Special Report

Greatest Baseball Player the Year You Were Born

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1947
> Player: Ted Williams
> Position, team: Left field, Boston Red Sox
> Statistics: .343 batting avg., 114 RBIs, 32 home runs

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1948
> Player: Stan Musial
> Position, team: Right field, St. Louis Cardinals
> Statistics: .376 batting avg., 131 RBIs, 39 home runs

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1949
> Player: Jackie Robinson
> Position, team: Second base, Brooklyn Dodgers
> Statistics: .342 batting avg., 124 RBIs, 16 home runs

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1950
> Player: Eddie Stanky
> Position, team: Second base, New York Giants
> Statistics: .300 batting avg., 51 RBIs, 8 home runs

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1951
> Player: Jackie Robinson
> Position, team: Second base, Brooklyn Dodgers
> Statistics: .338 batting avg., 88 RBIs, 19 home runs

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1952
> Player: Bobby Shantz
> Position, team: Pitcher, Philadelphia Athletics
> Statistics: 2.48 ERA, 24-7 record, 152 strikeouts

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1953
> Player: Al Rosen
> Position, team: Third base, Cleveland Indians
> Statistics: .336 batting avg., 145 RBIs, 43 home runs

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1954
> Player: Willie Mays
> Position, team: Center field, New York Giants
> Statistics: .345 batting avg., 110 RBIs, 41 home runs

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1955
> Player: Mickey Mantle
> Position, team: Center field, New York Yankees
> Statistics: .306 batting avg., 99 RBIs, 37 home runs

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1956
> Player: Mickey Mantle
> Position, team: Center field, New York Yankees
> Statistics: .353 batting avg., 130 RBIs, 52 home runs

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