MLB Franchise All-Time Team Rosters

We choose a 28-man roster for every MLB franchise. We selected players who primarily played after 1900. We also tried to build a team, making sure to have depth at every position. Some franchises needed a larger bullpen, some needed more bench players than others, but every team is worth arguing about. Tell us what you think over at our Facebook Page.

1. Dale Murphy ......... DH
2. Freddie Freeman* .. 1B
3. Hank Aaron ........... RF
4. Eddie Mathews* .... 3B
5. Chipper Jones+ ...... LF
6. Andruw Jones ......... CF
7. Joe Torre .................. C
8. Mark Lemke+ ......... 2B
9. Rabbit Maranville ... SS

— BENCH —

Del Crandall .............. C
Fred McGriff* ........... 1B
Glenn Hubbard .......... 2B
Johnny Logan .......... SS
Darrell Evans* ........ 3B/1B
Bob Horner ............... 3B
Wally Berger ............... CF
David Justice* ............ RF
Ronald Acuna Jr. .... LF/1B

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Ryne Sandberg ....... 2B
2. Mark Grace*........... 1B
3. Billy Williams* ...... LF
4. Ernie Banks ........... SS
5. Sammy Sosa .......... RF
6. Hack Wilson .......... CF
7. Andre Dawson ....... DH
8. Gabby Hartnett ........ C
9. Ron Santo ............... 3B

— BENCH —

Johnny Kling .............. C
Anthony Rizzo* ......... 1B
Billy Herman* ........... 2B
Joe Tinker .................... SS
Stan Hack*.................. 3B
Kris Bryant ............... 3B/OF
Riggs Stephenson ... LF/2B/3B
Bill Nicholson* ............ RF

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Pete Rose+ ............ 3B
2. Joe Morgan* ......... 2B
3. Frank Robinson .... RF
4. Johnny Bench ........ C
5. Joey Votto* .......... DH
6. Tony Perez ............ 1B
7. Eric Davis ............. CF
8. George Foster ......... LF
9. Barry Larkin .......... SS

— BENCH —

Ernie Lombardi ............ C
Ted Kluszewski* ......... 1B
Dave Concepcion .......... SS
Heinie Groh ................ 3B/2B
Edd Roush* ................... OF
Vada Pinson* ................. OF
Ken Griffey Jr.* ............. CF
Ken Griffey Sr.* ............. RF

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Jackie Robinson ......... 2B
2. Zack Wheat* .............. LF
3. Duke Snider* ............. CF
4. Mike Piazza .............. DH
5. Roy Campanella .......... C
6. Mookie Betts .............. RF
7. Steve Garvey .............. 1B
8. Ron Cey .................... 3B
9. Pee Wee Reese ............ SS

— BENCH —

Jack Fournier* ......... 1B/LF
Pedro Guerrero ... 1B/OF/3B
Davey Lopes ............ 2B/OF
Maury Wills+ ........... SS/3B
Babe Herman* ......... RF/1B
Gary Sheffield ............... LF
Willie Davis+ ................ CF
Reggie Smith+ .............. OF

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

Philadelphia Phillies

Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals

San Francisco & NY Giants

1. Richie Ashburn* ..... CF
2. Chase Utley* .......... 2B
3. Dick Allen .............. DH
4. Mike Schmidt .......... 3B
5. Bobby Abreu* ......... LF
6. Chuck Klein* .......... RF
7. Ryan Howard* ........ 1B
8. Jimmy Rollins+ ....... SS
9. Bob Boone ................ C

— BENCH —

Darren Daulton* ... C/RF/1B
Tony Taylor .............. 2B/SS
Scott Rolen .................. 3B
Bryce Harper* ...... RF/1B/DH
Greg Luzinski ............ LF/DH
Lenny Dykstra* ............ CF
Gavvy Cravath ............... RF
Johnny Callison* ........... RF

