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All-Time All-Stars: Each week leading up to the midsummer
classic at Citi field, we want you  to help us  pick baseball's best

013 All-Time All-Stars

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  • Roberto Alomar

    Roberto Alomar

    Stats
    Career Stats:
    Plays for Padres, Blue Jays, Orioles, Indians, Mets, White Sox and Diamondbacks over 17 seasons (1988-2004)
    .300 Batting Average
    .371 On Base Percentage
    210 Home Runs
    1,134 Runs Batted In
    Fun Facts
    Selected to play in 12 straight All-Star games
    Steals at least 30 bases eight times
    Wins record 10 Gold Glove awards
    Wins back-to-back World Series titles with Blue Jays in 1992-'93
  • Rod Carew

    Rod Carew

    Stats
    Career Stats:
    Splits his 19 big-league seasons between the Twins and Angels (1967-1985)
    .328 Batting Average
    .393 On Base Percentage
    92 Home Runs
    1,015 Runs Batted In
    Fun Facts
    Wins seven batting titles, including career best .388 in 1977
    Bats over .300 in 15 consecutive seasons
    Wins AL Rookie of the Year in 1967 and AL MVP in 1977
    Selected to 18 straight All-Star teams
  • Eddie Collins

    Eddie Collins

    Stats
    Career Stats:
    Plays a record 25 big-league seasons for the Philadelphia A's and White Sox (1906-1930)
    .333 Batting Average
    .424 On Base Percentage
    47 Home Runs
    1,300 Runs Batted In
    Fun Facts
    Bats over .340 ten times, including career-best .372 in 1920
    Still ranks No. 8 overall with 741 career stolen bases
    Steals six bases in a game twice (both in 1912)
    Wins AL MVP in 1914, finishes second twice (1923, '24)
    (Pre All-Star Game era)
  • Frankie Frisch

    Frankie Frisch

    Stats
    Career Stats:
    The Fordham Flash stars for both the NY Giants and Cardinals (1919-1937)
    .316 Batting Average
    .369 On Base Percentage
    105 Home Runs
    1,244 Runs Batted In
    Fun Facts
    Switch-hitter hits over .300 11-straight seasons
    Establishes single-season fielding records for chances and assists in 1927
    Only strikes out 20 or more times in a season twice
    Wins the 1931 NL MVP award
    Plays in first MLB All-Star Game in 1933
  • Charlie Gehringer

    Charlie Gehringer

    Stats
    Career Stats:
    The Mechanical Man spends entire 19-year career with the Tigers (1924-1942)
    .320 Batting Average
    .404 On Base Percentage
    184 Home Runs
    1,427 Runs Batted In
    Fun Facts
    Named AL MVP in 1937 as he led Junior Circuit with .371 average
    Bats over .300 13 times and records 200 or more hits seven times
    Leads the AL in assists and fielding percentage seven times each
    His .500 average in 20 at-bats is an All-Star Game record
  • Rogers Hornsby

    Rogers Hornsby

    Stats
    Career Stats:
    Plays 23 seasons with Cardinals, NY Giants, Boston Braves, Cubs and St. Louis Browns (1915-1937)
    .358 Batting Average
    .434 On Base Percentage
    301 Home Runs
    1,584 Runs Batted In
    Fun Facts
    Seven-time NL batting champion, topping .400 three times
    .424 batting average in 1924 is the NL record for the 20th century
    Career average of .359 is the highest ever in the NL
    Two-time MVP (1925, 1929) and two-time Triple Crown winner
    Bulk of career comes before All-Star Game era
  • Nap Lajoie

    Nap Lajoie

    Stats
    Career Stats:
    Plays 21 seasons with the Phillies, Philadelphia A's and Indians (1896-1916)
    .338 Batting Average
    .380 On Base Percentage
    82 Home Runs
    1,599 Runs Batted In
    Fun Facts
    Hits over .350 ten times, including an AL best .426 in 1901
    First big-league player to be intentionally walked with the bases loaded (1901)
    Three-time batting champion (1901, '03, '04)
    Wins AL Triple Crown in 1901
    (Pre All-Star Game era)
  • Joe Morgan

    Joe Morgan

    Stats
    Career Stats:
    Plays 22 seasons with the Astros, Reds, Giants, Phillies, A's (1963-1984)
    .271 Batting Average
    .392 On Base Percentage
    268 Home Runs
    1,133 Runs Batted In
    Fun Facts
    Two-time NL MVP in 1975 and '76
    Tops the 40-steal mark nine times (689 career stolen bases)
    Retired as top home-run hitting second baseman
    Leads the NL in on-base percentage and walks four times
    Ten-time All-Star; 1972 All-Star Game MVP
  • Jackie Robinson

    Jackie Robinson

    Stats
    Career Stats:
    Spends entire 10-year Major League career with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1947-1956).
    .311 Batting Average
    .409 On Base Percentage
    137 Home Runs
    734 Runs Batted In
    Fun Facts
    Breaks baseball's color barrier and becomes American hero
    Helps lead the Dodgers to six pennants in ten seasons
    Wins the NL MVP in 1949 as he leads the league in hitting at .342
    Daring baserunner steals home 19 times
    Six-time All-Star
  • Ryne Sandberg

    Ryne Sandberg

    Stats
    Career Stats:
    Ryno spends all but 13 games of his 16-year career with the Cubs (1981-1997)
    .285 Batting Average
    .344 On Base Percentage
    282 Home Runs
    1,061 Runs Batted In
    Fun Facts
    Wins nine consecutive Gold Gloves
    NL MVP in 1984 leading Cubs to playoffs for first time since 1945
    In 1990 becomes first 2nd baseman to hit 40 homers in season since 1973
    Wins Silver Slugger award seven times
    Ten-time All-Star

ALL STARS 2ND BASE POLL

Roberto Alomar
Rod Carew
Eddie Collins
Frankie Frisch
Charlie Gehringer
Rogers Hornsby
Nap Lajoie
Joe Morgan
Jackie Robinson
Ryne Sandberg
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