Baseball Legends

Baseball fans love their baseball legends, and baseball has plenty of them to claim for their own. The legendary baseball players date back decades and yet fans can proudly proclaim the stories and statistics. Some names are known by both fans and by people who are not avid fans. It is because the feats of the legends are memorable for their great skill.

• Honus Wagner was the best Major League player for most of the decade beginning in 1900
  
• Joe DiMaggio begins playing in 1914
  
• Jackie Robison begins playing in 1919
  
• Ty Cobb achieves the highest batting average in 1911
  
• Babe Ruth makes 60 home runs in 1927
  
• Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays are the best Major League players in 1958
  

The list of old baseball legends could go on and on. There was Willie Mays, Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra and Billy Martin. Some are players and some are coaches, but all are legendary. Of course, some people will insist the baseball legends in the 1950's hold a special place in baseball history because of their successes and their exemplary sportsmanship.

Baseball legends include stories, and not just statistics, about the players. Stories of courage such as Lou Gehrig's story and even of personal sadness such as the Joe DiMaggio story keep the legends in hearts and minds, while statistics keep them in the history books.

Baseball legends and figures are inspiration for young baseball players. The stories of the legends of baseball have been documented in books and portrayed in movies. But you can read about their feats online too.

Baseball's history and baseball legends have been recorded since the mid-1800s. Decade by decade, you can read about the development of the game, its rules and how players impacted the game through their actions and athletic performance. There are even legends of baseball bats!

A baseball legend does not necessarily mean just happy stories either. Shoeless Joe Jackson has an unfortunate story of greed and gambling that marred the image of baseball as a wholesome sport. But the legends that people admire are much more interesting and fun to dwell on when swapping baseball stories.

Baseball has a long and glorious history and that history is full of some of the greatest legends in America. If you are an avid baseball fan, you can read stories about baseball legends or find games where you can revive their characters.