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Barry Bonds* ........... LF
2. Roberto Clemente .... RF
3. Paul Waner* ............ DH
4. Willie Stargell* ........ 1B
5. Honus Wagner .......... SS
6. Andrew McCutchen ... CF
7. Jason Kendall .......... C
8. Pie Traynor ............. 3B
9. Bill Mazeroski ........ 2B

— BENCH —

Tony Pena ..................... C
Jay Bell .................... 2B/SS
Arky Vaughan*......... SS/3B
Bill Madlock ............ 3B/1B
Fred Clarke* ................. LF
Ralph Kiner .................. LF
Al Oliver* ............... CF/1B
Dave Parker* ................ RF

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Stan Musial* ........... LF
2. Rogers Hornsby ...... 2B
4. Albert Pujols ........... 1B
3. Mark McGwire ....... DH
5. Jim Edmonds* ........ CF
6. Ted Simmons+ .......... C
7. Enos Slaughter* ...... RF
8. Ken Boyer ............... 3B
9. Ozzie Smith+ ........... SS

— BENCH —

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Bill Terry* ................. 1B
2. Barry Bonds* ............. LF
3. Willie Mays ............... CF
4. Mel Ott* .................... RF
5. Willie McCovey* ..... DH
6. Matt Williams ............ 3B
7. Buster Posey ................ C
8. Jeff Kent .................... 2B
9. Art Fletcher ................ SS

— BENCH —

Tom Haller .................... C
Will Clark* .................. 1B
Orlando Cepeda ........ 1B/LF
Frank Frisch+ ............... 2B
Travis Jackson ............... SS
Darrell Evans* .......... 3B/1B
Bobby Bonds ................. OF
Jack Clark ................. RF/1B

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

Baltimore Orioles & St. Louis Browns

Boston Red Sox

Chicago White Sox

Cleveland Indians

1. George Sisler* ............ 1B
2. B. Anderson* / Blair .. CF
3. Frank Robinson .......... RF
4. Eddie Murray+........... DH
5. K. Williams*/Singleton+ LF
6. Cal Ripken Jr. ............. SS
7. Brooks Robinson ........ 3B
8. R. Alomar+ / Grich .... 2B
9. Schang+ / Rutschman+ ... C

— BENCH —

Adley Rutschman+ .......... C
Boog Powell* .......... 1B/LF
Rafael Palmeiro* ......... 1B
Bobby Grich .................. 2B
Harlond Clift ................. 3B
Manny Machado ........ 3B/SS
Paul Blair ....................... CF
Ken Singleton+ ........ LF/RF

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Wade Boggs* ............ 3B
2. Mookie Betts ............. RF
3. Ted Williams* .......... DH
4. Carl Yastrzemski* ..... LF
5. David Ortiz* ............. 1B
6. Tris Speaker* ............ CF
7. Nomar Garciaparra ... SS
8. Dustin Pedroia ........... 2B
9. Carlton Fisk ................ C

— BENCH —

Jason Varitek+ .............. C
Jimmie Foxx ................ 1B
Bobby Doerr ................ 2B
Joe Cronin .................... SS
Johnny Pesky* ......... SS/3B
Jim Rice ........................ LF
Fred Lynn* ................... CF
Manny Ramirez ............ LF
Dwight Evans ............... RF

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Eddie Collins* ......... 2B
2. Joe Jackson* ............ RF
3. Frank Thomas ......... DH
4. Dick Allen ............... 1B
5. Minnie Minoso ........ LF
6. Larry Doby* ............ CF
7. Luke Appling ........... SS
8. Carlton Fisk ............... C
9. Robin Ventura* ........ 3B

— BENCH —

Sherm Lollar ................. C
Jim Thome* .......... 1B/DH
Jose Abreu ............. 1B/DH
Nellie Fox* ................. 2B
Luis Aparicio ............... SS
Albert Belle ................. LF
Chet Lemon ................. CF
Harold Baines*....... RF/DH

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Nap Lajoie ................. 2B
2. Joe Jackson* .............. LF
3. Tris Speaker* ............. CF
4. Jim Thome*................ 1B
5. Albert Belle ............... DH
6. Rocky Colavito .......... RF
7. Al Rosen ..................... 3B
8. Victor Martinez+ ......... C
9. Lou Boudreau.............. SS

