The position-by-position breakdown is finally coming to an end. Yours truly hopes you have all enjoyed it, but it is not over yet. This article is about the best Right Fielders of all time. You, the readers, and your humble correspondent have made it all the way to the end of the position-by-position breakdown with manager and coaching staff coming next. Yours truly wants to preface this by saying that right field is far and away the hardest position to decide on with many Hall of Fame worthy candidates, such as Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson, Tony Gwynn, Mel Ott, and Frank Robinson.

The winner of this is George Herman Ruth, better known as Babe Ruth. The Sultan of Swat played for the Boston Red Sox as a pitcher for the first six years of his career before one of the most famous trades in sports history that led to one of the biggest rivalries. The Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for cash in 1919 in order to fund then-Red Sox owner Harry Frazee’s Broadway play, “No, No, Nanette.” After the trade, the Red Sox, who won the 1918 World Series, did not win another World Series until 2004. However, they did make the World Series between those times, but due to various circumstances, they lost all of those World Series'.

Once a Yankee, the Bambino transferred over to right field and became one of the greatest baseball players ever. Over the course of his 22-year career, he hit .342, in 2,503 games. The Bambino hit 714 home runs in his career, since surpassed by fellow legendary right fielder Hank Aaron and noted steroid user Barry Bonds. His 714 homers came at a time when nobody else hit even 400 home runs. He also collected 2,873 hits and 2,214 RBIs. In 1927, he hit an astronomical 60 home runs.

Babe Ruth is the second VAVEL Ultimate Roster player to be in the famed Yankees Murder’s Row with Lou Gehrig. Surprisingly, Ruth only won one MVP, being the 1923 MVP. In 1923, he hit a mind blowing .393, with 41 long balls, 131 RBIs, and 205 hits. 

Prior to the 1929 season, Yankees owner Jacob Rupert put numbers on the backs of the Yankees jerseys, so that fans at Yankee Stadium could tell the players apart. Babe Ruth was third in the batting order, so he wore number three, which is now one of the most iconic numbers in sports, along with number 23 worn by Michael Jordan and number 99 worn by Wayne Gretzky.

George Ruth won seven world championships, three with the Boston Red Sox and four with the Yankees. He was a two-time All-Star. Babe Ruth is the only player on the VAVEL MLB Ultimate Roster to win both a ERA title and a batting title. The Bambino hit one of the most famous and most mysterious homers ever against the Chicago Cubs.

The story goes that Babe, who was being heckled all game by the Cubs fans and players in the 1932 World Series with a 2-2 count pointed to center field, reportedly hit the ball almost 500 feet to dead center. That home run became known as the "Called Shot." It is mysterious because of the lack of video or radio from that game. It has never been confirmed or denied to really have happened or not. George Ruth is the 12th member of the VAVEL MLB Ultimate Roster to be on the MLB All-Century team and the sixth member of the MLB all-time roster. The Yankees have retired Babe’s number three jersey.

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Max ONeill
My name Is Max ONeill, I am currently a Senior at York Prep in NYC, I have written for multiple years for my own blog, Max2theMax. I love NYC Sports including the Yankees, Knicks, Rangers, and Giants. Ithaca College Bound!!