The 50 Best Offensive Teams in MLB History

Throughout the offseason, most experts picked the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies to be the runaway favorites for the World Series. Both teams have great pitching, at least on paper, and both teams have some of the deepest lineups in all of baseball.

So how do they stack up to the greatest lineups ever assembled?

Here is a look at the 50 greatest lineups in baseball history, and you can bet that the two guys pictured here will make quite a few appearances on the list.

Lineup
RF Bake McBride
SS Larry Bowa
3B Mike Schmidt
LF Greg Luzinski
1B Richie Hebner
CF Garry Maddox
C Bob Boone
2B Ted Sizemore

.300-plus Batting Average
Luzinski (.309)

30-plus Home Runs
Luzinski (39), Schmidt (38)

100-plus RBI
Luzinski (130), Schmidt (101)

The Phillies had arguably the best third baseman in the history of the game in Schmidt for his entire career, but they never had much help around him in the lineup. This season, he was joined by Luzinski as well as Hebner, who had a solid .285 average, 18 homer, 62 RBI season.

The pitching was solid, too, led by Steve Carlton, and the team won 101 games, but lost to the Dodgers 3-1 in the NLCS.

Lineup
RF Ichiro Suzuki
CF Mike Cameron
DH Edgar Martinez
1B John Olerud
2B Bret Boone
LF Al Martin
3B David Bell
C Dan Wilson
SS Carlos Guillen

.300-plus Batting Average
Suzuki (.350), Boone (.331), Martinez (.306), Olerud (.302)

30-plus Home Runs
Boone (37)

100-plus RBI
Boone (141), Martinez (116), Cameron (110)

In what was Ichiro's rookie season, the Mariners had what was the best season in franchise history, backed by a monster season from Boone as well.

The team won 116 games, tying the record for most wins in a season with the 1906 Chicago Cubs, although they did it in just 154 games. They then lost in the ALCS to the Yankees 4-1.

Lineup
LF Shannon Stewart
SS Alex Gonzalez
RF Raul Mondesi
1B Carlos Delgado
DH Brad Fullmer
3B Tony Batista
C Darrin Fletcher
CF Jose Cruz Jr.
2B Homer Bush

.300-plus Batting Average
Delgado (.344), Fletcher (.320), Stewart (.319)

30-plus Home Runs
Delgado (41), Batista (41), Fullmer (32), Cruz (31)

100-plus RBI
Delgado (137), Batista (114), Fullmer (104)

While the lineup could have been even more potent had the team not traded Shawn Green for Raul Mondesi, nonetheless, they were still a great hitting team, with seven players who hit at least 20 home runs. Delgado himself made a serious run at the Triple Crown.

However, beyond David Wells, the team didn't have much in the way of pitching and won just 83 games for a third-place finish.

Lineup
2B Tony Womack
RF Larry Walker
1B Albert Pujols
3B Scott Rolen
CF Jim Edmonds
SS Edgar Renteria
RF Reggie Sanders
C Mike Matheny

.300-plus Batting Average
Pujols (.331), Rolen (.314), Womack (.307), Edmonds (.301)

30-plus Home Runs
Pujols (46), Edmonds (42), Rolen (34)

100-plus RBI
Rolen (124), Pujols (123), Edmonds (111)

This was the only season in which Rolen, Pujols and Edmonds were all healthy together, but beyond them, the Cardinals had a dangerous hitter in shortstop Renteria and they acquired Larry Walker at the trade deadline to replace a 37-year-old Ray Lankford in right field.

The team won 105 games and made it to the World Series, but they were swept by the Red Sox which were coming off an improbable upset of the Yankees.

Lineup
CF Kenny Lofton
SS Omar Vizquel
2B Carlos Baerga
LF Albert Belle
DH Eddie Murray
3B Jim Thome
RF Manny Ramirez
1B Paul Sorrento
C Tony Pena

.300-plus Batting Average
Murray (.323), Belle (.317), Baerga (.314), Thome (.314), Lofton (.310), Ramirez (.308)

30-plus Home Runs
Belle (50),

100-plus RBI
Belle (126), Ramirez (107)

The Indians had the best offense of the 1990s and their 1995 season was one of their best, highlighted by a 50-home run season for Belle, back when that was a legitimate feat.

The team won 100 games, thanks to the fact that they finally got some help from their pitching staff, and they advanced to the World Series before falling to the Braves 4-2.

Lineup
SS Luis Aparicio
LF Curt Blefary
RF Frank Robinson
3B Brooks Robinson
1B Boog Powell
2B Davey Johnson
CF Paul Blair
C Andy Etchebarren

.300-plus Batting Average
F.Robinson (.316)

30-plus Home Runs
F.Robinson (49), Powell (34)

100-plus RBI
F.Robinson (122), Powell (109), B.Robinson (100)

There is little question who was the star of this lineup, as Frank Robinson won the Triple Crown and MVP with one of the best seasons of his storied career. However, his teammate Brooks Robinson also had a great season, as he topped 100 RBI for just the second time in his career.

