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Historical Matchups: The Hitters
Baseball's best, head-to-head

Who was better: Joe D. or The Mick? The Sultan of Swat or Hammerin' Hank? Baseball history is full of these types of debates, so we've given baseball fans something to stoke the fire: side-by-side comparisons of baseball's biggest stars.

See Historical Matchups: The Pitchers

FIRST BASEMEN
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SECOND BASEMEN
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MARK McGWIRE
VS.
HANK GREENBERG
. . .
ROBERTO ALOMAR
VS.
JOE MORGAN
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N.Y. SHORTSTOPS
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SHORTSTOPS/MANAGERS
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PEE WEE REESE
VS.
PHIL RIZZUTO
. . .
LOU BOUDREAU
VS.
JOE CRONIN
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SHORTSTOPS
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THIRD BASEMEN
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ERNIE BANKS
VS.
CAL RIPKEN, Jr.
. . .
MIKE SCHMIDT
VS.
EDDIE MATHEWS
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CF LEGENDS
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HOME RUN KINGS
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JOE DiMAGGIO
VS.
MICKEY MANTLE
. . .
BABE RUTH
VS.
HANK AARON
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HIT MAKERS
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GENERATIONS
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TONY GWYNN
VS.
TY COBB
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BARRY BONDS
VS.
BOBBY BONDS
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SPEEDSTERS
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FENCE-RATTLERS
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LOU BROCK
VS.
VINCE COLEMAN
. . .
DAVE KINGMAN
VS.
GREG LUZINSKI
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RBI MACHINES
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TOUGH CATCHERS
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HACK WILSON
VS.
JUAN GONZALEZ
. . .
THURMAN MUNSON
VS.
CARLTON FISK
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SWEET SWINGERS
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PAUL MOLITOR
VS.
GEORGE BRETT
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