DENTON TRUE (CY) YOUNG
Cleveland (NL) 1890-98, St. Louis (NL) 1899-1900, Boston (AL) 1901-08,
Cleveland (AL) 1909-11, Boston (NL) 1911
Only pitcher in Major League history to win more than 500 games...his 511 wins and 316 losses both career records...pitched perfect game on May 5, 1904...Won first World's Series in 1903 with Boston Americans...Led the Major Leagues in career strikeouts (2,803) at the time he retired...The award for the most outstanding pitcher in American and National Leagues named after him
TYRUS RAYMOND COBB
Detroit (AL) 1905-26, Philadelphia (AL) 1927-28
Retired with 4,189 hits, most all-time...career .366 batting average...stole 892 bases...at time of retirement, held more career records than any other player, including most games played, at bats and runs scored..."The Georgia Peach" lead American League in batting for twelve seasons, including nine in a row...hit .420 in 1911 season
JOHN PETER (HONUS) WAGNER
Louisville (NL) 1897-99, Pittsburgh (NL) 1900-17
Considered the greatest shortstop of all time...Led National League in batting for eight seasons...stole 722 bases, most in League history...Became first player to have his name and signature branded on a bat, in 1905...had seventeen consecutive seasons of .300 or better batting average, topped by .381 mark in 1900
CHRISTY MATHEWSON
New York (NL) 1900-1916, Cincinnati (NL) 1916
Won 373 games in seventeen seasons, including 37 in 1908 to set modern National League record..."Big Six" had twelve straight seasons of at least 20 wins...Known for devastating curve ball, which he used to earn 2,502 strikeouts, third all-time when he retired...Single-handedly delivered the 1905 World's Series to New York with three shut-out victories in six days
NAPOLEON (LARRY) LAJOIE
Philadelphia (NL) 1896-1900, Philadelphia (AL) 1901-02, Cleveland (AL) 1902-14
Philadelphia (AL) 1915-16
First star player of American League...won Triple Crown in 1901, leading Junior Circuit in batting, home runs and RBI...set single-season AL batting mark of .426, yet to be topped...Three-time AL batting champion...was player-manager of Cleveland, who were re-named the "Naps" in his honor...considered a graceful fielder at second base
