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Its here: The countdown of All-Time #MLBRank moves into the Top 100 baseball players across all positions.To create our list, an ESPN expert panel voted on thousands of head-to-head matchups of 162 players based on peak performance and career value.The Top 100 will roll out this week, and we start with Nos. 100-91.Weve also ranked players by position: LHP | RHP | Catchers | Shortstops | Third basemen | Second basemen | First basemen | Left fielders | Center fielders | Right fieldersAll-Time #MLBRank: 100-91If you want to get involved in the discussion or just follow along, #MLBRank?is the Twitter hashtag to use. You also can follow along @BBTN?and on Facebook.Al SimmonsPosition(s) Left field, center fieldTeams Philadelphia As (1924-32, 40-41, 44), Chicago White Sox (33-35), Detroit Tigers (36), Washington Senators (37-38), Boston Bees (39), Cincinnati Reds (39), Boston Red Sox (43)Honors Three-time AL All-Star (1933-35), Hall of Fame (53)Championships 2 -- Philadelphia (1929, 30)Career stats .334/.380/.535, OPS -- .915, hits -- 2,927, HRs -- 307, RBIs -- 1,828Did you know? From 1925 to 1934, Simmons was one of the games all-time great hitters. In that decade he hit .359, averaged 200 hits and 128 RBIs per season, and only twice struck out more than 50 times in a season. Simmons took full advantage of his home field (Shibe Park), twice driving in 100 runs there. Hes the only player to drive in 100 runs at home in two separate seasons. -- Mark Simon, Stats & InfoMike PiazzaPosition(s) Catcher, first baseTeams Los Angeles Dodgers (1992-98), Florida Marlins (98), New York Mets (1998 to 2005), San Diego Padres (06), Oakland As (07)Honors NL Rookie of the Year (1993),?12-time NL All-Star (1993-98, 1999 to 2002, 04-05), 10 Silver Sluggers (1993 to 2002), All-Star MVP (1996), Hall of Fame (16)Championships NoneCareer stats .308/.377/.545, OPS -- .922, hits -- 2,127, HRs -- 427, RBIs -- 1,335Did you know? Piazza had a .308 batting average and hit 427 home runs in his career. Hes one of 15 players (and the only one whose primary position was catcher) to have a .300 batting average and hit 400 home runs. The next-most home runs among the eight catchers with at least 3,000 plate appearances and a .300 batting average is 216, by Victor Martinez. -- SimonWillie StargellPosition(s) Left field, first baseTeams Pittsburgh Pirates (1962-82)Honors Seven-time All-Star (64-66, 71-73, 78),?World Series MVP (1979), NL MVP (79), Hall of Fame (88)Championships 2 -- Pittsburgh (1971, 79)Career stats .282/.360/.529, OPS -- .889, hits -- 2,232, HRs -- 475, RBIs -- 1,540Did you know? At the time he shared NL MVP honors with Keith Hernandez in 1979, Willie Stargell was the oldest to win the award (age 39, since surpassed by Barry Bonds at age 42). Stargell had been MVP-worthy many times previously. From 1971 to 1973, he averaged 42 home runs and 119 RBIs per season with a .999 OPS. Stargell not only won MVP in 1979 but NLCS and World Series MVP, too. Hes the only player to win all three in a season. -- SimonPete AlexanderPosition(s) Right-handed pitcherTeams Philadelphia Phillies (1911-17, 30), Chicago Cubs (18-26), St. Louis Cardinals (26-29)Honors Hall of Fame (1938)Championships 1 -- St. Louis (1926)Career stats W-L: 373-208, 90 shutouts, 5,190 innings pitched, 2.56 ERA, 2,198 strikeouts, 1.121 WHIPDid you know? Alexander played 20 seasons for three teams and has 373 career wins, tied with Christy Mathewson for third-most all time. He won 28 games as a rookie in 1911, the most by a rookie in the modern era. Alexander led the league in ERA five times between 1915 and 1920, all with sub-2.00 ERAs. -- Jacob Nitzberg,?Stats & InfoJeff BagwellPosition(s) First baseTeams Houston Astros (1991 to 2005)Honors Rookie of the year (1991), MVP (94), Gold Glove (94), four-time All-Star (94, 96-97, 99) three Silver Sluggers (94, 97, 99)Championships