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Its here: The countdown of All-Time #MLBRank moves into the top 100 baseball players across all positions. Hydro Flask Gul .To create our list, an ESPN expert panel voted on thousands of head-to-head matchups of 162 players, based on both peak performance and career value.The top 100 will roll out this week. Here are Nos. 70-61.So far, we released Nos. 100-91 | 90-81?| 80-71.Weve also rolled out the top 10 players at each position: LHP | RHP | Catchers | Shortstops | Third basemen | Second basemen | First basemen | Left fielders | Center fielders | Right fieldersAll-Time #MLBRank: 70-61Join the discussion by using the #MLBRank hashtag, and follow along @BBTN and on Facebook.Carlton FiskPosition(s) CatcherTeams Boston Red Sox (1969, 71-80), Chicago White Sox (81-93)Honors Rookie of the Year (1972), 11-time All-Star (72-74, 76-78, 80-82, 85, 91), Gold Glove (72), three Silver Sluggers (81, 85, 88), Hall of Fame (2000)?Championships NoneCareer stats .269/.341/.457, OPS -- .797, Hits -- 2,356, HRs -- 376, RBIs -- 1,330Did you know? Fisk played 24 seasons in the majors and hit 351 home runs, meriting his number being retired by the White Sox (No. 72) and Red Sox (No. 27). Fisks start to his career foreshadowed his success. He was the first player to be named unanimous AL Rookie of the Year in 1972. -- Jacob Nitzberg, ESPN Stats & Info Shoeless Joe JacksonPosition(s) Left fieldTeams Philadelphia As (1908-09), Cleveland Naps (1910-14), Cleveland Indians (1915), Chicago White Sox (1915-20)Honors NoneChampionships 1 -- Chicago (1917)Career stats .356/.423/.517, OPS -- .940, Hits -- 1,772, HRs -- 54, RBIs -- 785Did you know?As a rookie in 1911, Jackson hit .408, the highest batting average ever by a rookie, a mark that seemingly will stand forever. Then, because of the Black Sox Scandal, Jacksons last season was 1920, a year in which he hit .382. Thats the highest batting average ever by a player in his final season. -- Dan Braunstein, ESPN Stats & InfoWhitey FordPosition(s) Left-handed starterTeams New York Yankees (1950, 1953-67)Honors 10-time All-Star (1954-56, 58-61*, 64), Cy Young (61), World Series MVP (61), Hall of Fame (74)*Named to two All-Star teams in 60 and 61Championships 6 -- New York (1950, 53, 56, 58, 61-62)Career stats W-L: 236-106, 45 shutouts, 3,170.1 innings pitched,?2.75 ERA,?1,956 strikeouts, 1.215 WHIPDid you know? Ford won six World Series titles with the Yankees and holds the all-time record with 10 wins in the Fall Classic. Hes still the all-time World Series record holder with 33 consecutive scoreless innings. Ford and Christy Mathewson are the only pitchers to throw a shutout in three straight World Series starts. -- Mark Simon, ESPN Stats & InfoNap LajoiePosition(s) Second base, first baseTeams Philadelphia Phillies (1896-1900), Philadelphia As (1901-02, 15-16), Cleveland Bronchos (1902), Cleveland Naps (1903-14)Honors AL Triple Crown (1901), Hall of Fame (37)?Championships NoneCareer stats .338/.380/.466, OPS -- .847, Hits -- 3,243, HRs -- 82, RBIs -- 1,599Did you know? Lajoie was one of the games great hitters over an extended period of time. He is one of six players to rank in the top five in batting average in two different decades (1900s and 1910s). The others are Ty Cobb, Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Hank Aaron and Tony Gwynn. -- SimonFrank ThomasPosition(s) Designated hitter, first baseTeams Chicago White Sox (1990-2005), Oakland As (06, 08), Toronto Blue Jays (07-08)Honors Two-time MVP (1993-94), five-time All-Star (93-97), four Silver Sluggers (91, 93-94, 2000), Hall of Fame (14)Championships 1* -- Chicago (2005)*Played for Chicago during 2005 season but was injured during the playoffsCareer stats .301/.419/.555, OPS -- .974, Hits -- 2,468, HRs -- 521, RBIs -- 1,704Did you know? Thomas was a .301 career hitter in 19 seasons for the White Sox, As and Blue Jays. He hit 521 career home runs, tied for 20th-most all time, including five 40-homer seasons. But Thomas was also great at getting on base. His .419 on-base percentage ranks third-best among those who made their debut in the expansion era (since 1961), behind Barry Bonds and Joey Votto. -- Simon Ichiro SuzukiPosition Right field?Teams Seattle Mariners (2001-12), New York Yankees (12-14), Miami Marlins (15-present)Honors AL Rookie of the Year (2001), AL MVP (01), 10-time AL All-Star (01-10),?All-Star MVP (07), three AL Silver Sluggers (01, 07, 09), 10 AL Gold Gloves (01-10)Championships NoneCareer stats* .314/.358/.406, OPS -- .763, Hits -- 2,994, HRs -- 113, RBIs -- 750*Stats through July?18, 2016Did you know? Ichiros 10 seasons with at least 200 hits ranks tied for first all time with Pete Rose. All 10 of Ichiros 200-hit seasons came in a 10-year span. Rose never had more than three consecutive 200-hit seasons. -- Marty