Major League Baseball All-Decade Teams

There have been so many great players and characters in baseball over the years. Here is a breakdown of the best players for each decade, starting in 1870 and working up to the present. Enjoy.

1870's
Manager: Harry Wright
C - Deacon White
1B - Joe Start
2B - Ross Barnes
SS - George Wright
3B - Levi Meyerle
OF - Jim O'Rourke
OF - Lip Pike
OF - Paul Hines
Bench: John Clapp, Everett Mills, Jack Burdock,Davy Force, Ezra Sutton, Tom York, Andy Leonard, George Hall

SP - Al Spalding
SP - Tommy Bond
SP - Candy Cummings
SP - Dick McBride
SP - Will White
P - Bobby Mathews
P - George Zettlein
P - George Bradley
P - Terry Larkin
P - Jim Devlin
P - John Ward
P - Pud Galvin

1880's
Manager: Cap Anson
C - Buck Ewing
1B - Cap Anson
2B - Hardy Richardson
SS - Jack Glasscock
3B - Hick Carpenter
OF - King Kelly
OF - Jim O'Rourke
OF - Pete Browning
Bench: Charlie Bennett, Roger Connor, Dan Brouthers, Bid McPhee, John Ward, Ned Williamson, Paul Hines, George Gore, Harry Stovey

SP - Tim Keefe
SP - Pud Galvin
SP - Mickey Welch
SP - Bob Caruthers
SP - John Clarkson
P - Charley Radbourn
P - Jim McCormick
P - Tony Mullane
P - Charlie Buffinton
P - Larry Corcoran
P - Guy Hecker
P - Ed Morris
P - Dave Foutz

1890's
Manager: Ned Hanlon
C - Wilbert Robinson
1B - Jake Beckley
2B - Bid McPhee
SS - Ed McKean
3B - John McGraw
OF - Hugh Duffy
OF - Ed Delahanty
OF - Jesse Burkett
Bench: Deacon McGuire, Cap Anson, Cupid Childs, Hughie Jennings, Lave Cross, George Van Haltre, Billy Hamilton, Willie Keeler, Sam Thompson, Joe Kelly

SP - Kid Nichols
SP - Cy Young
SP - Amos Rusie
SP - Clark Griffith
SP - Nig Cuppy
P - Sadie McMahon
P - Jack Stivetts
P - Bill Hutchison
P - Frank Killen
P - Kid Gleason
P - John Clarkson
P - Frank Dwyer
P - Brickyard Kennedy
P - Jouett Meekin

1900's
Manager: Frank Chance
C - Roger Bresnahan
1B - Jake Beckley
2B - Nap Lajoie
SS - Honus Wagner
3B - Jimmy Collins
OF - Sam Crawford
OF - Willie Keeler
OF - Elmer Flick
Bench: Johnny Kling, Frank Chance, Jimmy Williams, Bobby Wallace, Tommy Leach, Ginger Beaumont, Fred Clarke, Jesse Burkett, Ty Cobb

SP - Christy Matthewson
SP - Cy Young
SP - Joe McGinnity
SP - Jack Chesbro
SP - Addie Joss
P - Vic Willis
P - Eddie Plank
P - Rube Waddell
P - Sam Leever
P - Deacon Phillippe
P - Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown
P - Ed Walsh
P - Chief Bender

1910's
Manager: Connie Mack
C - Chief Myers
1B - Ed Konetchy
2B - Eddie Collins
SS - Honus Wagner
3B - Frank "Home Run" Baker
OF - Tris Speaker
OF - Ty Cobb
OF - "Shoeless" Joe Jackson
Bench: Ray Schalk, George Sisler, Nap Lajoie, Donie Bush, Heinie Zimmerman, Sherry Magee, Harry Hooper, Zack Wheat, Sam Crawford

SP - Walter Johnson
SP - Grover Cleveland Alexander
SP - Christy Matthewson
SP - Eddie Plank
SP - Chief Bender
P - Rube Marquard
P - Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown
P - Babe Ruth
P - Eddie Cicotte
P - Joe Wood
P - Hippo Vaughn
P - Claude Hendrix

