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Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Aug 12.

1) Christy Mathewson (1880)
Mathewson was one of the Majors' greatest pitchers, compiling 373 wins with a 2.13 ERA over a 17-year career spent primarily with the New York Giants. Along with Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner, Mathewson was among the five original electees into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936. Mathewson won 20 games in his first big league season in 1902, and then from 1903-14, he won at least 22 games each season. He guided the Giants to their first World Series title in '05, going 3-0 in three complete-game shutouts. Mathewson also won the pitching triple crown (leading one's league in wins, ERA and strikeouts) twice (1905, '08).

2) Ray Schalk (1892)
The son of German immigrants, Schalk grew up in Litchfield, Ill., and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1955 by the Veterans Committee. He caught four no-hitters (including a perfect game) during his 18-year career spent mostly with the White Sox, but one of them was retroactively removed from his record when rules regarding no-nos were revised in '91. Although he was a member of the 1919 Black Sox team that threw the World Series to the Reds, historians note that Schalk was clean and didn't partake in the scandal. In 1,762 games, he posted a modest .253 average with just 11 homers, but it was work behind the plate that brought him notoriety.

3) Fred Hutchinson (1919)
Hutchinson went 95-71 with a 3.73 ERA over 10 years and missed four seasons (1942-45) when he enlisted in the Navy following the attack on Pearl Harbor. He spent 12 years managing the Tigers, Cardinals and Reds, but in '63, his life took a dramatic turn when he was diagnosed by his brother, Bill, with inoperable lung cancer. Following Hutchinson's death one year later at age 45, Bill Hutchinson created a center dedicated to studying the disease. The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center opened in '75. The Hutch Award was created in '65 and given each year to a Major Leaguer who best exemplifies the courage and fighting spirit of Hutchinson, both on and off the field.

4) Julio Urías (1996)
Urías won a Major League-best 20 games in 2021 with a dazzling 2.96 ERA, but the Dodgers' lefty finished seventh in the National League Cy Young Award voting. He racked up 195 K's with just 38 walks over 185 2/3 innings. During the '20 postseason, Urías went 4-0 with a 1.17 ERA in six outings (two starts). During Game 6 of the Fall Classic, Urías pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to give Los Angeles its seventh World Series championship.

5) Jose Tabata (1988)
Tabata posted a .275 average over six seasons with the Pirates, but it's what happened on June 20, 2015, vs. the Nationals is perhaps the most memorable moment of his career. Pinch-hitting for reliever Vance Worley in the ninth inning, Tabata stepped to the plate against Max Scherzer, who at that point was hurling a perfect game. Tabata fouled off Scherzer's first two offerings and then took two balls to even the count. Following three more foul balls, Scherzer's next pitch was inside, and Tabata dipped his left elbow into the pitch. As Washington fans rained down boos, Tabata trotted down to first base. Scherzer would have to settle for a no-hitter.

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Bob Buhl (1928)
Buhl won 166 games over 15 big league seasons and won a World Series title with the Milwaukee Braves in 1957. He went 109-72 with a 3.27 ERA in 10 seasons with the Braves from '53-62, making the National League All-Star team in '60. At the tail end of his career, he was traded for a future Hall of Famer. On April 21, 1966, Buhl and Cubs teammate Larry Jackson were traded to Philadelphia in exchange for first baseman John Herrnstein, outfielder Adolpho Phillips and right-hander Fergie Jenkins. Buhl was released by the Phillies a year later while Jenkins would start laying the groundwork for his Cooperstown plaque. Buhl was added to the Milwaukee Braves Wall of Honor at Miller Park in 2018.

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