Ban Johnson, the famous American League president in the early 1900s, picked perhaps the first all-time AL team in 1929. More than 70 years later, many of Johnson’s picks more than hold their own when compared to stars of the league from more contemporary times.
(picked in 1929)
1B: George Sisler
2B: Eddie Collins
SS: Bobby Wallace
3B: Jimmy Collins
OF: Babe Ruth
OF: Ty Cobb
OF: Tris Speaker
C: Mickey Cochrane
C: Lou Criger
P: Chief Bender
P: Walter Johnson
P: Cy Young
P: Eddie Plank
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