The team won 97 games that season, and they rolled over the Dodgers with a four-game sweep in the World Series.

Lineup
SS Rick Burleson
RF Dwight Evans
DH Jim Rice
LF Carl Yastrzemski
C Carlton Fisk
1B George Scott
CF Fred Lynn
3B Butch Hobson
2B Denny Doyle

.300-plus Batting Average
Rice (.320), Fisk (.315)

30-plus Home Runs
Rice (39), Scott (33), Hobson (30)

100-plus RBI
Rice (114), Hobson (112), Fisk (102), Yastrzemski (102)

The 1977 season marked a changing of the guard of sorts in Boston, as Rice broke out and led the American League in home runs to preview the future star he would become, while Yaz was reaching the twilight years of his fantastic career.

The team played well, winning 97 games, but they missed the playoffs, finishing second in the American League.

Lineup
SS Rafael Furcal
2B Marcus Giles
RF Gary Sheffield
LF Chipper Jones
CF Andruw Jones
C Javy Lopez
1B Robert Fick
3B Vinny Castilla

.300-plus Batting Average
Sheffield (.330), Lopez (.328), Giles (.316), C.Jones (.305)

30-plus Home Runs
Lopez (43), Sheffield (39), A.Jones (36)

100-plus RBI
Sheffield (132), A.Jones (116), Lopez (109), C.Jones (106)

While the Braves' impressive streak of division titles is largely attributed to their pitching, their hitting was the star of the 2003 season, as every starter hit at least 10 home runs and had at least 60 RBI, as they were all able to stay healthy the entire season.

The team ran into trouble in the playoffs, though, as the Cubs topped them 3-2 in the NLDS.

Lineup
3B Wade Boggs
CF Bernie Williams
RF Paul O'Neill
DH Cecil Fielder
1B Tino Martinez
LF Ruben Sierra
2B Mariano Duncan
C Joe Girardi
SS Derek Jeter

.300-plus Batting Average
Duncan (.340), Jeter (.314), Boggs (.311), Williams (.305), O'Neill (.302)

30-plus Home Runs
None

100-plus RBI
Martinez (117), Williams (102)

The Yankees' returned to prominence with their 1996 season, and they began to build a new dynasty in what was Jeter's rookie season. Williams, O'Neill and Martinez were all solid, consistent players and the lineup was a good mix of veterans and youngsters.

The team won 92 games and knocked off the Rangers and then Orioles to advance to the World Series where they topped the Braves in six games.

Lineup
2B Joey Cora
SS Alex Rodriguez
CF Ken Griffey Jr.
DH Edgar Martinez
RF Jay Buhner
1B Paul Sorrento
3B Russ Davis
C Dan Wilson
LF Jose Cruz

.300-plus Batting Average
Martinez (.330), Griffey (.304), Rodriguez (.300), Cora (.300)

30-plus Home Runs
Griffey Jr. (56), Buhner (40), Sorrento (31)

100-plus RBI
Griffey Jr (147), Buhner (109), Martinez (108)

In what was one of the best seasons of Griffey's career, he was joined by a slew of other great hitters in A-Rod, Buhner and Martinez, and the team set a record with 264 home runs as every starter was in double digits.

The Mariners won 90 games and won the AL West, but they fell to the Orioles 3-1 in the ALDS

Lineup
LF Darin Erstad
2B Adam Kennedy
1B Mo Vaughn
RF Tim Salmon
CF Garrett Anderson
3B Troy Glaus
DH Scott Spiezio
C Bengie Molina
SS Bengie Gil

.300-plus Batting Average
Erstad (.355)

30-plus Home Runs
Glaus (47), Vaughn (36), Anderson (35), Salmon (34)

100-plus RBI
Vaughn (117), Anderson (117), Glaus (102), Erstad (100)

Despite the fact that only one player on the team hit over .300, four more hit over .270, and with a lineup full of power hitters that's good enough to score some runs. This was also the only real season of production the team got out of Vaughn for the $80 million they signed him for.

The team struggled, though, finishing just one game over .500 with 82 wins, and no starting pitcher won more than eight games.

Lineup
SS Derek Jeter
RF Nick Swisher
1B Mark Teixeira
3B Alex Rodriguez
2B Robinson Cano
C Jorge Posada
CF Curtis Granderson
LF Brett Gardner

.300-plus Batting Average
Cano (.319)

30-plus Home Runs
Teixeira (33), Rodriguez (30)

100-plus RBI
Rodriguez (125), Cano (109), Teixeira (108)

The Yankees' move into their new stadium was highlighted by some impressive power numbers, as well as the emergence of Cano as a star, with an impressive lineup from top to bottom.

