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The All-Decade Fantasy Team 1951-1960 PDF Print E-mail
All-Decade Team
Written by Kevin Orris   
Sunday, 15 March 2009 00:00
Ladies and gentlemen, I provide you with one of the best decades of all-time, 1951-1960, or more commonly known as the Lenny Melnick era!  The following are all of my picks, but make sure to keep up with the comments to see what Lenny has to say!

Catcher: Roy Campanella (1953, Dodgers)

103 R, 41 HR, 142 RBI, 4 SB, .312 AVG

Catcher: Yogi Berra (1954, Yankees)

88 R, 22 HR, 125 RBI, 0 SB, .307 AVG

First Base: Ted Kluszewski (1954, Reds)


104 R, 49 HR, 141 RBI, 0 SB, .326 AVG

Second Base: Jackie Robinson (1951, Dodgers)


106 R, 19 HR, 88 RBI, 25 SB, .338 AVG

Third Base: Al Rosen (1953, Indians)

115 R, 43 HR, 145 RBI, 8 SB, .336 AVG

Shortstop: Ernie Banks (1959, Cubs)


97 R, 45 HR, 143 RBI, 2 SB, .304 AVG

Outfield: Mickey Mantle (1956, Yankees)


132 R, 52 HR, 130 RBI, 10 SB, .353 AVG

Outfield: Ted Williams (1957, Red Sox)


96 R, 38 HR, 87 RBI, 0 SB, .388 AVG

Outfield: Stan Musial (1951, Cardinals)


124 R, 32 HR, 108 RBI, 4 SB, .355 AVG

Outfield: Willie Mays (1954, Giants)


119 R, 41 HR, 110 RBI, 8 SB, .345 AVG

Outfield: Duke Snider (1954, Dodgers)


120 R, 40 HR, 130 RBI, 6 SB, .341 AVG

Middle Infield: Alvin Dark (1953, Giants)


126 R, 23 HR, 88 RBI, 7 SB, .300 AVG

Corner Infield: Eddie Mathews (1953, Braves)

110 R, 47 HR, 135 RBI, 1 SB, .302 AVG

Utility: Richie Ashburn (1958, Phillies)

98 R, 2 HR, 33 RBI, 30 SB, .350 AVG

Pitcher: Robin Roberts (1952, Phillies)


28 W, 2 SV, 148 K, 2.59 ERA, 1.021 WHIP

Pitcher: Bob Lemon (1952, Indians)


22 W, 4 SV, 131 K, 2.50 ERA, 1.101 WHIP

Pitcher: Warren Spahn (1953, Braves)


23 W, 3 SV, 148 K, 2.10 ERA, 1.058 WHIP

Pitcher: Herb Score (1956, Indians)


20 W, 0 SV, 263 K, 2.53 ERA, 1.167 WHIP

Pitcher: Bobby Shantz (1952, Athletics)


24 W, 0 SV, 152 K, 2.48 ERA, 1.048 WHIP

Pitcher: Don Newcombe (1956, Dodgers)


27 W, 0 SV, 139 K, 3.06 ERA, 0.989 WHIP

Pitcher: Don Drysdale (1960, Dodgers)


15 W, 2 SV, 246 K, 2.84 ERA, 1.063 WHIP

Pitcher: Early Wynn (1956, Indians)


20 W, 2 SV, 158 K, 2.72 ERA, 1.167 WHIP

Pitcher: Mike Garcia (1954, Indians)


19 W, 5 SV, 129 K, 2.64 ERA, 1.125 WHIP

Analysis: The lineup is stacked from top to bottom, but more importantly this pitching staff is better than most of the past few decades.  Although the strikeouts are lacking for the staff, the ERA of this decade is likely much lower than those of the past.  Speed is lacking here, but average and power is plentiful.  

What do you think of this team? How does it compare to the teams of weeks past?  Who was your favorite player of
the 1950’s?

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written by Kevin Orris, March 17, 2009
I can imagine that was a great meal! I always enjoy talking to Lenny about all-things baseball, except we do it on the phone since we live considerable distances away.

I use a few different ways to try to calculate these players, and there would probably be some replacements for consistency throughout the decade, however, since I've chosen just to do one year for each guy it's a little different.

Thanks for commenting!
Re: The Fabulous 50\'s
written by Rich Murphy, Sr., March 15, 2009
Hi Kev',

I met The Godfather, along with Rich Jr. at the annual Baseball HQ First Pitch Forum in New Jersey yesterday and we treated him to a meal afterwards - he is a "piece of work" to say the least and a really nice guy. We're contemporaries when it comes to memories of the game, so I had to laugh at your comment.

I specifically recall games (and the World Series especially) from the '58 season, so when I look at the great names you listed, I did see most, if not all of them play - unfortunately a few were at the tail-end of their HOF careers, like Williams, Musial, Snider and Spahn (the greatest LH pitcher of all-time, IMHO.)

I'm sure some other great individual seasons from that decade could be considered, but you've put up a pretty formidable group there. Good job!

Regards,

Rich
Lou Piniella League

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