Major League Baseball Centennial All-Time Teams

In 1969, Major League Baseball celebrated its centennial with a landmark event: the naming of its first official All-Time Team and an accompanying All-Time "Living" Team, both unveiled at a star-studded banquet on July 21, the night before that year's All-Star Game. For the first time, fans played a central role in the selection process, voting for all-time franchise teams in each major league city, which served as nominees for the national team. Supplemented by ballots from The Sporting News and a panel of writers and broadcasters, finalists were chosen for each position, leading to Oscar-style award presentations at a gala attended by Hall of Famers, current stars, politicians, and celebrities.

At the same event, Babe Ruth was crowned the greatest player of all time, while Joe DiMaggio was honored as the greatest "living" player.

All-Time Team Sources:

Greatest All-Time Player – Babe Ruth Finalists – Joe DiMaggio and Ty Cobb

PositionSelected playersFinalistsCatcherMickey CochraneRoy CampanellaBill DickeyFirst basemanLou GehrigStan MusialGeorge SislerSecond basemanRogers HornsbyEddie CollinsCharlie GehringerThird basemanPie TraynorBrooks RobinsonJackie RobinsonShortstopHonus WagnerErnie BanksJoe CroninRight fielderBabe Ruth Willie MaysTris SpeakerTed WilliamsCenter fielderTy CobbLeft fielderJoe DiMaggioRight-handed pitcherWalter JohnsonChristy MathewsonCy YoungLeft-handed pitcherLefty GroveSandy KoufaxCarl HubbellManagerJohn McGrawJoe McCarthyCasey Stengel

All-Time "Living" Team Sources:

Greatest "Living" Player – Joe DiMaggio Finalists – Ted Williams and Stan Musial

PositionSelected playersFinalistsCatcherBill DickeyYogi BerraRoy CampanellaGabby HartnettFirst basemanStan MusialGeorge SislerBill TerrySecond basemanCharlie GehringerFrank FrischJackie RobinsonThird basemanPie TraynorBrooks RobinsonJackie RobinsonShortstopJoe CroninLuke ApplingErnie BanksLou BoudreauRight fielderWillie Mays Hank AaronMickey MantleStan MusialCenter fielderJoe DiMaggioLeft fielderTed WilliamsRight-handed pitcherBob FellerDizzy DeanBob GibsonLeft-handed pitcherLefty GroveSandy KoufaxCarl HubbellWarren SpahnManagerCasey StengelWalter AlstonLeo DurocherJoe McCarthy

See also Major League Baseball All-Century Team Major League Baseball All-Time Team, a similar team chosen by the Baseball Writers' Association of America in 1997 1969 Major League Baseball season Latino Legends Team Team of the century DHL Hometown Heroes List of MLB awards

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Further reading Nemec, David. PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL: The First 100 Years – 1869–1969. New York: Atheneum, 1969. OCLC 2199632. Roger Angell (July 26, 1969). "Baseball Centennial Souvenir Program". The New Yorker.

References

External links Professional Baseball – The First 100 Years from YouTube Year In Review: 1969 from Baseball Almanac