— BENCH —

Jim Hegan ..................... C
Hal Trosky* ................. 1B
Joe Gordon ................... 2B
Omar Vizquel+ ............. SS
Jose Ramirez+ ... 3B/2B/SS
Buddy Bell .................. 3B
Manny Ramirez ........ LF/DH
Kenny Lofton* ............ CF
Larry Doby* ................ CF

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

Detroit Tigers

Minnesota Twins & Washington Senators

New York Yankees

Oakland, KC & Philadelphia A's

1. Charlie Gehringer* .... 2B
2. Al Kaline ................. RF
3. Ty Cobb* .................. CF
4. Hank Greenberg...... 1B
5. Miguel Cabrera ....... 3B
6. Harry Heilmann ...... LF
7. Norm Cash* ............. DH
8. Alan Trammell ........ SS
9. Bill Freehan .............. C

— BENCH —

Mickey Cochrane* ......... C
Lance Parrish ............... C
Cecil Fielder ........... 1B/DH
Lou Whitaker* .............. 2B
Carlos Guillen+ ........ SS/3B
George Kell .................. 3B
Sam Crawford* ............ OF
Kirk Gibson* ............... OF

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Rod Carew* ............. 2B
2. Kirby Puckett ......... CF
3. Tony Oliva* ............. RF
4. Harmon Killebrew .. 3B
5. Goose Goslin* .......... LF
6. Joe Mauer* ................ C
7. Heinie Manush* ....... DH
8. Kent Hrbek* ............. 1B
9. Joe Cronin ............... SS

— BENCH —

Butch Wynegar+ ............ C
Justin Morneau*............ 1B
Buddy Myer* ....... 2B/SS/3B
Cecil Travis* ........... SS/3B
Eddie Yost ................... 3B
Roy Sievers ............ LF/1B
Torii Hunter ................. OF
Sam Rice*..................... OF

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Derek Jeter .............. SS
2. Joe DiMaggio ......... CF
3. Babe Ruth* ............. RF
4. Lou Gehrig* ............ 1B
5. Mickey Mantle+ ...... LF
6. Alex Rodriguez ....... 3B
7. Don Mattingly* ....... DH
8. Yogi Berra* ............... C
9. Cano* / Gordon ........ 2B

— BENCH —

Bill Dickey* ................. C
Thurman Munson ......... C
Joe Gordon ................. 2B
Phil Rizzuto ............... SS
Graig Nettles* ............ 3B
Dave Winfield .............. OF
Charlie Keller* ........ LF/RF
Reggie Jackson* ..... RF/DH

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Rickey Henderson ...... CF
2. Eddie Collins* ............ 2B
3. Jimmie Foxx .............. 1B
4. Reggie Jackson* ........ RF
5. Mark McGwire ........... DH
6. Al Simmons ................ LF
7. Mickey Cochrane* ....... C
8. Sal Bando .................... 3B
9. Bert Campaneris .......... SS

— BENCH —

Gene Tenace ................ C/1B
Jason Giambi* .......... 1B/DH
Max Bishop* ................. 2B
Miguel Tejada ............... SS
Home Run Baker* ......... 3B
Josh Donaldson .............. 3B
Wally Moses* ................ OF
Bob Johnson .................. OF

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

Expansion Franchises

Anaheim Angels

Texas Rangers & Expansion Senators

Kansas City Royals

Milwaukee Brewers & Pilots

1. Mike Trout ............... CF
2. Rod Carew* ............. 1B
3. Vladimir Guerrero .... RF
4. Baylor / Pujols ........ DH
5. Garret Anderson* ... LF
6. Brian Downing ........ C
7. Jim Fregosi .............. SS
8. Troy Glaus .............. 3B
9. Bobby Grich ........... 2B

