Many outstanding baseball players have worn number eight, but which was the best? The field of the best I think can be reasonably narrowed down to Yogi Berra, Gary Carter, Joe Morgan, Cal Ripken Jr., Willie Stargell, and Carl Yastrzemski. On first blush, I would rank them like this:
1. Yastrzemski
2. Berra
3. Carter
4. Morgan
5. Ripken
6. Stargell