Top 100 Baseball Hall of Famers

The Newsday 100

There are 234 players in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Newsday's Anthony Rieber has narrowed down the list down to his top 100. These guys represent the best of the best -- true legends and greats of the game. Here's our list, in alphabetical order*

*Note: Due to the unavailability of photos, some of our Top 100 do not appear in this photogallery. They are:
Grover Cleveland Alexander P
Cap Anson 1B
Luke Appling SS
Cool Papa Bell OF
Dan Brouthers
Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown P
Oscar Charleston OF
Eddie Collins 2B
Roger Connor 1B
Ray Dandridge 3B
Leon Day P
Martin Dihigo P
Buck Ewing C
Bill Foster P
Pud Galvin P
Charlie Gehringer 2B
Josh Gibson C
Gabby Hartnett C
Harry Heilmann OF
Monte Irvin OF
Judy Johnson 3B
Tim Keefe P
Wee Willie Keeler OF
King Kelly OF
Nap Lajoie 2B
Buck Leonard 1B
Pop Lloyd SS
Eddie Plank P
Brooks Robinson 3B
George Sisler 1B
Tris Speaker OF
Pie Traynor 3B
John Ward P/SS
Willie Wells SS
Joe Williams P


**Also, the following players were ineligible for the list due to ethical considerations:
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Pete Rose