However, their pitching was as bad as it had been in years, and the team won 95 games and finished second in the American League East, winning the Wild Card and sweeping the Twins before losing to the Rangers in the ALCS.

Lineup
RF Lee Maye
2B Frank Bolling
3B Eddie Mathews
RF Hank Aaron
1B Joe Adcock
LF Frank Thomas
C Joe Torre
SS Roy McMillan

.300-plus Batting Average
Aaron (.327), Mathews (.306)

30-plus Home Runs
Adcock (35), Aaron (34), Mathews (32)

100-plus RBI
Aaron (120), Adcock (108)

There were a number of great seasons for the Braves lineup that included Aaron, Mathews and Adcock in the middle, but this was by far the best season for Adcock, and that group was joined by one of the best hitting catchers in the league in Torre.

They also had a rotation that featured Lew Burdette and Warren Spahn, so it is hard to believe the team won just 83 games and finished fourth in the National League.

Lineup
SS Zoilo Versalles
3B Rich Rollins
RF Tony Oliva
LF Harmon Killebrew
CF Jimmie Hall
1B Bob Allison
C Earl Battey
2B Bernie Allen

.300-plus Batting Average
Oliva (.323)

30-plus Home Runs
Killebrew (49), Oliva (32), Allison (32)

100-plus RBI
Killebrew (111)

Killebrew led the AL in home runs with his 49, also tying a career high, as the team had five players top the 20 home-run mark. However, the season belonged to Oliva, who won Rookie of the Year and the batting title.

The team didn't fare as well, going 79-83 for a disappointing sixth-place finish in the American League.

Lineup
CF Dom DiMaggio
3B Johnny Pesky
LF  Ted Williams
SS Vern Stephens
1B Walt Dropo
2B Bobby Doerr
RF Al Zarilla
C Birdie Tebbetts

.300-plus Batting Average
DiMaggio (.328), Zarilla (.325), Dropo (.322), Williams (.317), Pesky (.312), Tebbetts (.310)

30-plus Home Runs
Dropo (34), Stephens (30)

100-plus RBI
Dropo (144), Stephens (144), Doerr (120)

Any lineup that features Williams is bound to be one of the best in the league, and when three of his teammates have better overall seasons than he does, you have a dangerous lineup on your hands.

The pitching, however, did not match the offensive firepower, and the team won 94 games which was only good for a third-place finish in the National League.

Lineup
CF Johnny Damon
2B Mark Bellhorn
LF Manny Ramirez
DH David Ortiz
1B Kevin Millar
C Jason Varitek
RF Trot Nixon
SS Orlando Cabrera
3B Bill Mueller

.300-plus Batting Average
Ramirez (.308), Damon (.304), Ortiz (.301)

30-plus Home Runs
Ramirez (43), Ortiz (41)

100-plus RBI
Ortiz (139), Ramirez (130)

The Red Sox 2004 season will go down as one of the most memorable in baseball history, as they broke the Curse of the Bambino and did it in the most dramatic fashion. Their lineup was anchored by their big two in Ortiz and Ramirez, but they were solid from top to bottom.

The team won 98 games and made the playoffs as the Wild Card. After sweeping the Angels, they came back from down 3-0 against the Yankees in the ALCS to advance to the World Series where they swept the Cardinals.

Lineup
LF Scott Podsednik
2B Tadahito Iguchi
DH Jim Thome
1B Paul Konerko
RF Jermaine Dye
C AJ Pierzynski
3B Joe Crede
SS Juan Uribe
CF Brian Anderson

.300-plus Batting Average
Dye (.315), Konerko (.313)

30-plus Home Runs
Dye (44), Thome (42), Konerko (35), Crede (30)

100-plus RBI
Dye (120), Konerko (113), Thome (109)

A year after winning the World Series over the Astros, the White Sox looked like an even more dangerous team, as they returned everyone but Aaron Rowand in center field and added a big bat in Jim Thome. Dye had the best season of his career and Thome made the White Sox offense a force.

However, the pitching was not nearly as good as it was the previous season, and while they still won 90 games, that was only good for a third-place finish in the AL Central.

Lineup
SS Jimmy Rollins
CF Shane Victorino
2B Chase Utley
1B Ryan Howard
RF Jayson Werth
LF Raul Ibanez
3B Pedro Feliz
C Carlos Ruiz

.300-plus Batting Average
None

30-plus Home Runs
Howard (45), Werth (36), Ibanez (34), Utley (31)

100-plus RBI
Howard (141)

While pitching is the talk of Philadelphia this year, it was their lineup that was revered throughout the league back in 2009, and while no one had a huge season other than Howard, they were great from top to bottom.

They won 93 games and moved fairly easily through the rest of the National League, although they were eventually beaten by the Yankees 4-2.

