[[zoony: Ted Williams was (is) the greatest hitter in Major League history.]] Rousseau
By a slim consensus, it seems, although a good argument can bemade for Ruth (and an argument can also be made for Cobb). Rose, his record notwithstanding, isn’t even remotely arguable as one of the top ten in history. Indeed, you’d be hard-pressed to credibly argue that he was one of the top 25.