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1. Jackie Robinson

If you are a die hard Dodgers fan or a baseball fan in general you know who Jackie Robinson is. Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color barrier in 1947. He deserves the number 1 spot because of his talent. Jackie was a 6 time all star. He won the 1955 World Series. Jackie was an NL MVP and rookie of the year. He was an NL batting champion. Jackie won the NL stolen base award 2 times. He has his jersey number (42) retired by ALL teams.

2. Roger Hornsby

The next person on the list is Roger Hornsby. If you don't know who Roger Hornsby is, that's okay. Roger played for the St.Louis Cardinals before they were the Cardinals. But, that's not why he is at the number 2 spot. He is here because he was a World Series champion. Roger was a 2 time NL MVP. He won the Triple Crown twice. Roger was a 7 time NL batting champion. He was a 2 time NL home run champion. Roger Hornsby was also a 4 time NL RBI champion. He is in the Cardinals Hall of Fame. Roger is on the Major League All-Time and All- Century team. He was inducted into the MLB Hall of fame in 1942. Roger got 78.1% of the votes. These are the reasons why he's at the number 2 spot.

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