1920's
Manager: Miller Huggins
C - Mickey Cochrane
1B - George Sisler
2B - Rogers Hornsby
SS - Joe Sewell
3B - Pie Traynor
OF - Ty Cobb
OF - Harry Heilmann
OF - Babe Ruth
Bench: Muddy Ruel, Lou Gehrig, Frankie Frisch, Dave Bancroft, Zack Wheat, Heinie Manush, Tris Speaker, Sam Rice

SP - Grover Cleveland Alexander
SP - Burleigh Grimes
SP - Eppa Rixpey
SP - Herb Pennock
SP - Waite Hoyt
P - Urban Shocker
P - Eddie Rommel
P - Jesse Haines
P - Stan Coveleski
P - Red Faber
P - Dazzy Vance
P - Carl Mays

1930's
Manager: Joe McCarthy
C - Bill Dickey
1B - Lou Gehrig
2B - Charlie Gehringer
SS - Joe Cronin
3B - Pie Traynor
OF - Paul Waner
OF - Mel Ott
OF - Babe Ruth
Bench: Gabby Hartnett, Jimmie Foxx, Billy Herman, Arky Vaughn, Earl Averill, Chuck Klein, Wally Berger, Al Simmons

SP - Lefty Grove
SP - Carl Hubbell
SP - Dizzy Dean
SP - Lefty Gomez
SP - Red Ruffing
P - Lon Warneke
P - Mel Harder
P - Wes Ferrell
P - Larry French
P - Tommy Bridges
P - Paul Derringer
P - Johnny Allen

1940's
Manager: Joe McCarthy
C - Walker Cooper
1B - Johnny Mize
2B - Bobby Doerr
SS - Lou Boudreau
3B - Bob Elliott
OF - Ted Williams
OF - Joe DiMaggio
OF - Stan Musial
Bench: Ernie Lombardi, Rudy York, Hank Greenberg, Joe Gordon, Luke Appling, Ken Keltner, Bill Nicholson, Dixie Walker, Enos Slaughter, Ralph Kiner, Jackie Robinson

SP - Bob Feller
SP - Hal Newhouser
SP - Rip Sewell
SP - Mort Cooper
SP - Harry Brecheen
P - Dizzy Trout
P - Dutch Leonard
P - Claude Passeau
P - Spud Chandler
P - Bucky Walters
P - Howie Pollet
P - Tex Hughson

1950's
Manager: Casey Stengel
C - Yogi Berra
1B - Stan Musial
2B - Nellie Fox
SS - Ernie Banks
3B - Eddie Matthews
OF - Willie Mays
OF - Duke Snider
OF - Mickey Mantle
Bench: Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, Ted Kluszewski, Jackie Robinson, Red Schoendienst, Harvey Kuenn, Eddie Yost, Del Ennis, Gus Bell, Richie Ashburn, Ted Williams

SP - Warren Spahn
SP - Robin Roberts
SP - Whitey Ford
SP - Early Wynn
SP - Sal Maglie
P - Mike Garcia
P - Lew Burdette
P - Billy Pierce
P - Johnny Antonelli
P - Bob Lemon
P - Don Newcombe

1960's
Manager: Walter Alston
C - Joe Torre
1B - Willie McCovey
2B - Bill Mazeroski
SS - Ernie Banks
3B - Brooks Robinson
OF - Hank Aaron
OF - Willie Mays
OF - Roberto Clemente
Bench: Elston Howard, Bill Freehan, Orlando Cepeda, Luis Aparicio, Pete Ro$e, Maury Wills, Ron Santo, Frank Robinson, Billy Williams, Al Kaline, Mickey Mantle, Carl Yastrzemski, Harmon Killebrew

SP - Sandy Koufax
SP - Bob Gibson
SP - Juan Marichel
SP - Don Drysdale
SP - Whitey Ford
P - Jim Kaat
P - Jim Maloney
P - Denny McLain
P - Dean Chance
P - Mel Stottlemyre
P - Jim Bunning
RP - Roy Face
RP - Hoyt Wilhelm