— BENCH —

Mike Napoli .............. C/1B
Albert Pujols .......... 1B/DH
Howie Kendrick ....... 2B/UT
Erick Aybar+ ............. SS/2B
Chone Figgins+ ... 3B/2B/OF
Darin Erstad* ............ OF/1B
Tim Salmon ................. RF
Chili Davis+ ............ OF/DH

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Ian Kinsler .............. 2B
2. Rafael Palmeiro* .... 1B
3. Alex Rodriguez ....... SS
4. Josh Hamilton* ....... CF
5. Juan Gonzalez ......... RF
6. Frank Howard ......... LF
7. W. Clark* / Teixera+ DH
8. Adrian Beltre ........... 3B
9. Ivan Rodriguez .......... C

— BENCH —

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Willie Wilson+ ......... LF
2. Amos Otis ............... CF
3. George Brett* .......... 3B
4. Danny Tartabull........ RF
5. John Mayberry* ....... 1B
6. Mike Sweeney ......... DH
7. Salvador Perez ........... C
8. Frank White ............. 2B
9. Alcides Escobar ........ SS

— BENCH —

Darrell Porter* ............. C
Cookie Rojas ............. 2B
Freddie Patek ............ SS
Kevin Seitzer .......... 3B/1B
Hal McRae ........... OF/DH
Alex Gordon* ............. LF
Bo Jackson ................ OF
Carlos Beltran+ ........... CF

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Paul Molitor ............. 3B
2. Robin Yount ............. SS
3. Christian Yelich*...... CF
4. Prince Fielder* ........ DH
5. Ryan Braun .............. LF
6. Cecil Cooper* .......... 1B
7. Oglivie* / G. Thomas RF
8. Surhoff* / Lucroy ....... C
9. Gantner* / Money ..... 2B

— BENCH —

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

Houston Astros

New York Mets

Montreal Expos & Washington Nationals

San Diego Padres

1. Craig Biggio ........... CF
2. Jose Cruz* .............. LF
3. Jose Altuve ............. 2B
4. Jeff Bagwell ........... 1B
5. Lance Berkman+ ... DH
6. Jim Wynn ................ RF
7. Alex Bregman ......... 3B
8. Carlos Correa .......... SS
9. Alan Ashby+ ............. C

— BENCH —

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Jose Reyes+ ............ SS
2. Keith Hernandez* ... 1B
3. Mike Piazza ............ DH
4. Darryl Strawberry* .. RF
5. Carlos Beltran+ ....... CF
6. Gary Carter .............. C
7. Staub* / McReynolds LF
8. David Wright ........... 3B
9. Edgardo Alfonzo ..... 2B

— BENCH —

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Tim Raines+ ............ LF
2. Andre Dawson ......... CF
3. Vladimir Guerrero ... RF
4. Bryce Harper* ......... DH
5. L. Walker* / Galarraga 1B
6. Gary Carter ................ C
7. Anthony Rendon ...... 3B
8. DeShields* / Vidro+... 2B
9. Trea Turner ............... SS

— BENCH —

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Brian Giles*............... DH
2. Roberto Alomar+ ....... 2B
3. Tony Gwynn* ............ RF
4. Dave Winfield ............ LF
5. Steve Finley* ............. CF
6. Ken Caminiti+ ............ 3B
7. Adrian Gonzalez* ....... 1B
8. Terry Kennedy* ............ C
9. Ozzie Smith+ .............. SS

— BENCH —

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

Seattle Mariners

Toronto Blue Jays

Colorado Rockies

Miami Marlins

1. Ichiro Suzuki* .......... RF
2. Edgar Martinez ........ 3B
3. Ken Griffey Jr.* ........ CF
4. Alex Rodriguez ........ SS
5. Alvin Davis* ............ 1B
6. Jay Buhner ............... RF
7. Ibanez* / P. Bradley .. LF
8. Robinson Cano* ....... 2B
9. Dan Wilson .............. C

— BENCH —

Dave Valle ................... C
John Olerud* ............... 1B
Harold Reynolds+ ....... 2B
Omar Vizquel+ ............ SS
Kyle Seager* ............... 3B
Phil Bradley ................ LF
Mike Cameron .......... OF
Nelson Cruz .......... DH/RF