Lineup
CF Dom DiMaggio
RF Doc Cramer
LF Ted Williams
1B Jimmie Foxx
SS Joe Cronin
2B Bobby Doerr
3B Jim Tabor
C Gene Desautels

.300-plus Batting Average
Williams (.344), Cramer (.303), DiMaggio (.301)

30-plus Home Runs
Foxx (36)

100-plus RBI
Foxx (119), Williams (113), Cronin (111), Doerr (105)

For two seasons, Foxx and Williams were teammates, and you can argue that they are two of the top-five hitters to ever play the game. Throw in Cronin and Doerr, both future Hall of Famers, and you have one heck of a lineup.

However, with only one starter in double-digit wins, the team managed just an 82-72 record and a fourth-place finish in the American League.

Lineups
3B Paul Molitor
SS Robin Yount
1B Cecil Cooper
C Ted Simmons
LF Ben Oglivie
CF Gorman Thomas
DH Don Money
RF Charlie Moore
2B Jim Gantner

.300-plus Batting Average
Yount (.331), Cooper (.313), Molitor (.302)

30-plus Home Runs
Thomas (39), Oglivie (34), Cooper (32)

100-plus RBI
Cooper (121), Yount (114), Thomas (112), Oglivie (102)

The Brewers were one of the best offensive teams of the 1980s, and they put it all together in 1982 when they had five players hit at least 20 home runs,

The team won 95 games and advanced to the World Series, where they eventually lost 4-3 against the Cardinals.

Lineup
CF Mickey Rivers
LF Roy White
C Thurman Munson
RF Reggie Jackson
1B Chris Chambliss
3B Craig Nettles
DH Lou Pinella
2B Willie Randolph
SS Bucky Dent

.300-plus Batting Average
Rivers (.326), Munson (.308)

30-plus Home Runs
Nettles (37), Jackson (32)

100-plus RBI
Jackson (110), Nettles (107), Munson (100)

The Yankees of the 1970 were a tumultuous group, with one of the biggest personalities in the game in Jackson, but they were also a very talented lineup.

They would go on to win 100 games, and after knocking off the Royals in the ALCS, they beat the Dodgers 4-2 in the World Series.

Lineup
2B Eric Young
CF Ellis Burks
RF Larry Walker
1B Andres Galarraga
LF Dante Bichette
3B Vinny Castilla
SS Walt Weiss
C Kirt Manwaring

.300-plus Batting Average
Walker (.366), Galarraga (.318), Bichette (.308), Castilla (.304)

30-plus Home Runs
Walker (49), Galarraga (41), Castilla (40), Burks (32)

100-plus RBI
Galarraga (140), Walker (130), Bichette (118), Castilla (113)

This was at a time when the Coors Effect was in full swing and balls were flying out of the park in Colorado, but the numbers that their five sluggers were able to put up are still impressive, and Walker was great, winning the MVP and the batting title.

The team, however, had absolutely no pitching with reliever Darren Holmes leading the team in wins with nine, and they won just 83 games.

Lineup
2B Bobby Richardson
SS Tony Kubek
RF Roger Maris
CF Mickey Mantle
LF Yogi Berra
C Elston Howard
1B Moose Skowron
3B Clete Boyer

.300-plus Batting Average
Howard (.348), Mantle (.317)

30-plus Home Runs
Maris (61), Mantle (54)

100-plus RBI
Maris (141), Mantle (128)

While the 1961 team was not nearly as deep as the teams that Babe Ruth played for, you can't overlook what Maris and Mantle accomplished, and Howard was arguably the best catcher in baseball at that time as well.

Thanks to the offense, as well as ace Whitey Ford's 25-win season, the team won 109 games and the World Series 4-1 over the Cincinnati Reds.

Lineup
2B Mark McLemore
C Ivan Rodriguez
LF Rusty Greer
RF Juan Gonzalez
DH Rafael Palmeiro
3B Todd Zeile
1B Lee Stevens
SS Royce Clayton
CF Tom Goodwin

.300-plus Batting Average
Rodriguez (.332), Gonzalez (.326), Palmeiro (.324), Greer (.300)

30-plus Home Runs
Palmeiro (47), Gonzalez (39), Rodriguez (35)

100-plus RBI
Palmeiro (148), Gonzalez (128), Rodriguez (113), Greer (101)

Throughout the 1990s, the Rangers consistently had one of the best offenses in the game, and the 1999 season was the best numbers that their core group posted, as Rodriguez had the best season of his career and won the MVP.

However, the lowest ERA by any of their starters was 4.79, and while they still managed to win 95 games and reach the playoffs, they were swept by the Yankees in the first round.

