Major League Baseball All-Time Team


The Major League Baseball All-Time Team was chosen in 1997 to comprise the top manager and top player in each of 13 positional categories across Major League Baseball history. The team, announced by Classic Sports Network in conjunction with the events celebrated around the 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, were chosen by a panel of 36 members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America in a first- and second-place Borda count voting system.
PositionFirst-team
selection		Team represented
by :Category:Years in baseball|season		Year of
induction into
National
Baseball
Hall of Fame		Total
votes
Runner-upTeam represented
by :Category:Years in baseball|season		Year of
induction into
National
Baseball
Hall of Fame		Total
votes
CatcherJohnny BenchCincinnati Reds 198952 Yogi BerraNew York Yankees
New York Mets 		197222
First basemanLou GehrigNew York Yankees 193966½ Jimmie FoxxPhiladelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies 		195119
Second basemanRogers HornsbySt. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Boston Braves
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Browns 		194244 Joe MorganHouston Astros
Cincinnati Reds
San Francisco Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Oakland Athletics 		199023
ShortstopHonus WagnerLouisville Colonels
Pittsburgh Pirates 		193655 Cal Ripken, Jr.Baltimore Orioles 200724
Third basemanMike SchmidtPhiladelphia Phillies 199550 Brooks RobinsonBaltimore Orioles 198337
Left fielderTed WilliamsBoston Red Sox 196668 Stan MusialSt. Louis Cardinals 196936
Center fielderWillie MaysSan Francisco Giants
New York Mets 		197957 Ty CobbDetroit Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics 		193622
Right fielderBabe RuthBoston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Boston Braves 		193667 Hank AaronMilwaukee Braves
Milwaukee Brewers 		198236
Designated hitterPaul MolitorMilwaukee Brewers
Toronto Blue Jays
Minnesota Twins 		200448 Harold BainesChicago White Sox
Texas Rangers
Oakland Athletics
Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland Indians 		201912
Right-handed starting pitcherWalter JohnsonWashington Senators 193630 Cy YoungCleveland Spiders
St. Louis Perfectos
Boston Americans
Cleveland Naps
Boston Rustlers 		193725
Left-handed starting pitcherSandy KoufaxLos Angeles Dodgers 197232 Warren SpahnMilwaukee Braves
New York Mets
San Francisco Giants 		197328
Relief pitcherDennis EckersleyCleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Oakland Athletics
St. Louis Cardinals 		200440 Rollie FingersOakland Athletics
San Diego Padres
Milwaukee Brewers 		199229
ManagerCasey StengelBrooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
New York Yankees
New York Mets 		196622 Joe McCarthyChicago Cubs
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox 		195718