Top Five Living But Retired Baseball Players.

[Dr. Duran Duran]

Stan Musial
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Tom Seaver
Steve Carlton

[wags6817]

Great list.

[suppasonic]

Willie Mays
Stan Musial
Hank Aaron
Tony Gwynn
Tom Seaver

[princethomas]

I agree. This post should be called whos the 5th best living but retired player ever, because Mays Aaron Musial Robinson are tops in my book.

as for number 5? hmmmmmm

I think Reggie Jackson or Mike Schmidt.


my favorite stat. From 66 to 89 there was only George Fosters 50 HRs in 77. 24 years and only one 50 year homerun season. Dead Ball Era indeed. Only two 500 hr guys played their entire careers in that era. Schmidt and Jackson. I tend to think that this ought to boost their cred as great HR hitters

[duckmonkey]

Nolan Ryan
Mike Schmidt
George Brett
Reggie Jackson
Johnny Bench

[noseeum]

Gotta have Rickey Henderson on this list. Total stud in every facet of the game. And entertaining taboot. One of the most unique players ever in baseball.

Mike Schmidt's up there too, but yeah, you have to have Aaron, Mays, and Robinson in there.

[noseeum]

I don't think you can put Pete Rose up that high, but he was good.