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Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for April 19:

1) Joe Mauer (1983)

One of the greatest catchers in MLB history, Mauer was a six-time All-Star with five AL Silver Slugger Awards and three Gold Glove Awards. In his 15-year career, spent entirely with Minnesota, Mauer tallied 2,123 hits and a .306 average. His batting average in his 2009 AL MVP season (.365) still ranks No. 4 on the list of Twins all-time single-season averages.

2) Bucky Walters (1909)

The 1939 season was a big one for Walters. Not only did he win the NL MVP Award, but he also led the league in wins (27), complete games (31) and innings (319). The following season, Walters helped propel the Reds to a World Series championship, leading the NL in ERA (2.48), complete games (29) and innings (305) for a second consecutive year. He recorded a 1.50 ERA in two starts that postseason. Like Mauer, Walters was also a six-time All-Star.

3) Frank Viola (1960)

The 1988 AL Cy Young Award winner, Viola made his mark with the Twins before stints with the Mets, Red Sox, Reds and Blue Jays. The three-time All-Star won the 1987 World Series with Minnesota, when he went 3-1 in the postseason and allowed just three home runs across 31 1/3 innings, good enough for Viola to be named the World Series MVP.

4) Whitey Kurowski (1918)

Kurowski achieved recognition early in his career, when he hit a tie-breaking home run in the ninth inning of the deciding Game 5 of the 1942 World Series to secure the championship for the Cardinals. He won two more World Series in St. Louis (1944 and ‘46) and was a five-time All-Star. And, from 1943-1947, Kurowski finished each season in the top 10 in the league in home runs.

5) Jackie Bradley Jr. (1990)

A streaky hitter, Bradley Jr. turned heads in 2018 when he was named the ALCS MVP after hitting a bases-clearing double in Game 2, a grand slam in Game 3 and a two-run home run in Game 4. He and the Red Sox went on to win the World Series that year and Bradley Jr. won his first AL Gold Glove Award. The center fielder also made the All-Star team in 2016.

Other notables:

José Cruz (1974)

Cruz won one NL Gold Glove for his work in the outfield in 2003 with the Giants.

Zach Duke (1983)

A 15-year veteran, Duke racked up 69 wins and 854 strikeouts. He made his only All-Star team in 2009 with the Pirates.

Spike Owen (1961)

In 1986, Owen led the AL in double plays turned as a shortstop (133). After his 13-year MLB career, Owen returned to the Minors as a manager in 2015, and managed teams in 2017 and 2018, too.

Chas McCormick (1995)

McCormick made his Major League debut on April 1, 2021, after joining the Astros’ roster during the 2020 postseason but not seeing playing time.

John Wyatt (1935)

A solid reliever, Wyatt led the Majors in games pitched (81) in 1964, when he made his only All-Star team and recorded 20 saves -- the fourth-most in the AL.

George Sherrill (1977)

Sherrill made the AL All-Star team in 2008 when he recorded 31 saves for the Orioles.

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