Lineup
CF Kenny Lofton
SS Omar Vizquel
2B Roberto Alomar
RF Manny Ramirez
1B Jim Thome
DH Richie Sexson
LF David Justice
3B Travis Fryman
C Einar Diaz

.300-plus Batting Average
Ramirez (.333), Vizquel (.333), Alomar (.323), Lofton (.301)

30-plus Home Runs
Ramirez (44), Thome (33), Sexson (31)

100-plus RBI
Ramirez (165), Alomar (120), Sexson (116), Thome (108)

The 1999 Indians had the most potent lineup of the last 20 years, and despite sub-par starting pitching that included two of their starters with ERAs over 6.00, they won 97 games and the AL Central.

Eventually their pitching caught up with them, however, and they fell to the Red Sox 3-2 in the ALDS.

Lineup
2B Jim Gillam
SS Pee Wee Reese
CF Duke Snider
1B Gil Hodges
C Roy Campanella
3B Jackie Robinson
LF Sandy Amoros
RF Carl Furillo

.300-plus Batting Average
Campanella (.318), Furillo (.314), Snider (.309)

30-plus Home Runs
Snider (42), Campanella (32)

100-plus RBI
Snider (136), Campanella (107), Hodges (102)

The Dodgers of the 1950s were chock full of Hall of Famers, and while the 1953 season is widely regarded as the best in team history, they weren't too shabby in 1955 either, led once again by center fielder Duke Snider.

The rotation and Don Newcombe did their part, and the team won 98 games and went on to a seven-game series win over the Yankees to take the title.

Lineup
2B Max Bishop
3B Sammy Hale
RF Ty Cobb
CF AL Simmons
C Mickey Cochrane
1B Jimmy Dykes
LF Zack Wheat
SS Joe Boley

.300-plus Batting Average
Simmons (.392), Cobb (.357), Cochrane (.338), Wheat (.324), Dykes (.324), Hale (.313), Boley (.311)

30-plus Home Runs
None

100-plus RBI
Simmons (108)

In a lineup that featured two of the greatest hitters to ever play the game in Cobb and Simmons, as well as a 40-year-old Eddie Collins, who hit .336 in a part time role, there was really no weakness. Two of the team's top reserves also hit over .300, and the only regular who didn't was Bishop at .277.

The team won 91 games and finished second in the American League.

Lineup
RF Jo-Jo Walker
1B Jack Burns
2B Charlie Gehringer
LF Goose Goslin
CF Al Simmons
3B Marv Owen
SS Billy Rogell
C Ray Hayworth

.300-plus Batting Average
Gehringer (.354), Walker (.353), Simmons (.327), Goslin (.315), Fox (.305)

30-plus Home Runs
None

100-plus RBI
Goslin (125), Gehringer (116), Simmons (112), Owen (105)

While the Tigers only got 12 games out of Hank Greenberg, and saw future Hall of Fame catcher Mickey Cochrane move to the bench, they added Simmons and the offense was still very dangerous.

The team, however, suffered without its two leaders, and won just 83 games to finish second in the American League.

Lineup
2B Max Bishop
CF Mule Haas
C Mickey Cochrane
LF Al Simmons
1B Jimmie Foxx
SS Eric McNair
RF Bing Miller
3B Jimmy Dykes

.300-plus Batting Average
Foxx (.364), Simmons (.322), Haas (.305)

30-plus Home Runs
Foxx (58), Simmons (35)

100-plus RBI
Foxx (169), Simmons (151), Cochrane (112)

The season that Foxx put together during this season was one of the best in baseball history, as he won the Triple Crown, and he and Simmons combined for a ridiculous 320 RBI, more than making this one of the most impressive lineups ever.

That only resulted in 94 wins, however, as the team finished second in the American League.

Lineup
CF Johnny Frederick
3B Wally Gilbert
RF Babe Herman
SS Glenn Wright
1B Del Bissonette
LF Rube Bressler
2B Neal Finn
C Al Lopez

.300-plus Batting Average
Herman (.393), Bissonette (.336), Frederick (.334), Wright (.321), Lopez (.309)

30-plus Home Runs
None

100-plus RBI
Herman (130), Wright (126), Bissonette (113)

While it's the Dodgers teams of the 1950s that are known as some of the best in baseball history, the 1930 team had a terrific offense led by Hall of Famer Babe Herman.

A rotation led by Dazzy Vance was not good enough to put the team over the top, however, as they won 86 games and finished fourth in the National League.

Lineup
SS Frank Crosetti
3B Red Rolfe
CF Joe DiMaggio
1B Lou Gehrig
C Bill Dickey
RF George Selkirk
2B Tony Lazzeri
LF Jake Powell

.300-plus Batting Average
Dickey (.362), Gehrig (.354), DiMaggio (.323), Rolfe (.319), Selkirk (.308), Powell (.302)

30-plus Home Runs
Gehrig (49)

100-plus RBI
Gehrig (152), DiMaggio (125), Lazzeri (109), Dickey (107), Selkirk (107)

As the Yankees struggled to adjust to life without Babe Ruth, along came a new star in 1936 in DiMaggio, who, at just 21 years old, immediately became a force to go along with the other holdovers from the glory days of the 1920s.

