Top 5 - Baseball Players from Texas

Here are who I consider the top 5 baseball players from Texas.

1. Rogers Hornsby - in 1922 he hit 42 HR and still hit over .400 (.401). Career batting average of .359 is second only to Ty Cobb's .364
2. Joe Morgan - perhaps the best 2nd baseman the game has ever seen (still a lousy announcer though)
3. Tris Speaker - Bill James has Tris Speaker ranked ahead of Joe DiMaggio in terms of all-time centerfielders. That speaks volumes.
4. Greg Maddux - 344 wins and counting
5. (tie) Frank Robinson - won the MVP in both the NL and in the AL (tie) Ernie Banks - Mr. Cub - 2 time MVP and 14 time All-Star (tie) Eddie Mathews - 12 time All-Star who finished his career with 512 HR (tie) Nolan Ryan - the all-time strikeout king

An embarrassment of riches for Texas. This was the hardest state to rank the players because they are all so great. If you had to pick a single player for 5th place - who do you go with? In case you are wondering - Roger Clemens is not on the list because he was born in Ohio.