The Best Post WWII MLB Players From 16 Legacy Teams
Below are the 16 teams in the National and American Leagues from 1945 that we will ask, Who Were The Best?
The Fourth of July is just around the corner. For sports fans of the four major American sports teams, the NBA Finals and the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs are over, and football is on the horizon. So, July is the month that belongs to Major League Baseball alone.
With this reference, today we are starting a four-part series to name the best players on the MLB teams that were in existence in 1945. We use 1945 as a starting date because the post-World War II baseball world finally became integrated with the Brooklyn Dodgers, and by the late 1950s, it had expanded west.
Additionally, all of these teams have been around for over 100 years, dating back to the 19th century.
Below are the 16 teams in the National and American Leagues from 1945 that we will ask, Who Were The Best?
National League
- Boston Braves: Now the Atlanta Braves, and before that, the Milwaukee Braves
- Brooklyn Dodgers: Now the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Chicago Cubs.
- Cincinnati Reds
- New York Giants: Now the San Francisco Giants
- Philadelphia Phillies
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- St. Louis Cardinals
American League
- Boston Red Sox.
- Chicago White Sox
- Cleveland Indians, Now the Cleveland Guardians.
- Detroit Tigers
- Philadelphia Athletics: Now the Athletics, before that, Oakland and Kansas City, soon to be located in Las Vegas.
- St. Louis Browns: Now the Baltimore Orioles.
- New York Yankees:
- Washington Senators: Now the Minnesota Twins
In each installment, we will select four teams from each league, alternating every week. The first installment will ask for the four best post-World War II players of the Braves, Dodgers, Cubs, and Reds.