The team won 102 games and topped the Giants in six games in the World Series, making DiMaggio an instant star.

Lineup
RF Pete Rose
CF Bobby Tolan
3B Tony Perez
C Johnny Bench
1B Lee May
LF Bernie Carbo
2BTommy Helms
SS Dave Concepcion

.300-plus Batting Average
Perez (.317), Rose (.316), Tolan (.316), Carbo (.310)

30-plus Home Runs
Bench (45), Perez (40), May (34)

100-plus RBI
Bench (148), Perez (129)

While this was prior to the days of the Big Red Machine, these were the best seasons of both Bench and Perez's careers, and the team also had a big slugger who was not part of the later teams in May.

The team performed well, winning 102 games and sweeping the Pirates in the NLCS, but they lost to the Orioles 4-1 in the World Series.

Lineup
CF Jimmy Welch
LF Lefty O'Doul
RF Mel Ott
3B Freddie Lindstrom
1B Bill Terry
SS Travis Jackson
2B Andy Cohen
C Shanty Hogan

.300-plus Batting Average
Lindstrom (.358), Hogan (.333), Terry (.326), Ott (.322), O'Doul (.319), Andy Reese (.308), Welsh (.307)

30-plus Home Runs
None

100-plus RBI
Lindstrom (107), Terry (101)

While Terry was already and established veteran, Ott was just 19 years old and only scratching the surface of his vast potential, and the team would become a force within the next couple seasons.

However, that season they only managed 92 wins, which was only good for third in the National League.

Lineup
2B Ralph Young
SS Donnie Bush
CF Ty Cobb
LF Bobby Veach
RF Harry Heilmann
1B Lu Blue
3B Bob Jones
C Johnny Bassler

.300-plus Batting Average
Heilmann (.394), Cobb (.389), Veach (.338), Blue (.308), Bassler (.307), Jones (.303)

30-plus Home Runs
None

100-plus RBI
Heilmann (139), Veach (128), Cobb (101)

With two players batting over .380, the Tigers were able to put up a .316 batting average as a team, and player-manager Cobb was still among the best at 34 years old.

The team went just 71-82, however, and finished sixth in the American League.

Lineup
SS Frankie Crosetti
3B Red Rolfe
RF Charlie Keller
CF Joe DiMaggio
C Bill Dickey
LF George Selkirk
2B Joe Gordon
1B Babe Dahlgren

.300-plus Batting Average
DiMaggio (.381), Keller (.334), Rolfe (.329), Selkirk (.306), Dickey (.302)

30-plus Home Runs
DiMaggio (30)

100-plus RBI
DiMaggio (126), Gorgon (111), Dickey (105), Selkirk (101)

At 24 years old, DiMaggio posted the best batting average of his storied career, winning the batting title in the process, and he was joined by a pair of other Hall of Famers in Dickey and Gordon.

The team won 106 games, and then rolled over the Reds in the World Series in a four-game sweep to take home the title.

Lineup
3B Pete Rose
RF Ken Griffey
2B Joe Morgan
LF George Foster
C Johnny Bench
1B Tony Perez
CF Cesar Geronimo
SS Dave Concepcion

.300-plus Batting Average
Griffey (.336), Rose (.323), Morgan (.320), Geronimo (.307), Foster (.306)

30-plus Home Runs
None

100-plus RBI
Foster (121), Morgan (111)

The 1976 season was the Big Red Machine at its finest, and they were fantastic despite a poor season from Johnny Bench, who hit just .234.

Despite that the team won 102 games and swept their way through the playoffs for a World Series title over the Yankees.

Lineup
RF Pete Fox
C Mickey Cochrane
LF Goose Goslin
2B Charlie Gehringer
SS Billy Rogell
1B Hank Greenberg
3B Marv Owen
CF Jo-Jo White

.300-plus Batting Average
Gehringer (.356), Greenberg (.339), Cochrane (.320), Owen (.317), White (.313), Goslin (.305)

30-plus Home Runs
None

100-plus RBI
Greenberg (139), Gehringer (127), Rogell (100), Goslin (100)

For a three-year span from 1934-1935 when Goslin, Gehringer, and Greenberg were all teammates, the Tigers had one of the best lineups of all-time, and they were all at their best in 1934.

The team won 101 games, which was good for the AL Pennant, but they fell to the Cardinals in seven games in the World Series

Lineup
CF Earle Combs
3B Joe Sewell
RF Babe Ruth
1B Lou Gehrig
2B Tony Lazzeri
C Bill Dickey
RF Ben Chapman
SS Frankie Crosetti

.300-plus Batting Average
Gehrig (.349), Ruth (.341), Dickey (.310), Lazzeri (.300)

30-plus Home Runs
Ruth (41), Gehrig (34)

100-plus RBI
Gehrig (151), Ruth (137), Lazzeri (113), Chapman (107)

This marked Ruth's final truly Ruthian season, and his second-to-last year with the team, as he was still producing at the age of 37, and the team used the same lineup they had the previous season.