1970's
Manager: Sparky Anderson
C - Johnny Bench
1B - Tony Perez
2B - Joe Morgan
SS - Larry Bowa
3B - Michael Jack Schmidt
OF - Reggie Jackson
OF - Willie Stargell
OF - Pete Rose
DH - Rod Carew
Bench: Thurman Munson, Steve Garvey, Lee May, Dave Concepcion, Craig Nettles, Dave Parker, Bobby Bonds, Lou Brock, Al Oliver, Carl Yastrzemski#, Brooks Robinson

SP - Jim Palmer
SP - Steve Carlton
SP - Tom Seaver
SP - Catfish Hunter
SP - Nolan Ryan
P - Phil Niekro
P - Vida Blue
P - Don Sutton
P - Bert Byleven
P - Luis Tiant
P - Gaylord P*rry
P - Tommy John
RP - Mike Marshall
RP - Sparky Lyle
RP - Rollie Fingers

1980's
Manager: Tony Larussa/Whitey Herzog/Sparky Anderson/Tommy Lasorda (Nobody really ran away with it)
C - Gary Carter
1B - Eddie Murray
2B - Ryne Sandberg
SS - Cal Ripken, Jr.
3B - Mike Schmidt
OF - Tony Gwynn
OF - Dale Murphy
OF - Rickey Henderson
DH - Harold Baines
Bench: Lance Parrish, Don Mattingly, Keith Hernandez, Lou Whitaker, Ozzie Smith, Alan Trammell, Robin Yount, George Brett, Wade Boggs, Dwight Evans, Andre Dawson, Willie Wilson, Dave Winfield, Darryl Strawberry, Kirby Puckett

SP - Roger Clemens
SP - Dwight Gooden
SP - Jack Morris
SP - Dave Steib
SP - Bob Welch
P - Orel Hershiser
P - Bret Saberhagen
P - Nolan Ryan
P - Frank Viola
P - Rick Sutcliffe
P - Mike Scott
P - Fernando Valenzuela
P - Steve Carlton
RP - Dan Quisenberry
RP - Goose Gossage
RP - Bruce Sutter

1990's
Manager: Bobby Cox/Joe Torre (Too close to call)
C - Mike Piazza
1B - Frank Thomas
2B - Roberto Alomar
SS - Cal Ripken, Jr.
3B - Matt Williams
OF - Tony Gwynn
OF - Ken Griffey, Jr.
OF - Barry Bonds (didn't earn his * until 1999 or 2000)
DH - Rafael Palmeir*
Bench: Ivan Rodriguez (probably earned * at the end of the decade), Mark McGwir*, Craig Biggio, Barry Larkin, Wade Boggs, Albert Belle, Juan G*nzalez, Kenny Lofton, Edgar Martinez

SP - Greg Maddux
SP - Roger Clemens (Probably earned his * at the end of the decade)
SP - Tom Glavine
SP - Randy Johnson
SP - Pedro Martinez
P - David Cone
P - Kevin Brown
P - Chuck Finley
P - Mike Mussina
P - John Smoltz
P - Jimmy Key
RP - John Wettelend
RP - Dennis Eckersley

2000's
Manager: Bobby Cox/Joe Torre (Too close to call)
C - Ivan R*driguez
1B - Albert Pujols
2B - Jeff Kent
SS - Derek Jeter
3B - Alex Rodriguez
OF - Manny Ramirez
OF - Vladimir Guerrero
OF - Barry B*nds
DH - Jim Thome
Bench: Jorge Posada, Todd Helton, Alfonso Soriano, Miguel Tejada, Chipper Jones, Ichiro Suzuki, Andruw Jones, Lance Berkman, Carlos Delgado

SP - Pedro Martinez
SP - Johan Santana
SP - Roger Cl*mens
SP - Roy Oswalt
SP - Randy Johnson
P - Curt Schilling
P - Barry Zito
P - Tom Glavine
P - Roy Halladay
P - Tim Hudson
P - Greg Maddux
RP - John Smoltz
RP - Trevor Hoffman
RP - Mariano Rivera

That's a wrap.