By The all-time indexes of the best baseball players are a lot difficult to determine as players nowadays are extremely compared to those players dating way back from decades ago and even more than a century back. So when determining the finest outfielders of all time, it gets even more difficult but we have compiled the list of some of the 7 best outfielders in MLB of all time.
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Babe Ruth
Full name: George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr.
Born: February 6, 1895
Died: August 16, 1948 (aged 53)
MLB debut: July 11, 1914, for the Boston Red Sox
Team(s): Boston Red Sox (1914–1919); New York Yankees (1920–1934); and Boston Braves (1935)
Position: Outfielder / Pitcher
Widely known by his nicknames “the Bambino” and “the Sultan of Swat”, Babe Ruth was easily the greatest baseball outfielder of all time. Throughout his career, he played for three teams: Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves. He was also elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame among its “first five” opening members.
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Willie Mays
Full name: Willie Howard Mays Jr.
Born: May 6, 1931 (age 91)
MLB debut: MLB: May 25, 1951, for the New York Giants
Team(s): New York / San Francisco Giants (1951–1952, 1954–1972); New York Mets (1972–1973)
Position: Outfielder / Center fielder
Willie Mays before joining Major League Baseball (MLB) was playing in the Negro leagues for the Birmingham Black Barons from 1948 to 1950. Mays played for two teams in the MLB from 1951 to 1973. The twenty-four-time All-Star and twelve-time Gold Glove Award winner was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. He is regarded as one of the most iconic living players in the history of baseball.
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Barry Bonds
Full name: Barry Lamar Bonds
Born: July 24, 1964 (age 58)
MLB debut: May 30, 1986, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Team(s): Pittsburgh Pirates (1986–1992); San Francisco Giants (1993–2007)
Position: Outfielder / Left fielder
The fourteen-time All-Star, seven-time NL MVP, and eight-time Gold Glove Award winner is regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Bonds played 22 seasons in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants from 1986 to 2007.
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Ty Cobb
Full name: Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Born: December 18, 1886
Died: July 17, 1961 (aged 74)
MLB debut: August 30, 1905, for the Detroit Tigers
Team(s): Detroit Tigers (1905–1926); Philadelphia Athletics (1927–1928)
Position: Outfielder / Center fielder
The Georgia Peach played 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers from 1905 to 1926. He also played one season for Philadelphia Athletics from 1927 to 1928. Cobb was elected into the National Ball Hall of Fame in 1936 and received the highest number of votes ever by player 222 out of a potential 226 votes (98.2%).
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Mickey Mantle
Full name: Mickey Charles Mantle
Born: October 20, 1931
Died: August 13, 1995 (aged 63)
MLB debut: April 17, 1951, for the New York Yankees
Team(s): New York Yankees (1951–1968)
The Commerce Come or the Mick played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the New York Yankees from 1951 to 1968. He is considered one of the finest baseball players of all time and was also elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975 receiving 88.2% votes. He was a great contributor to the Yankee’s success and was a 20-time All-Star and a 7-time World Series champion.
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Stan Musial
Full name: Stanley Frank Musial
Born: November 21, 1920
Died: January 19, 2013 (aged 92)
MLB debut: September 17, 1941, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Team(s): St. Louis Cardinals (1941–1944, 1946–1963)
Position: Outfielder / First baseman
Stan the man was one of the greatest players of all time who played his whole career for the St. Louis Cardinals of the MLB from 1941 to 1963. Musial is also a member of the National Baseball Hall of fame with his induction in 1969. He was an All-Star 24 times and holds three World Series titles.
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Tris Speaker
Full name: Tristram Edgar Speaker
Born: April 4, 1888
Died: December 8, 1958 (aged 70)
MLB debut: September 14, 1907, for the Boston Americans
Team(s): Boston Americans / Red Sox (1907–1915); Cleveland Indians (1916–1926); Washington Senators (1927); Philadelphia Athletics (1928)
Position: Outfielder / Center fielder
Tris Speaker who was famously known by his nickname “the Gray Eagle” was considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Throughout his MLB career, he played for four teams and on each team he played, Speaker contributed greatly and always showed his best performance. He was also elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973.
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