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Here¡¯s a subjective ranking of the top five for Aug. 5.

1) John Olerud (1968)
Instantly recognizable for wearing his batting helmet on defense (the result of a brain injury while in college), Olerud compiled 58.2 WAR across 17 seasons with the Blue Jays, Mets, Mariners, Yankees and Red Sox. He won back-to-back World Series titles with Toronto in the early '90s, peaking in 1993 with a batting title (.363), an MLB-best 54 doubles and a third-place finish in AL MVP balloting. A three-time Gold Glove winner and two-time All-Star, Olerud had been a two-way star at Washington State, culminating with an induction to the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007. His signature cap also led to one of the greatest urban legends in baseball history.

2) Carl Crawford (1981)
Among the speediest players of the 2000s, Crawford racked up 480 stolen bases over his 15-year career (averaging 45 steals per 162 games). He was a four-time All-Star outfielder in a Rays jersey, but his production took a sharp downturn after he left Tampa Bay as a free agent. Crawford generated 35.6 WAR over nine years with the Rays, but he only had 3.6 WAR over the next six seasons with the Red Sox and Dodgers.

3) Mark Mulder (1977)
Mulder will forever be linked to Tim Hudson and Barry Zito, with whom he formed Oakland's "Big Three" that led the A's to the postseason four years in a row (2000-03). The 6-foot-6 lefty was a two-time All-Star and led the AL with 21 wins in 2001, when he finished second to Roger Clemens for the Cy Young. Injuries capped Mulder's baseball career at nine seasons, but he's since had success on the celebrity golf circuit and as a broadcaster.

4) Nelson Briles (1943)
Briles was a two-time champion who delivered complete-game wins in the World Series for two different clubs (1967 Cardinals and 1971 Pirates). A hard-throwing right-hander, Briles would sometimes collapse after delivering a pitch, something he attributed to the mound change after the 1968 season. "I don't know why I fall," he told the New York Times in 1971. "It's probably because of the lowering of the mound and when I reach back for a little more."

5) Eric Hinske (1977)
The 2002 AL Rookie of the Year with the Blue Jays, Hinske never recaptured the form from his debut season, when he hit .279 with 24 home runs, 84 RBIs and an .845 OPS (all career bests). Overall, he hit .249 with 137 homers in 12 MLB seasons, picking up World Series rings with the 2007 Red Sox and the '09 Yankees.

Others of note:
Bernie Carbo (1947)
The runner-up for 1970 NL Rookie of the Year honors with Cincinnati, Carbo belted two pinch-hit home runs for Boston during the 1975 World Series.

Rick Mahler (1953)
A workhorse starting pitcher for the Braves in the 1980s, the right-hander posted a 3.99 ERA over 13 big league seasons, earning a World Series title with the 1990 Reds.

Dave Rozema (1956)
Rozema burst on to the scene with the Tigers in 1977, winning 15 games with a 3.09 ERA and drawing AL Rookie of the Year and Cy Young consideration. Overall, he went 60-53 with a 3.47 ERA over 10 seasons in the Majors.

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