THE GREATEST LEFT-HANDED HITTERS

They usually sit about #3 or #4 in the line up, they have more power than a team of horse, can be strike out prone and usually play the outfield, they are your middle of the order left-handed power hitters. Not all are necessarily power hitters, but usually they are.

They can carry a team like no other player when they are hot. Here are some of the greatest I can remember.

Babe Ruth-

The most dominating player to ever visit upon the diamond, Babe Ruth more than anyone made the game of baseball what it is and had set the standard for homerun kings, the king of them all. Over 700 life time homer runs, 10 on base and 13 slugging titles. The very core of the greatest team ever, the 1927 New York Yankees, he set the standard for champions in every sport.

Ty Cobb-

The most hated and despised player of all time, he was the greatest of the dead ball players and probably could hold up as the greatest of all time too. He hit over .400, won a homerun title and could hit doubles and triples as well as leg-out a base hit in the infield. Hitting streaks and stolen bases, he could do it all, and no one can come near him today.

Ted Williams-

You would have to be crazy not to mention the greatest hitter of all time, with incredible eyesight that he was so famous for. When he first showed up in the majors, he was tall and lanky, but boy could he hit! The last player to ever hit over .400, he did it all on the up and up. A fighter pilot in World War II and the Korean War, he sacrificed his playing time for the US during wartime.

521 lifetime homeruns and 525 doubles, Williams had an astounding .482 OBP!

Lou Gehrig-

Constantly under the shadow of the Babe, the greatest hitting first baseman of his time and any time since. He was the other half of the great ’27 Yankees and was as quiet as Ruth was flamboyant. Set a record since broken for continuous games played. 493 home runs, 1,995 RBI’s and a 1934 Triple Crown winner!

Stan ‘The Man’ Musial-

A contemporary of Ted Williams, Stan The Man broke the hearts of the flock, the Brooklyn Dodger fans on a regular basis. He led the league eight times in doubles and five times in triples, and he hit 20 or more home runs in 10 different seasons.

That's all I wrote, folks!