Back Major League Baseball All-Century Team German Équipe du siècle (baseball) French קבוצת המאה של ה-MLB HE Major League Baseball All-Century Team Italian メジャーリーグベースボール・オールセンチュリー・チーム Japanese 메이저 리그 베이스볼 올센추리 팀 Korean Major League Baseball All-Century Team Polish Oliy liganing butun asrlik beysbol jamoasi Uzbek 美國職棒大聯盟世紀球隊 Chinese
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]
- ^ 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.
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