However, unlike the previous season, the team took home the title, sweeping the Cubs in the World Series after winning 107 games in the regular season.

Lineup
CF Earle Combs
3B Joe Sewell
RF Babe Ruth
1B Loy Gehrig
LF Ben Chapman
SS Lyn Lary
C Bill Dickey
2B Tony Lazzeri

.300-plus Batting Average
Ruth (.373), Gehrig (.341), Dickey (.321), Combs (.318), Chapman (.315), Sewell (.302)

30-plus Home Runs
Gehrig (46), Ruth (46)

100-plus RBI
Gehrig (184), Ruth (163), Chapman (122), Lary (107)

Another season, another fantastic lineup put on the field by the Yankees, as Gehrig enjoyed a huge year with 184 RBI while Lary had the only 100 RBI season of his career.

The team, however, missed the playoffs as 94 wins was only good for second place in the American League.

Lineup
CF Earle Combs
3B Joe Sewell
RF Babe Ruth
1B Lou Gehrig
LF Ben Chapman
SS Lyn Lary
C Bill Dickey
2B Tony Lazzeri

.300-plus Batting Average
Gehrig (.379), Ruth (.359), Combs (.344), Dickey (.339), Chapman (.316), Lazzeri (.303),

30-plus Home Runs
Ruth (49), Gehrig (41)

100-plus RBI
Gehrig (174), Ruth (153), Lazzeri (121)

While not the Murderers' Row lineup of 1927, this team was impressive nonetheless, with Gehrig and Ruth each having some of their best seasons, and three other players in the lineup eventual Hall of Famers as well.

The team actually fell short, winning 86 games and finishing third in the American League.

Lineup
CF Max Carey
2B Eddie Moore
RF Kiki Cuyler
LF Clyde Barnhart
3B Pie Traynor
SS Glenn Wright
1B George Grantham
C Earl Smith

.300-plus Batting Average
Cuyler (.357), Carey (.343), Grantham (.326), Barnhart (.325), Traynor (.320), Smith (.313), Wright (.308)

30-plus Home Runs
None

100-plus RBI
Wright (121), Barnhart (114), Traynor (106), Cuyler (102)

The Pirates are one of the league's most storied franchises, and their 1925 season marked their second World Series title and first since 1909. Traynor and Cuyler anchored the lineup as future Hall of Famers, while every regular hit over .300 except Moore, who hit .298.

The team finished with 95 wins, and it took them seven games, but they bested the Washington Senators in the World Series.

Lineup
3B Norm McMillan
SS Woody English
2B Rogers Hornsby
CF Hack Wilson
RF Kiki Cuyler
LF Riggs Stephenson
1B Charlie Grimm
C Zack Taylor

.300-plus Batting Average
Hornsby (.380), Stephenson (.362), Cuyler (.360), Wilson (.345)

30-plus Home Runs
Hornsby (39), Wilson (39)

100-plus RBI
Wilson (159), Hornsby (149), Stephenson (110), Cuyler (102)

While he is best remembered as a member of the Cardinals, Hornsby spent four seasons with the Cubs, and the 1929 season was his only full year with the club. He joined Cuyler and Wilson as future Hall of Famers, and the Cubs offense thrived.

The team did well also, winning 98 games and capturing the NL pennant before falling to the Athletics 4-1 in the World Series.

Lineup
CF Jo-Jo White
C Mickey Cochrane
2B Charlie Gehringer
1B Hank Greenberg
LF Goose Goslin
SS Billy Rogell
RF Pete Fox
3B Marv Owen

.300-plus Batting Average
Gehringer (.330), Greenberg (.328), Fox (.321), Cochrane (.319)

30-plus Home Runs
Greenberg (36)

100-plus RBI
Greenberg (170), Goslin (109), Gehringer (108)

This was a lineup that featured four future Hall of Famers in Greenberg, Gehringer, Cochrane and Goslin,  and they were anchored by Greenberg, who had one of the best seasons of his fantastic career.

The team managed to ride that hitting to a 93-win season and a 4-2 World Series win over the Chicago Cubs.

Lineup
2B Hughie Critz
LF Freddy Leach
3B Freddie Lindstrom
1B Bill Terry
RF Mel Ott
C Shanty Hogan
SS Travis Jackson
CF Wally Roettger

.300-plus Batting Average
Terry (.401), Lindstrom (.379), Ott (.349), Hogan (.339), Jackson (.339), Leach (.327)

30-plus Home Runs
None

100-plus RBI
Terry (129), Ott (119), Lindstrom (106)

With six everyday players over .300, including a fantastic .401 season from first baseman Bill Terry, who had an impressive 254 hits, the Giants had an incredibly deep lineup.

