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Page updated Monday, April 5, 2004 at 12:00 a.m. Pacific 10 best rotations in history (in order)
Three Hall of Famers — Lemon, Wynn and Feller — led the way to 111 victories, though Feller's best days, admittedly, were behind him. For that reason, some give the nod to Cleveland's '51 rotation, when Feller, Wynn and Garcia each won at least 20, and Lemon won 17. 
The last staff, likely ever, to produce four 20-game winners. The Orioles' spot starter that year was Grant Jackson, who made nine starts and had a 4-3 record.
This stands out among a decade's worth of great Atlanta staffs, though typically the Braves parlayed 106 regular-season wins into an NLCS loss to San Diego.
The only team besides the '71 Orioles to have four 20-game winners. It was fun while it lasted. After the Black Sox scandal broke, in which the White Sox were accused of fixing the 1919 World Series, Williams and Cicotte were banned from baseball.
Three Hall of Famers, but it didn't stop them from getting swept in the World Series by Baltimore.
Grove was one of the best ever, and at the top of his game in '31. Another Hall of Famer, Waite Hoyt, sneaked his way into 14 starts, going 10-5.
Mathewson and "Iron Man" McGinnity are in the Hall of Fame. The 117 complete games that year weren't bad, either.
Granted, they had a lot of offensive help, but Hoyt and Pennock are Hall of Famers, and Shocker won 20 four times. Swingman Wilcy Moore made 12 starts for the Yankees in '27 and had a 19-7 record.
It's hard to pick the best Yankees staff from this era, but '50, with future Hall of Famer Ford bursting on the scene as a rookie, seems the best pick. They also featured a spot starter named Fred Sanford, who probably threw a lot of junk.
Three 20-game winners, one Hall of Famer, this was the core group that helped win three straight World Series titles. Blue Moon Odom was a weak link, but he was one year removed from a 15-6 season.
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