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Roberto Alomar+ ...... 2B
2. John Olerud* ............ 1B
3. Carlos Delgado* ....... DH
4. Barfield / Bautista .... RF
5. George Bell ............. LF
6. Josh Donaldson ........ 3B
7. D. White+ / Wells ..... CF
8. Whitt* / R. Martin ...... C
9. Tony Fernandez+ ...... SS

— BENCH —

Russell Martin ............. C
Fred McGriff* ............. 1B
Alfredo Griffin+ ..... SS/2B
Edwin Encarnacion .. 3B/1B
Jose Bautista ............ 3B/RF
Vernon Wells ................ CF
Lloyd Moseby* ............ CF
Joe Carter .............. LF/RF

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Eric Young .............. 2B
2. Troy Tulowitzki ...... SS
3. Todd Helton* .......... 1B
4. Larry Walker*.......... RF
5. Andres Galarraga ... DH
6. Ellis Burks .............. CF
7. Nolan Arenado ........ 3B
8. Matt Holliday .......... LF
9. Jeff Reed* ................. C

— BENCH —

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Luis Castillo+ ............ 2B
2. Hanley Ramirez ......... SS
3. Miguel Cabrera .......... LF
4. Gary Sheffield ........... DH
5. Derrek Lee ................. 1B
6. Giancarlo Stanton ....... RF
7. Christian Yelich* ........ CF
8. Mike Lowell ............... 3B
9. J.T. Realmuto ................ C

— BENCH —

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

Arizona Diamondbacks

Tampa Bay Rays

Negro Leagues

Early Baseball (pre 1900)

1. Steve Finley* .......... CF
2. Luis Gonzalez* ....... LF
3. Paul Goldschmidt ... 1B
4. Matt Williams ........ DH
5. Justin Upton ............ RF
6. Mark Reynolds ....... 3B
7. Miguel Montero* ..... C
8. O. Hudson+ / A. Hill 2B
9. Stephen Drew* ........ SS

— BENCH —

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Carl Crawford* ........ LF
2. Ben Zobrist+............ 2B
3. Evan Longoria ......... 3B
4. Fred McGriff* ........ DH
5. Carlos Pena* ........... 1B
6. Kevin Kiermaier* ... CF
7. Melvin Upton .......... RF
8. Toby Hall .................. C
9. Julio Lugo ............... SS

— BENCH —

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Cool Papa Bell+ ....... CF
2. Pop Lloyd* ............... SS
3. Oscar Charleston* .... DH
4. Josh Gibson .............. C
5. Turkey Stearnes* ....... RF
6. Monte Irvin ................ LF
7. Buck Leonard* .......... 1B
8. Martín Dihigo ............ 2B
9. Judy Johnson ............. 3B

— BENCH —

Louis Santop* ................ C
Ben Taylor* ................. 1B
Jud Wilson* ............ 1B/3B/OF
Bingo DeMoss ............ 2B/OF
Willie Wells ................ SS/3B
Cristóbal Torriente* .. OF/3B/P
Mule Suttles ................ LF/1B
Willard Brown ............ CF/LF

— ROTATION —

— BULLPEN —

1. Billy Hamilton* ...... CF
2. Sam Thompson* ..... RF
3. Ed Delahanty ........... LF
4. Roger Connor+ ........ 1B
5. Dan Brouthers* ....... DH
6. Deacon White* ........ 3B
7. Buck Ewing ............... C
8. George Davis+ ......... SS
9. Cupid Childs* .......... 2B

— BENCH —

Charlie Bennett ............. C
Harry Stovey ........... 1B/OF
Jake Beckley* ............... 1B
Bid McPhee .................. 2B
Jack Glasscock .............. SS
John McGraw* ... 3B/SS/OF
Jesse Burkett ............,,.... LF
Joe Kelley ..........,,.... LF/1B
Pete Browning .........,,.... CF
King Kelly ......,.....,.... RF/C
Wee Willie Keeler .....,.... RF