However, their pitching was nothing special beyond Carl Hubbell and they won just 87 games.

Lineup
RF Jack Tobin
2B Marty McManus
1B George Sisler
LF Ken Williams
CF Baby Doll Jacobson
C Hank Severeid
SS Wally Gerber
3B Frank Ellerbe

.300-plus Batting Average
Sisler (.420), Williams (.332), Tobin (.331), Severeid (.321), Jacobson (.317), McManus (.312)

30-plus Home Runs
Williams (39)

100-plus RBI
Williams (155), McManus (109), Sisler (105), Jacobson (102)

The Browns were clearly led by Sisler, who posted the seventh-highest batting average of all-time while also stealing 51 bases, hitting 18 triples and recording 246 hits. Beyond him, however, the team had a number of impressive run producers.

The team won 93 games, but fell one game short of the pennant, which was taken by the New York Yankees.

Lineup
CF Taylor Douthit
3B Sparky Adams
2B Frankie Frisch
1B Jim Bottomley
LF Chick Hafey
RF George Watkins
C Jimmie Wilson
SS Charlie Gelbert

.300-plus Batting Average
Watkins (.373), Frisch (.346), Hafey (.336), Wilson (.318), Adams (.314), Bottomley (.304), Gelbert (.304), Douthit (.303)

30-plus Home Runs
None

100-plus RBI
Frisch (114), Hafey (107)

The 1930 Cardinals hold the distinction of being the only team to ever have all eight everyday players hit over .300, and they did it with a group of guys that was really without a star, with Frisch being the only real big name.

They won 92 games and the NL pennant, but lost to the Athletics in the World Series 4-2.

Lineup
2B Fresco Thompson
LF Lefty O'Doul
RF Chuck Klein
1B Don Hurst
3B Pinky Whitney
CF Bernie Friberg
SS Tommy Thevenow
C Walt Lerian

.300-plus Batting Average
O'Doul (.398), Klein (.356), Whitney (.327), Thompson (.324), Hurst (.304), Friberg (.301)

30-plus Home Run
Klein (43), O'Doul (32), Hurst (31)

100-plus RBI
Klein (145), Hurst (125), O'Doul (122), Whitney (115)

The Phillies boasted one of the best hitters of all-time in Klein, who was in his first full season and already a force, but he was backed by several other solid run producers, most notably O'Doul, who was amazing in 1929.

However, the offense was not nearly enough to propel the team into the playoffs as they finished a sub-par 71-82, leaving them fifth in the National League.

Lineup
2B Jim Gilliam
SS Pee Wee Reese
CF Duke Snider
LF Jackie Robinson
1B Gil Hodges
C Roy Campanella
RF Carl Furillo
3B Billy Cox

.300-plus Batting Average
Furillo (.344), Snider (.336), Robinson (.329), Campanella (.312), Hodges (.302)

30-plus Home Runs
Snider (42), Campanella (41), Hodges (31)

100-plus RBI
Campanella (142), Snider (126), Hodges (122)

The Dodgers were the class of the National League throughout the 1950s, and the 1953 season was probably the best statistically for their star-studded lineup. Campanella's season goes down as one of the best ever by a catcher, as he won MVP.

The team won an impressive 105 games, but fell short of a title when they fell to the Yankees 4-2 in the World Series.

Lineup
CF Earle Combs
SS Mark Koenig
RF Babe Ruth
1B Lou Gehrig
LF Bob Meusel
2B Tony Lazzeri
3B Joe Dugan
C Johnny Grabowski

.300-plus Batting Average
Gehrig (.374), Lazzeri (.332), Ruth (.323), Koenig (.319), Combs (.310)

30-plus Home Runs
Ruth (54)

100-plus RBI
Ruth (142), Gehrig (142), Meusel (113)

While the numbers that the 1927 Yankees put up were better across the board, the chances of topping those numbers were slim, and with more or less the same roster for the following season, they were still impressive.

The team had similar success, too, as they won 101 games and rolled through the Cardinals in the World Series in a four-game sweep.

Lineup
CF Earle Combs
SS Mark Koenig
RF Babe Ruth
1B Lou Gehrig
LF Bob Meusel
2B Tony Lazzeri
3B Joe Dugan
C Pat Collins

.300-plus Batting Average
Gehrig (.373), Combs (.356), Ruth (.356), Meusel (.337), Lazzeri (.309)

30-plus Home Runs
Ruth (60), Gehrig (47)

100-plus RBI
Gehrig (175), Ruth (164), Meusel (103), Lazzeri (102)

The famed "Murderers' Row" lineup is the most storied lineup in baseball history, as it featured four future Hall of Famers in Combs, Ruth, Gehrig and Lazzeri.

The team won 110 games during the regular season and swept the Pirates in the World Series, as they dominated their competition every step of the way, and there has never been a more dangerous lineup in baseball history.