[Mick]

Arguably, if one were to select the best players by position in the history of the NY/SF Giants, one might end up with the following lineup (with career home runs):

Catcher -- Buster Posey, 158
First Baseman -- Willie McCovey, 521
Second Baseman -- Jeff Kent, 377
Shortstop -- Brandon Crawford, 146
Third Baseman -- Matt Williams, 378
Left Fielder -- Barry Bonds, 762
Right Fielder -- Mel Ott, 511
Center Fielder -- Willie Mays, 660
DH -- Orlando Cepeda, 379
Starting Pitcher -- Christy Mathewson

My question: Is this the best "franchise starting team" amongs all MLB franchises? The starters have 3,892 career regular season home runs amongst them. And Christy Mathewson has the 3rd most wins all-time among pitchers.

Could another franchise even come close? Yankees? A's? Red Sox? Cardinals? Dodgers?

[Mick]

Arguably, if one were to select the best players by position in the history of the NY/SF Giants, one might end up with the following lineup (with career home runs):

Catcher -- Buster Posey, 158
First Baseman -- Willie McCovey, 521
Second Baseman -- Jeff Kent, 377
Shortstop -- Brandon Crawford, 146
Third Baseman -- Matt Williams, 378
Left Fielder -- Barry Bonds, 762
Right Fielder -- Mel Ott, 511
Center Fielder -- Willie Mays, 660
DH -- Orlando Cepeda, 379
Starting Pitcher -- Christy Mathewson

My question: Is this the best "franchise starting team" amongs all MLB franchises? The starters have 3,892 career regular season home runs amongst them. And Christy Mathewson has the 3rd most wins all-time among pitchers.

Could another franchise even come close? Yankees? A's? Red Sox? Cardinals? Dodgers?