The Sporting News is nothing short of the most respected and legendary magazine / newspaper in sports history. Their coverage of baseball has no rival and they are simply the most respected source of baseball statistics anywhere. Listed below are the players chosen by The Sporting News as the '50 Greatest Sluggers'.
Rank Name - 50 Fred McGriff
49 Dale Murphy
48 Carl Yastrzemski
47 Andre Dawson
46 Eddie Murray
45 Dave Winfield
44 George Foster
43 Jim Rice
42 Boog Powell
41 Chuck Klein
40 Johnny Bench
39 Frank Thomas
38 Ted Kluszewski
37 Greg Luzinski
36 Dick Allen
35 Roger Maris
34 Ernie Banks
33 Hack Wilson
32 Dave Kingman
31 Cecil Fielder
30 Juan Gonzalez
29 Barry Bonds
28 Albert Belle
27 Duke Snider
26 Johnny Mize
25 Stan Musial
24 Joe DiMaggio
23 Rocky Colavito
22 Willie Stargell
21 Sammy Sosa
20 Mel Ott
19 Jose Canseco
18 Frank Howard
17 Eddie Mathews
16 Frank Robinson
15 Hank Greenberg
14 Ralph Kiner
13 Lou Gehrig
12 Ken Griffey, Jr.
11 Willie McCovey
10 Mike Schmidt
9 Ted Williams
8 Reggie Jackson
7 Harmon Killebrew
6 Willie Mays
5 Hank Aaron
4 Mickey Mantle
3 Jimmie Foxx
2 Mark McGwire
1 Babe Ruth
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