Top 5 - Baseball Players from Maryland

Here are who I consider the top 5 players born in Maryland.

1. Babe Ruth - very easy choice as #1
2. Lefty Grove - Hall of Fame pitcher - Bill James ranks Grove as the second best starting pitcher of all-time
3. Jimmy Foxx - Hall of Fame 1st bseman - 9-time All-Star and 3-time MVP - career .325 batting average AND 534 HR
4. Cal Ripken - 19-time All-Star and 2-time MVP (you can flop #3 and #4 if you like but I place Ripken a notch below Foxx)
5. Al Kaline - Hall of Fame outfielder - 15-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove winner

There was a lot more talent in Maryland than I was aware of. Five spots and five top Hall of Fame players. Impressive.