All Time New York Yankees vs. All Time Boston Red Sox

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I have a bit of an obsession with baseball history so I thought it'd be neat to compare an assembly of each team's best players to see who's better. If this goes over well I can do other ones like Giants/Dodgers, Cubs/Cardinals, or any other one if somebody has a request.

But first up it's the sport's best rivalry. The players are basically picked on if they made some sort of significant contribution to the team moreso than how long they played there. Also I'm not overlapping players. Ruth is a Yankee and Boggs and Clemens are Red Sox.

New York Yankees (aka New York Highlanders, Baltimore Orioles)

Batting:
C - Yogi Berra
1B - Lou Gehrig
2B - Tony Lazzeri
SS - Derek Jeter
3B - Alex Rodriguez
OF - Babe Ruth
OF - Joe DiMaggio
OF - Mickey Mantle
DH - Reggie Jackson

Bench:
C - Bill Dickey
1B - Don Mattingly
SS - Phil Rizzuto
OF - Bernie Williams
OF - Dave Winfield

Rotation:
Whitey Ford
Lefty Gomez
Ron Guidry
Mel Sottlemyre
Andy Pettitte
Catfish Hunter

Bullpen:
Mariano Rivera
Rich Gossage
Dave Righetti
Steve Hamilton
Sparky Lyle


Boston Red Sox (aka Boston Americans):

Batting:
C - Carlton Fisk
1B - Jimmie Foxx
2B - Bobby Doerr
SS - Nomar Garciaparra
3B - Wade Boggs
OF - Ted Williams
OF - Carl Yastrzemski
OF - Tris Speaker
DH - David Ortiz

Bench:
C - Jason Varitek
1B - Mo Vaughn
SS - Johnny Pesky
OF - Jim Rice
OF - Manny Ramirez

Rotation:
Cy Young
Roger Clemens
Lefty Grove
Pedro Martinez
Joe Wood

Bullpen:
Bob Stanley
Dennis Eckersley
Dick Radatz
Ellis Kinder
Lee Smith
Keith Foulke


Discuss, debate, compare, contrast, complain, whine, moan. Let's hear it.