NoneCareer stats .297/.408/.540 OPS -- .948, hits -- 2,314, HRs -- 449, RBI --1,529Did you know? The only MVP in Astros history (1994), Bagwell is one of only two players in major league history with two 40-homer, 30-stolen-base seasons. (Barry Bonds is the other.) In 2000, Bagwell scored 152 runs, the most in a season since Lou Gehrig scored 167 in 1936. -- Dan Braunstein,?Stats & InfoRyne SandbergPosition(s) Second baseTeams Philadelphia Phillies (1981), Chicago Cubs (82-94, 96-97)Honors Nine Gold Gloves (1983-91),?MVP (84), 10-time All-Star (84-93), seven Silver Sluggers (84-85, 88-92), Hall of Fame (05)Championships NoneCareer stats .285/.344/.452, OPS -- .795, hits -- 2,386, HRs -- 282, RBIs -- 1,061Did you know? Sandbergs nine Gold Glove Awards are one shy of the most by a second baseman (Roberto Alomar). He had an NL-record 123-game errorless streak at second base in 1990, a mark that was broken by another Cubs second baseman, Darwin Barney, in 2012. -- SimonCarl HubbellPosition(s) Left-handed starterTeams New York Giants (1928-43)Honors Two-time MVP (1933, 36), nine-time All-Star (33-38, 40-42), Hall of Fame (47)Championships 1 -- New York (1933)Career stats W-L: 253-154, 36 shutouts, 3,590 1/3 innings pitched,?2.98 ERA,?1,677 strikeouts, 1.166 WHIPDid you know? Hubbell cracked the whip when it came to WHIP, as he led the NL in that stat six times in a 16-year career, in which he won 253 games for the New York Giants. Hubbell was the first of four pitchers to lead his league in that stat in four straight seasons. The others are Sandy Koufax, Johan Santana and Clayton Kershaw. -- SimonFelix HernandezPosition(s) Right-handed starterTeams Seattle Mariners (2005-present)Honors Six-time All-Star (2009, 2011-15),?AL Cy Young (2010)Championships NoneCareer stats* W-L: 147-105, 11 shutouts, 2,325 1/3 innings pitched, 3.11 ERA, 2,195 strikeouts, 1.172 WHIP*Stats through July 17.Did you know? Hernandez is the Mariners all-time leader in wins (146) and strikeouts (2,195). He started 30 or more games in each of the past 10 seasons, the most such seasons and longest streak in franchise history. In 2012, he threw the 23rd perfect game in major league history, the most recent one in the major leagues. -- NitzbergAdrian BeltrePosition(s) Third baseTeams Los Angeles Dodgers (1998 to 2004), Seattle Mariners (05-09), Boston Red Sox (10), Texas Rangers (11-present)Honors NL Silver Slugger (04), three AL Silver Sluggers (10-11, 14), four AL Gold Gloves (07-08, 11-12), four-time AL All-Star (2010-12, 14)Championships NoneCareer stats* 285/.337/.476, OPS -- .813, hits -- 2,857, HRs -- 425, RBIs -- 1,522*Stats through July 17.Did you know? Beltre ranks third in home runs and second in RBIs by a third baseman (and hes quickly closing in on Mike Schmidt for the lead in the latter). Next season, he should join George Brett and Wade Boggs as the only players whose primary position was third base to reach the 3,000-hit mark. -- SimonCurt SchillingPosition(s) Right-handed starterTeams Baltimore Orioles (1988-90), Houston Astros (1991), Philadelphia Phillies (1992 to 2000), Arizona Diamondbacks (2000-03), Boston Red Sox (2004-07)Honors Five-time NL All-Star (1997-99, 2001-02), AL All-Star (04), World Series MVP (01)Championships 3 -- Arizona (2001), Boston (04, 07)Career stats W-L: 216-146, 20 shutouts, 3,261 innings pitched, 3.46 ERA, 3,116 strikeouts, 1.137 WHIPDid you know? Schilling made his mark in postseason play, going 11-2 with a 2.23 ERA. He is one of two pitchers to throw a complete game in which he allowed one run or fewer in four consecutive playoff starts, which he did from 1993 to 2001. The other is Christy Mathewson, who did it for the Giants spanning 1905 to 1911. -- Simon Dave Concepcion Jersey . 