Major League Baseball has hosted the
talents of some of the best batters in baseball history, stirring
fans worldwide and future baseball heroes to work hard on their
swings. In baseball history, there’s never a lack of great stories
to inspire fans. Here are some of MLB’s greatest hitters—once
mere fans themselves—who dreamed of baseball glory, then worked
very hard to earn their place in the annals of sports history.
Ty Cobb
Considered as the game’s greatest
player, Cobb holds the all-time highest batting average in MLB
history, with a batting average of .366. Cobb is also the leader in
runs scored with 2,245, and was the all-time leader in hits before
Pete Rose eclipsed him. Cobb was the first player to be enshrined in
the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936, earning 222 out of a possible 226
votes.
Babe Ruth
While statistically not the second
best hitter all-time, George Herman “Babe” Ruth is one of the
most popular players in baseball history. To be called numerous
nicknames like “The Great Bambino”, “The Sultan of Swat”,
“The King of Crash”, and “The Colossus of Clout,”—and leave
such an unforgettable legacy—Ruth has had to prove impeccable
talent, prowess, and stamina. While his career batting average of
.342 is a far-cry from Cobb’s, Ruth basically dominated the era in
which he played. He was hitting home runs left and right, which cut
such a phenominal figure for him during his time. He led the league
twelve times in home runs, and was the first player to hit 60 home
runs in a single season.
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