 RBI over the course of his 22 year career. Musial was one home run away from winning the triple crown in 1948. Plus Stan led the league in runs, hits, doubles, triples and slugging percent that year. Stan would add power to the middle of the lineup hitting for extra bases.
Back up Carl Yaztrzemski Yaz was one of the greatest hitters ever to don a Red Sox jersey. Batting a career .285 with over 450 homers. Yaz also has the distinction of being the last person to win the triple crown. Carl also wasn't to shabby in the field winning 7 gold gloves.Yaz would add power and a good bat and a good glove to the team of the bench.
Starter Center Field Wilie Mays Willie was great with the glove and with a bat in his hand. Hitting 660 homers 4th on the all time list, over 1,900 RBI and had a string of 24 consecutive all star appearances. His first three seasons he failed to make the team. Willie was also a tremendous fielder winning twelve gold glove when the gold glove debuted in
Backup Ty Cobb Cobb was one of the greatest if not the greatest hitter of all time. Batting a record .366 lifetime and batting over .400 3 times. The Georgia peach batted under .300 only once in his career and that was in his rookie year. Cobb would be a great addition the top of the lineup knocking in RBIs left and right and would add great speed to the lineup.
Starter Right Field Hank Aaron Hammerin' Hank was probably the most consistent power hitter of all time hitting 755 home runs second on the all time list. Hank also has the all time record for total bases, RBI and extra base hits. Hank would add a great bat to the lineup with a career .555 slugging and a great .928 OPS.
Backup Roberto Clemente Roberto was a great hitter and fielder winning 12 gold gloves in his 18 year career. Clemente would've won more if the tragic plane on new years eve had not happened. but what Clemente did accomplish was one of the 27 to reach 3,000 hits a .317 average and over 1,300 RBI.
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