# Who is the greatest Right Fielder of all time? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 12, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521 "2012-03-12T02:24:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/1 "2012-03-12T02:24:27Z")
A simple one vote poll and feel free to explain your vote or argue over others. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/2 "2012-03-12T13:08:29Z")
I thought this one was going to be pretty one sided. Why the vote for Kaline though? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/3 "2012-03-12T13:10:24Z")
Babe Ruth is the Babe Ruth of baseball. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/4 "2012-03-12T15:58:08Z")
I voted for Ruth for the simple reason that he defined a generation and hit the most steroid-free homers. Best RF arm I would give to Clemente, and the best fielder to Kaline. Kaline didn’t make the highlight reel type catches, he simply got a good jump on the ball and sort of glided where he had to be. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/5 "2012-03-12T17:05:38Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I voted for Ruth for the simple reason that he defined a generation and **hit the most steroid-free homers.** 😕 Was there some “Hank Aaron used steriods” story I missed? ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/6 "2012-03-12T17:22:42Z")
5 people need to brush up on their baseball history. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/7 "2012-03-12T17:28:25Z")
Except for one I’m doing really good at picking the one no one else picks. I might do better if I knew anything about baseball. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/8 "2012-03-12T18:12:59Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Babe Ruth is the Babe Ruth of baseball. True, although Cy Young is the Cy Young of pitching, and he currently has 0 votes in the Starting Pitcher poll. ---
**Author:** ![Yaxche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@Yaxche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yaxche)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/9 "2012-03-12T18:15:19Z")
Ruth, of course. This one only gets interesting if you remove him from the category. I think the argument between Aaron/Clemente would be much more interesting. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/10 "2012-03-12T18:32:08Z")
> [@Jas09](#): > > 😕 Was there some “Hank Aaron used steriods” story I missed? Oh fuck a duck! My apologies to Hank! I forgot about him. OK, the second most steroid-free homers. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/11 "2012-03-12T18:34:34Z")
Ichiro! ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/12 "2012-03-12T18:37:04Z")
> [@Jas09](#): > > 😕 Was there some “Hank Aaron used steriods” story I missed? > [@BobLibDem](#): > > Oh fuck a duck! My apologies to Hank! I forgot about him. OK, the second most steroid-free homers. Hank Aaron admitted in his autobiography that he used amphetamines. So yes - you DID miss the “Hank Aaron used steroids” story. ---
**Author:** ![Fact\_of\_the\_Matter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Fact\_of\_the\_Matter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fact_of_the_Matter)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/13 "2012-03-12T18:44:38Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Hank Aaron admitted in his autobiography that he used amphetamines. So yes - you DID miss the “Hank Aaron used steroids” story. Amphetamines are not steroids. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/14 "2012-03-12T19:03:30Z")
> [@Fact\_of\_the\_Matter](#): > > Amphetamines are not steroids. Correct. Please amend my statement to “Yes, you did miss the ‘Hank Aaron used performance enhancing drugs’ story”. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/15 "2012-03-12T19:10:04Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Correct. Please amend my statement to “Yes, you did miss the ‘Hank Aaron used performance enhancing drugs’ story”. Oh, I didn’t miss that. I was honestly confused as to whether something had come out about Aaron and steriods. I think it’s just a matter of time until something comes out about players using quite a bit earlier than most MLB fans currently think of as “the steroid era”. Now that I see **Bob** just forgot about Hammerin’ Hank I feel better. If we have to eliminate (suspected) greenie users with all the (suspected) steroid users the HoF is gonna get awfully empty. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/16 "2012-03-12T19:10:33Z")
This seems like a ten way tie to me (although I still have a sour taste in my mouth regarding George Herman, so fuck him). I’ll throw a bone to Ott. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/17 "2012-03-12T20:11:10Z")
> [@](#): > > I’ll throw a bone to Ott. Let me guess: You’re a cruciverbalist? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/18 "2012-03-12T20:33:06Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Let me guess: You’re a cruciverbalist? I’ve never been so tempted to use a ‘lol.’ I am a cruciverbalist; but in a very non-cruciverbalist turn … I had to look it up to know what it meant. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/19 "2012-03-13T01:14:24Z")
> [@Yaxche](#): > > Ruth, of course. This one only gets interesting if you remove him from the category. I think the argument between Aaron/Clemente would be much more interesting. Would it? It’s pretty clear that Aaron was much better. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521/20 "2012-03-13T02:08:51Z")
Yeah, Aaron is a clear #2; #3 is a toss-up between Frank Robinson and Mel Ott; after that it’s a lot less clear. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-right-fielder-of-all-time/615521.md?page=2)