outfielders library
Outfielders are generally the biggest bats on the team, and sometimes the biggest players too. Find out who made the Hall of Fame as an outfielder in this section.
Featured Article: Stan Musial
Stan Musial was a pitcher until an injury forced him into the outfield, where he excelled. Musial clubbed 475 career regular-season home runs. Stan the Man was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1969. See more »
Al Kaline
Al Kaline is one of Detroit's baseball legends. Kaline was raised to be a baseball player; his grandfather, father, and uncles had all been semi-pro players. Learn how he helped win the 1968 World Series and get statistics on this Hall of Famer.
See more »Al Simmons
Al Simmons batted .308 in his rookie year with the A's. Simmons became the first player in American League history to drive in 100 or more runs in each of his first two seasons in the majors. Learn about this Hall of Fame outfielder.
See more »Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth is easily baseball's best known and most beloved player. Ruth was not only the greatest baseball player in history, but also the first athlete in any sport to become a mini-conglomerate. Learn more about this baseball legend.
See more »Babe Ruth
Born in Baltimore in 1895 George Ruth Jr. became one of baseball's greatest players. He forever changed the way baseball was played, inventing the home run as an offensive weapon. Learn how Babe Ruth made baseball history on HowStuffWorks.
See more »Billy Hamilton
Sliding Billy Hamilton became the speediest center fielder and most prolific base thief of his time. Read the biography and statistics for this New Jersey native Hall of Fame outfielder.
See more »Billy Williams
Billy Williams -- who is best remembered for his flawless swing -- was a model of the quiet, consistent star. He played 1,117 consecutive games, establishing a National League record. Discover more about his flawless swing and statistics.
See more »Carl Yastrzemski
A great hitter for several seasons and a very good hitter for many years, Carl Yastrzemski performed the impossible: replacing Ted Williams. He was the only American League player to get over 3,000 hits and 400 home runs.
See more »Chick Hafey
Once called the greatest right-handed hitter, Chick Hafey was plagued throughout his career by poor health and weak eyesight and played more than 100 games in a season on just seven occasions and garnered only 1,466 hits and 833 RBI.
See more »Chuck Klein
Purchased by the Philadelphia Philles from Evansville of the Three-I League for $7,500, Chuck Klein eventually set a 20th-century record for outfielders when he amassed 44 assists and led all NL gardeners with 10 double plays.
See more »Cool Papa Bell
Cool Papa Bell was a switch-hitter with the speed to beat out ground balls and to score from second on fly-outs. He was widely recognized as the best outfielder in the Negro Leagues and the fastest man in all of baseball.
See more »Cristobal Torriente
Cristobal Torriente was nicknamed "The Cuban Strongman" because of his broad shoulders and his ability to carry a ball club on them. Learn more about this outfielder who was part of one of the greatest defensive units of all time.
See more »Dave Winfield
After being drafted by NFL, NBA, and MLB teams, Dave Winfield chose baseball and walked right from campus onto the San Diego Padres roster in spring 1973. He never played a game in the minor leagues.
See more »Duke Snider
From 1954 to 1957, Duke Snider had more homers and RBIs than either of greats Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle. Snider also hit homers and more RBI than any player in the 1950s.
See more »Earl Averill
Raised in Snohomish, Washington, Howard Earl Averill (1902-1983) was nicknamed the “Earl of Snohomish” by sportswriters soon after he began his professional career. Among fellow players, though, he was more commonly called “Rock.”
See more »Earle Combs
Think of the 1927 Yankees and such names as Ruth and Gehrig come to mind. The man who had the most hits, though, was Earle Combs. Earle hit .356, collected 231 hits, scored 137 runs, and had 23 triples.
See more »Ed Delahanty
Some consider Ed Delahanty to be the greatest right-handed hitter of all time. The most famous and eldest of the only family to produce five brothers who became major-league players, Ed batted over .400 three times and took batting titles in both the N. L. and A. L.
See more »Edd Roush
Although left-handed exclusively during his major-league career, Edd Roush was ambidextrous by nature and could throw well enough with his right arm to create the myth that he had to develop it after incurring an injury to his left.
See more »Elmer Flick
Elmer Flick was among the stars to jump to the American League in the early 1900s and was finally selected for the Hall of Fame in 1963 when he was 88 years old.
See more »Enos Slaughter
Enos Slaughter, aka "Country", a .300 lifetime hitter, topped the .300 mark 10 times. He collected 2,383 hits in 19 years. Had he not missed three years due to World War II, he would have been within striking distance of 3,000.
See more »Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson holds two distinctions: He was the first player to win Most Valuable Player Awards in both leagues, and he was the first African-American manager in major-league baseball.
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