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			1. Buck Ewing2. Ed Delahanty
 3. George Wright
 4. Sam Thompson
 5. King Kelly
 
 In the 19th century the catcher was the most important player on the field and Ewing was the best catcher of the period. In the 1920s Connie Mack called Ewing the greatest player he had ever seen.
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