Babe Ruth Named ‘Greatest Player’
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THE BATTALION
College Station, Texas Thursday, June 5,1969
Babe Ruth, baseball’s all-time
home run king, has—not surpris
ingly—been named the “Greatest
Player Ever” in balloting by
Houston Astros’ fans.
The Centennial Season voting
has been completed and all votes
tabulated. Approximately 950
Astro fans sent in ballots.
Ruth is one of three all-time
New York Yankee greats to be
named to positions on the
“Greatest Team Ever” by the
Houston voters.
The legendary “Iron Horse,”
Lou Gehrig, was an overwhelm
ing selection at first base, and
actually drew eight more votes
(812-804) than did Ruth. The
two Yankee stars easily ran 1-2
in the voting.
One of their successors, Catch
er Yogi Berra, rounded out the
Yankees’ trio on the 10-man
team. Berra staged a late rally in
the voting to move ahead of still
another ex-New York standout,
Bill Dickey, to win the catching
job.
Most positions saw overwhelm
ing winners. Berra’s 64 - vote
margin over Dickey for the
catching slot was by far the
closest battle for a position. The
second closest duel camfe be
tween Ted Williams (447) and
Willie Mays (353) for the third
starting outfield position. Al
though Mays scored ,heavily in
the late voting, Williams’ early
edge kept him in the starting
unit.
Ruth and Ty Cobb, the great
old base-stealer of the Detroit
Tigers, were the only two players
given serious consideration as
the “Greatest Player Ever.” Ruth
piled up 422 votes to Cobb’s 261.
Blackmons To Join
Aggie Track Team
Willie Blackmons, one of the
most highly sought-after track
stars in the nation, signed a
grant in aid Tuesday to attend
Texas A&M.
Coach Charlie Thomas and as
sistant coach Ted Nelson were
both on hand at a press confer
ence in the Rice Hotel in Houston
when the signing was announced.
“He is one of the best half-
milers in the nation,” Thomas
said. He has run the fastest time
for the 880 dash this season in
the country with a 1:50.5 clocking
last week in the Meet of Cham
pions in Houston.
Blackmons, a Houston Wheat-
ley star, has also run a 46.2
anchor leg on the state AAAA
record setting mile relay unit
timed in 3:13.5.
Thomas expects to combine
Blackmons with Southwest Con
ference champ Curtis Mills (45.5),
Rockie Woods, and incoming
freshman Marvin Mills (47.5),
Curtis’ brother, and Harold Mc
Mahon of El Paso (46.8) on fu
ture relay teams.
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Mays, with 54, was a remote
third-place finisher.
Only two players of really re
cent vintage, Berra and Los
Angeles Dodgers lefthanded pitch
ing ace Sandy Koufax were
named to the dream team.
Behind Gehrig’s 812 votes and
Ruth’s 804, the most impressive
vote totals were garnered by
shortstop Honus Wagner (607),
Koufak (544), second baseman
Rogers Hornsby (439) and right-
handed pitcher Walter Johnson
(439).
Except for Berra’s overtaking
Dickey and winning the catching
assignment, there were no
changes in leaders at the var
ious positions since a mid-point
some weeks ago.
Following is a rundown of vot
ing by positions:
FIRST BASE—Gehrig was an
overwhelming selection with his
812 votes. George Sisler finished
second with 33, Hank Greenberg
third with 24.
SECOND BASE — Hornsby’s
439 made him an easy winner
over Jackie Robinson’s 114.
Others with support; Eddie Col
lins 68, Bobby Richardson 62,
Charley Gehringer 43.
THIRD BASE —Pie Traynor
was a clear winner with 343
votes. Brooks Robinson, current
Baltimore Orioles’ star, has 171.
Others: Eddie Mathews 52, Frank
(Home Run) Baker 35.
SHORTSTOP — Wagner’s 607
made him a big winner. Pee Wee
Reese (123) was second. Others:
Phil Rizzuto 71, Lou Boudreau
38.
OUTFIELD — T h,‘ e starting
unit is made up of Ruth (804).
Cobb (522) and Williams (447).
Others with major support: Mays
353, Joe DiMaggio 245, Mickey
Mantle 151, Stan Musial 123,
Tris Speaker 104.
CATCHER — Berra beat out
Dickey, 326-262. Others: Mickey
Cochrane 160, Roy Campanella
142.
RIGHTHANDED PITCHER—
Johnsonls 438 game him a big
margin over runner-up Bob Fel
ler’s 153. Others: Christy Mat-
hewson 88, Denton T. (Cy) Young
69, Dizzy Dean 62.
LEFTHANDED PITCHERS—
Koufax was an overwhelmling
winner with 544. Runner-up was
Warren Spahn with 138. Others:
Lefty Grove 131, Carl Hubbell 64,
GREATEST PLAYER EVER
—Although there were no play
ers close to Ruth (422) or Cobb
(261), some other totals include:
Mays 54, Williams 32, Mantle 36,
Koufax 24.
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