He and Bill Veeck pulled bonehead decisions in Chicago in 1960. They traded away many of the young future stars for veteran ballplayers for washed up ones.

Wish we had him in Chicago. Seems all the power hitters go to N.Y. or Boston

Lou Gehrig should have definitely won the MVP Award in 1934! It was a travesty that he didn't win it!

"The Original Hammerin' Hank!"

Nice tribute to a great man, one of my grandfather's favorite players. It's a shame he came up short in his chase of Ruth's HR record in 1938. Nobody said it but most everyone suspected pitchers refused to pitch to him down the stretch because he was a Jew. Hammering Hank, a true American patriot and one helluva ballplayer.

I always figured that when I watched Greg Maddux pitch, it was like watching Mathewson.

You never mentioned his tape measure homeruns of which they are legendary. He would hit them up into and sometimes over the roof at Shihe Park. He hit one at Yankee Stadium ( the original ) that came within three rows in the left field upper deck of going completely out of the stadium. He hit that off of another Hall-Of-Famer, Lefty Gomez. The reason his performance fell off, also, was because crippling problem in his hands and elsewhere.

In the year he hit 58 home runs, I understand that in addition to the rainout homers, he hit 2 balls, for doubles, off a large screen in St. Louis that was not there the previous year.

Excellent, informative review of the first Hall of Fame class. On the downside, the BBWAA gets mixed reviews: When Mathewson receives 90.7% compared to Grover Cleveland Alexander's 24.3% (despite each having won 373 games and Alex with inferior teams), one must wonder what the voters were thinking?

He is just about the first modern player: Great average and great power, esp. in NL at the time.

I think that only Aaron and Mays are comparable.

He was a liquor salesman in the late 40's. My father met him in a bar in East Newark,NJ.

Char-Ti-Yay??????? #SMH

Baseball with AI narration sucks. Stop it.

It’s “Hah-ness”, not “Hoe-ness”

Gehrig and Foxx were the greatest first basemen of all time, no doubt about it. Albert Pujols deserves consideration for longevity and career accomplishments.

Young holds eight career records, all of them untouchable. Since the "modern era" begins in 1900, MLB should probably consider putting 19th-century pitchers in a separate category.

Wasn't Lou Gehrig the original "Iron Horse"?

MMM tough question well Gehrig will always be #1 in my book (and I only go by players of his era not the modern players today) Its a toss up between Foxx and Greenberg. For the sake of argument I will give it to Foxx but Hank is very close behind

Change The Hall of Fame's name to the Hall of Goat. Were OBP or SLP recorded back in the slow ball era If not, why now?

If he didn’t get hit in the head who knows how his career would have gone - definitely 600 homers

Jim Abbott of the Yankees pitched with some note I think

Nobody knows what WAR is.

Rogers Hornsby the best second baseman and best hitter as well. When I played Pony League baseball as a teenager, I went to our large public library one Saturday. I read everything I could on Rogers Hornsby, Ty Cobb and Ted Williams. The best hitters ever according to me. What did I learn from these three stars? "Wait for a good pitch to hit." Being young and overly eager to smash the baseball when at bat, I cooled down and applied what the greats taught me. My batting average truly was .767, and batted third every game. Those baseball greats were my mentors. Baseball is a great sport.

All with out steroids unlike bonds ,Sosa,arod

Wrong stats for Cabrera!

Top 5 all time First Basemen EASILY!

Jimmie Foxx was one of the greatest players of all time

Would Mookie Betts have a higher WAR if he stayed at shortstop instead of moving to right field? Since the Dodgers moved him to RF, they must think they're a better team with him at RF. Does that mean Betts would have a higher WAR at SS but a worse team VS a lower WAR at RF but a better team? If Betts has a higher WAR at RF, does that mean he got punished for the time he was playing shortstop early in the season? Something doesn't seem right

I always thought NY players had a bias “edge” in the voting process. Specifically because more of the press came from NY. & NY teams got more attention. I thought that’s why Yogi Berra finished in the top 5 for MVP for several years in a row (while also winning the Triple Crown 3 of those years)

Bob Feller faced Hornsby a few times in 1937. He said he was one of the toughest hitters he ever faced.

Only missed one. The Lincecum one. Palmer I knew had been called “Pancake Palmer” but they must have shortened it. Moose Skowron was Moose 40 years before Messina was and Carlton Fisk was Pudge 30 years before Ivan Rodriguez was.

If you're going to do these old-time baseball videos, you are going to come across the name of Bill Veeck from time to time. You should know that it's pronounced like VEK, not VEEK.

"Incredibly, he began his career as a shortstop" (0:54) What's so incredible about that? Many future major leaguers start out as shortstops at the lower levels, because they are typically the best athlete on the team. Mickey Mantle is an example of this. Nothing incredible about it.

What the F is WAR ? Stick it where the sun don't shine..Should not matter unless you happen to be a robot.

I think Joe Judge was the finest defensive first baseman of that era

Noticed that every record was broken by steroid abusers, Ortiz, Bonds and Arod

I wondered about the origin of his nickname 'Cy' Why would mostly midwestern farmers make the reference to a 'Cyclone', which is a more nautical term? Wouldn't the name Tornado or 'Tor' be more recognized?

My grandfather pitched for the A’s after Mr Mack traded XX. He struck out Jimmie on his 1st at bat. On his 2nd time up with 2 strikes he hit a ball so hard Mr Mack quietly mentioned, “Young man, I would suggest you never throw Mr Fox that pitch again! My Grandfather said he never did.

why not include japanese stats in with mlb? theyre also a pro league. my only concern is how many aABs did gibson have each year? was it enough as any others? on a sort of different note, a coworker told me cy young, walter johnson etc wouldnt have been so great if they faced the negro leagues...but couldnt one also say the negro leagues hitters may not have been as great if they faced cy young, johnson, mathewson???

Roberto Clemente's was inside the park which is rarest

Foxx, like Ruth and Mantle could have hada even greater career if it wasn't for their partying ways.

2:35 Lazzeri - not Lazerri ... 3:50 Hubbell - Not Hubbel #SpellCheck

If not for Gehrig, Foxx would be the GOAT at first.

I never knew he pitched either. Also why are we using WAR on players that played 75 years ago. WAR didn’t matter and it certainly doesn’t matter now.

That’s the biggest screw job in baseball 1934 and 1935

2nd behind Gehrig. McCovey is a close 3rd.

One of the greatest of all time no doubt about it. I never knew he pitched for a bit 🤯

37/42.

Tom Hanks portrayed Hack Wilson.