Callinan, ESPN Stats & InfoAl KalinePosition(s) Right field, first baseTeams Detroit Tigers (1953-74)Honors 18-time All-Star (1955-67*, 71, 74), 10 Gold Gloves (57-59, 61-67), Hall of Fame (80)*Played in two All-Star Games in 59, 60, 61Championships 1 -- Detroit (1968)Career stats 297/.376/.480, OPS -- .855, Hits -- 3,007, HRs -- 399, RBIs --1,582Did you know? Al Kaline hit 399 home runs in a 22-season career, the most of any player who never hit 30 home runs in a season. Kaline was known for his defense as much as his offense. His 10 Gold Glove Awards are tied for third-most by an outfielder, trailing only Roberto Clemente and Willie Mays, who had 12 each. -- Simon Harmon KillebrewPosition(s) First base, third base, left fieldTeams Washington Senators (1954-60), Minnesota Twins (61-74), Kansas City Royals (75)Honors MVP (1969), 13-time All-Star (59*, 61*, 63-71), Hall of Fame (84)*Played in two All-Star Games in 59 and 61Championships NoneCareer stats .256/.376/.509, OPS -- .884, Hits -- 2,086, HRs - 573, RBIs -- 1,584Did you know? Killebrew ranks in the top 15 all time in home runs (573, 12th) and walks (1,559, 15th). In 1969, Killebrew led the American League with 49 home runs, 140 RBIs and 145 walks. Only two other players reached all three of those totals in a single season: Babe Ruth for the 1921 Yankees and Mark McGwire for the 1998 Cardinals. -- SimonBrooks RobinsonPosition(s) Third baseTeams Baltimore Orioles (1955-77)Honors 18-time All-Star (1960-74*), 16 Gold Gloves (60-75), MVP (1964), All-Star MVP (66), World Series MVP (70), Hall of Fame (83)*Played in two All-Star Games in 60, 61 and 62Championships 2 -- Baltimore (1966, 70)Career stats .267/.322/.401, OPS -- .723, Hits -- 2,848, HRs -- 268, RBIs -- 1,357Did you know? Robinson is best known for his glove work, particularly during the 1970 World Series. But Robinson came through with the bat in postseason play, too. That year, he hit .485 combining the ALCS and World Series, going 16-for-33 in eight games. Thats the third-highest batting average by a player with at least 25 at-bats in a single postseason since the format went to multiple rounds in 1969. Only Manny Ramirez (2008 Dodgers, .520) and Billy Hatcher (1990 Reds, .519) rank higher. -- SimonChipper JonesPosition(s) Third baseTeams Atlanta Braves (1993, 1995-2012)Honors Eight-time All-Star (1996-98, 2000-01, 08, 11-12), MVP (99), two Silver Sluggers (99-2000)?Championships 1 -- Atlanta (1995)Career stats .303/.401/.529, OPS -- .930, Hits -- 2,726, HRs -- 468, RBIs -- 1,623Did you know? Jones finished his career with a .303 batting average, .401 on-base percentage and .529 slugging percentage. He is the only switch-hitter in major league history to post a .300/.400/.500 slash line, playing in at least 1,000 career games. -- Simon Hydro Flask Kaffe . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. Hydro Flask 40 OZ Danmark . Arsenal failed to take full advantage of its main rivals stumbles on Saturday as substitute Gerard Deulofeu levelled with a hard shot from a tight angle in the 84th minute to give Everton a deserved point. Ahead of a crucial fortnight that will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea. http://www.danmarkhydroflask.com/ . The catch: It needs a lot of money, and it needs it fast. BALTIMORE -- Matt Wieters hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Jason Grilli in the eighth inning, leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.The Orioles pulled within three games of the first-place Blue Jays, who had won four in a row.Michael Saunders tied it at 3 with a two-run homer against Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez in the seventh.Jonathan Schoop walked with two outs in the Baltimore eighth and Wieters followed with a drive to right off Grilli (4-2) for his 12th homer of the season.Brad Brach (8-2) picked up the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Zach Britton got his league-leading 39th save.METS 7, MARLINS 4NEW YORK -- Curtis Granderson came off the bench and homered twice, powering the Mets to the victory.Asdrubal Cabrera extended his recent tear at the plate, hitting a two-run homer in his return to the lineup after missing one start due to a sore left knee. Rookie right-hander Seth Lugo (2-2) pitched six effective innings and Jeurys Familia earned his major league-leading 43rd save as the Mets won for the eighth time in 10 games.By taking the first two games of the four-game series, New York (68-64) moved ahead of slumping Miami for second place in the NL East.Christian Yelich hit a two-run homer for the Marlins, who have dropped four straight and six of eight overall. Tom Koehler (9-10) got the loss.NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 2PHILADELPHIA -- Max Scherzer struck out 11 in eight innings, helping Washington to the road win.Scherzer (15-7) allowed two runs and three hits. Mark Melancon pitched a scoreless ninth for his 37th save.Phillies starter Jerad Eickhoff (9-13), who had walked just six batters in his last eight starts, issued three walks and yielded five hits and three runs through six innings.Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer in the seventh for Philadelphia, which has dropped six of eight to fall 12 games below .500.CUBS 3, PIRATES 0CHICAGO -- Kyle Hendricks threw seven dominant innings to lower the majors best ERA to 2.09 and Anthony Rizzo homered in the Cubs 21st victory in August.Hendricks (13-7) allowed three hits and walked one. Carl Edwards Jr. worked the eighth and Aroldis Chapman finished the four-hitter for his 31st save as the Cubs improved to 21-6 this month, one win shy of the best August in franchise history set in 1932.Rizzo belted a two-run homer off Chad Kuhl (3-2) in the first and Miguel Montero added an RBI single as the Cubs improved to 84-47.Kuhl allowed four hits in five innings as the Pirates lost their second straight after winning four in a row.INDIANS 5, TWINS 4CLEVELAND -- Francisco Lindor drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning and Cleveland extended Minnesotas losing streak to 12 games.Lindors double off Alex Wimmers (0-1) snapped a 4-4 tie and helped the Indians maintain their lead over second-place Detroit in the AL Central.Rajai Davis hit a three-run homer and Jason Kipnis added a solo shot for Cleveland, which trailed 4-1 in the second after the Twins knocked around Josh Tomlin. Dan Otero (4-1) pitched 2 2/3 hitless innings, Bryan Shaw worked out of a jam in the seventh and Andrew Miller got five outs for his third save since joining Cleveland.Minnesotas current slide is the thiird longest in club history. Hydro Flask Billig. The Twins lost 13 straight in 1961 and a team-record 14 consecutive games in 1982.TIGERS 8, WHITE SOX 4DETROIT -- Ian Kinsler homered and drove in four runs, helping Detroit rally for the win.Kinsler came into the game hitting .085 (4 for 47) in his last 13 games, but he hit a two-run homer in the fifth and added a two-run single in Detroits four-run sixth inning.JaCoby Jones had two hits and two RBI for the Tigers in his major league debut. Bruce Rondon (5-2) picked up the win in relief of Daniel Norris, who allowed three runs in five innings.Todd Frazier homered for Chicago. Matt Albers (2-6) got the loss.CARDINALS 2, BREWERS 1, 10 INNINGSMILWAUKEE -- Zach Duke stranded the bases loaded with a strikeout in the 10th after Randal Grichuk hit an RBI single in the top half of the inning, lifting St. Louis to the road win.Seung Hwan Oh (4-2) pitched out of a jam in the ninth to get the win. Duke got his first save with the Cardinals by striking out pinch-hitter Manny Pina after Matt Bowman walked three batters.The Cardinals Jhonny Peralta led off the 10th with a single off Corey Knebel (0-2) and moved to third on Yadier Molinas ground-rule double. Jeremy Hazelbaker, who ran for Peralta, scored the winning run on Grichuks flare to right.St. Louis Adam Wainwright and Milwaukees Wily Peralta dueled for seven innings, leaving a 1-1 game for the bullpens.ASTROS 3, ATHLETICS 1HOUSTON -- Collin McHugh threw six scoreless innings for Houston, and Colby Rasmus and Evan Gattis homered.Rasmus put Houston up 1-0 with a homer in the second inning in his first at-bat since returning from the 15-day disabled list. Rasmus went on the DL on Aug. 5 with a cyst in his right ear.Gattis hit a solo homer in the seventh to make it 3-0.McHugh (9-10) allowed four hits and struck out five. Ken Giles pitched the ninth for his sixth save.Houston remained two games behind Baltimore for the second AL wild card.Oaklands Kendall Graveman (10-9) allowed three runs and four hits in seven innings.RAYS 4, RED SOX 3BOSTON -- Evan Longoria broke a tie with a solo homer in the eighth inning, clearing Fenway Parks Green Monster and rallying Tampa Bay to the victory.Tampa Bays Luke Maile hit a two-run drive with two outs in the seventh for his second career homer. Enny Romero (2-0) pitched a scoreless seventh for the win and Alex Colome got three outs for his 29th save.Hanley Ramirez hit his 18th homer and drove in two runs for Boston. Clay Buchholz (5-10) took the loss, pitching the eighth and allowing Longorias 31st homer.BRAVES 7, PADRES 3ATLANTA -- Julio Teheran won for the first time in 10 starts, and Braves rookie Dansby Swanson drove in three runs.Teheran began the night with the lowest run support in the major leagues, but the two-time All-Star used a rare offensive outburst by Atlanta to earn his first home victory since last Oct. 2, a span of 14 starts.Oswaldo Arcia homered for San Diego. Edwin Jackson (3-5) was charged with five runs and seven hits in 2 2/3 innings.Teheran (4-9) allowed two runs and struck out eight in seven innings. ' ' '