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They had guys around the net trying to screen and tip, but it worked out all right in the end.It has worked out for Fleury, too.Fleury, who led the Penguins to a Stanley Cup in 2009, lost his starting job to Matt Murray after sustaining the second of two concussions late in the regular season last spring. That opened the door for the 22-year-old Murray to backstop the Penguins to their fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history.Murray, however, broke his hand during the World Cup of Hockey and Fleury has stepped up in his absence, stopping 73 of 77 shots in two wins.Were not surprised by it, defenseman Trevor Daley said. Thats just Marc, thats the way he is. Hes a great goalie.Ian Cole and Conor Sheary also scored for the defending champion Penguins, who won their fourth straight home game against Anaheim and are 6-1 in their last seven games overall against the Ducks.Chris Kunitz got his 200th assist with the Penguins in his 500th game with the team. Kunitz, who was acquired from Anaheim in 2009, became the 18th player and fifth active to play 500 games with Pittsburgh.Anaheims Corey Perry scored his first of the season and 13th goal in 14 games against Pittsburgh. Cam Fowler scored on the power play for the Ducks, who havent won in Pittsburgh in more than four years.Jonathan Bernier stopped 42 shots in his debut with the Ducks after being acquired from Toronto in the offseason. Bernier got the start over Pittsburgh native John Gibson, who allowed six goals during each of the previous two starts in his hometown.We knew it would be a quick game with their speed and the way they like to play, Perry said. I thought we had a great start, but I thought we relaxed a little bit in the first period and they took it to us. We had to start playing catch-up.Crosby remains day-to-day wwith a concussion sustained during practice last week.dddddddddddd The Conn Smythe Trophy winner missed practice Friday, but skated on his own Saturday morning before sitting out the teams optional morning skate.Evgeni Malkin, the 2011-12 NHL MVP, had one assist to help the Penguins improve to 96-49-18 in 163 regular-season games without Crosby.The Ducks are still looking for their first win under returning coach Randy Carlyle, who is back on the bench for his second stint with the team. Carlyle, who was with the team from 2005-11, is the Ducks all-time winningest coach and led the franchise to a Stanley Cup in 2007.To me, its too early, Carlyle said. Our teams not playing to the level thats required right now from our group.Fleury turned aside 12 shots in the first 10 minutes, including a sharp pad save on Chris Wagner from the top of the crease. That allowed Cole to put the Penguins in front with a seeing-eye shot from the point.The Ducks tied it soon after, cashing in on a two-man advantage, as Fowler beat Fleury with a slap shot from the right faceoff dot.Shearys goal early in the second period gave the Penguins a 2-1 lead. Bernier misplayed the puck along the side of the net and Sheary scored after a scrum in front.The puck was kind of bouncing around the crease, Sheary said. The ref had a good angle and Im glad he didnt blow it down because Bernier didnt have possession. I kind of whacked away at it and it went in.Kessel extended the lead with a power-play goal, but Perry cut the deficit to 3-2 less than three minutes later. Fleury made the initial pad save off the faceoff, but Perry scored on the rebound.Fleury shut the door the rest of the way.I thought Marc was great and he made some timely saves when we broke down, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said.Game notes The Penguins paid tribute to players from the franchises first decade on Saturday as part of a 50th-season celebration. ... Anaheim scratched Clayton Stoner, Simon Despres and Emerson Etem. Derrick Pouliot and Matt Murray were scratched for Pittsburgh.UP NEXTDucks: Continue a season-opening five-game road swing at the New York Islanders on Sunday.Penguins: Host Colorado on Monday. ' ' '