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| 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.
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  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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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!