Top 100 MLB players of all time -- Nos. 50-26

Legendary teammates — and rivals — highlight the next 25 stars unveiled on our all-time MLB Top 100 list.

Today we crack the top half of our ranking with Nos. 50-26. On Tuesday, we presented the first half of our list and we'll finish with the top 25 on Thursday (see full methodology here).

Are the leaders of the Big Red Machine in the right order? Would you take Derek Jeter or Alex Rodriguez? Who's too high or too low? Let the debate continue!

The List: 100-51 | 50-26 | 25-1

Key links: Full rankings |Snubs | Debating our selections

Doolittle: The difficult case of Oscar Charleston

Team(s): Cleveland Indians (1936 to 1941, 1945 to 1956)

Stats: 266-162, 3.25 ERA, 2,581 SO, 3,827 IP, 65.2 bWAR

Primary position: Starting pitcher

What he's best known for: Feller was probably the most dominant pitcher of his era, the speed of his fastball the stuff of legend — and yet it's hard not to think about how much better he could have been had he not spent four years serving in World War II. Feller was a phenom who bypassed the minor leagues and debuted at 17. From 1939 to 1941, his ages 20 to 22 seasons, he won 76 games, accumulated 960 innings, posted a 2.88 ERA and finished within the top three in MVP voting all three years. In late 1941, he became one of the first American professional athletes to enlist, joining the U.S. Navy just two days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After serving in active combat, he returned to baseball in 1945 to continue his Hall of Fame career. — Alden Gonzalez

Team(s): Chicago White Sox (1990-2005), Oakland Athletics (2006, 2008), Toronto Blue Jays (2007-08)

Stats: .301/.419/.555, 521 HR, 1,704 RBI, 2,468 H, 73.8 bWAR

Primary position: First base/designated hitter

What he's best known for: The Big