#MLBRank: Mantle, Musial make Kurkjian’s all-time top 10

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When it comes to our personal top 10 lists for our All-Time #MLBRank 100 project, there have been some good ones. David Schoenfield, Buster Olney and Jerry Crasnick picked Willie Mays as No. 1 in their all-time top 10s. Jayson Stark went with the Bambino.

There are five names that have popped up on every top 10 list: Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. And, no surprise, they’re on mine. But I do have one name on my list that no one else has. Without further hesitation, here’s my all-time Top 10 list.

10. Walter Johnson

The greatest pitcher ever: 417 wins, 110 shutouts, a 2.17 ERA. I am a little biased. I went to Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Maryland.

9. Ty Cobb

The all-time leader in batting average, an extra-base hit machine and the greatest base stealer the game had seen for nearly 50 years.

8. Stan Musial

He won three MVPs, had four second-place MVP …

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