St. Louis Cardinals: 1 Ozzie Smith

Retired Numbers: 1, 2, 6, 9, 14, 17, 20, 42, 42, 45, 85

#1 Ozzie Smith(SS) San Diego( 1978-1981), St. Louis Cardinals( 1982-1996 )

Why is he great: Ozzie Smith cant be judged just by his stats but by his defensiveness and athleticism

Ozzie was above average for his hitting but defense is were he excelled. Not only did he score runs

he also stopped runs making him very valuable as a player. Its really hard to describe him with out

watching him play, but i know that if you'd watched him every day of the season you would know

how great he truly is.

Best Season: 1987 .303 BA(182 H) / .392 OBP/ 0 HR/ 75 RBI/ 89 BB/ 43 SB/ 40 2B

Carrer Stats: .262 AVG(2,460 H)/ 28 HR/ 793 RBI/ 580 SB

Records: 5th most steals in a carrer by a shortstop

Streaks: 13 straight Gold Gloves awarded

Greatest Moment: 1985 NLCS Game 5 Hits game-winning home run in the bottom of the 9th

Top Card:1979 Topps Ozzie Smith

There are 2 versions of this card, a topps one & a O Pee Chee. The Topps one sells for about $2,000

or higher.

Boston Red Sox: 4 Joe Cronin

Team: Boston Red Sox

Retired Numbers: 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 27, 42

#4 Joe Cronin(Shortstop): Pittsburgh Pirates(1926-1927), Washington Senators(1928-1934), Boston Red Sox(1935-1945)

Joe Cronin wasn't just your average baseball player. He didn't just think about hitting and defense but also managing. Joe was signed by the Pirates, but only played 50 games before being sold to the Washington Senators for $7,500. Cronin was assigned to the manger position while still playing Shortstop. The Senators went on to play in the 1933 World Series but ended up losing to the Giants. In 1934 the Washington Senators decided to trade Joe Cronin to the Boston Red Sox. Joe would only played 6 full seasons in which 4 of those he batted above .300. He was also successful as a manager achieving over a 1,000 wins with the Red Sox. Cronin retired as a player in 1945, and as a manager in 1947. He also served as the Red Sox GM for 12 years until being elected as the AL president.

Best Season: 1930 .346 BA(203 H)/.422 OBP/13 HR

Career Stats: .301 Ba(2,285 H)/.390 OBP

Top Records: 6th most RBI's by a SS, 4th most Doubles by a SS

Awards: Hall of Fame(inducted in 1956), 2nd place in 1933 AL MVP voting

Best Card: 2008 Prime Cut Joe Cronin Cut Auto 1/1