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Babe Ruth
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 Mickey Mantle
10669 (82%) 2268 (18%)
12937 votes

Joe DiMaggio
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 Willie Mays
5957 (46%) 6989 (54%)
12946 votes

Ty Cobb
vs.
 Walter Johnson
9500 (74%) 3270 (26%)
12770 votes

Lou Gehrig
vs.
 Ted Williams
5436 (42%) 7518 (58%)
12954 votes

  

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