1. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
There’s a reason the New York Yankees of the late 1920s earned the nickname “Murderers’ Row.” It’s because of the fearsome hitters who batted third and fourth in the lineup: Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. The two sluggers had Hall of Fame careers in their own right, but their accomplishments in 10 years as teammates are virtually unparalleled.
With Ruth and Gehrig in the lineup, New York won three World Series Titles. The duo hit home runs in the same inning 19 different times while with the Yankees, and they collectively mashed more than 600 home runs while playing together. Both players have become legendary icons in the sport of baseball, and their legacies have come to define the sport — even more than a century after they took the field for the first time.