Overview

Napoleon Lajoie was the sixth player, and the first second baseman, to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. During his career, which lasted from 1896 to 1916, he was regularly called the ""King of Ballplayers"" and was widely regarded as the greatest baseball player of all time before Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth came along. Colorful, competitive, and often unpredictable, Lajoie was so popular that the Cleveland team was called the Naps in his honor while he played for them. He was a multiple batting champion, the American League's first Triple Crown winner, and the third member of the 3,000 hits club. This book is the first ever full-length biography of this long ago superstar.

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Author:   David L. Fleitz
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.458kg
ISBN:  

9780786468799

ISBN 10:   0786468793
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   03 July 2013
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction  1. Woonsocket  2. Fall River  3. Off to Philadelphia  4. Crossroads  5. Turning the Corner  6. “The Best That Ever Happened”  7. A Painful Season  8. The American League  9. “A Bright, Particular Star” 10. Cleveland 11. The Cleveland Naps 12. Batting and Fielding 13. Fourth Place 14. Boss of the Naps 15. Pennant Race 16. “Just One of Those Things” 17. Half a Game Out 18. Stepping Down 19. The Great Race 20. A Season of Change 21. The Silver Horseshoe 22. Player vs. Manager 23. The Fall of the Naps 24. Back to Philadelphia 25. A Pennant at Last 26. The Final Season 27. “The Past Is All a Dream” Appendix A: Lajoie’s Career Statistics Appendix B: Lajoie’s Nine Commandments of Hitting Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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this full biography of Lajoie, the first ever, will be welcomed by baseball history buffs --<i>Library Journal</i>; excellent, well-documented biography --<i>SABR Deadball Committee Newsletter</i>; due to Fleitz's careful research and detailed account, fans are now able for the first time to enjoy a complete picture of this baseball immortal --<i>Spitball</i>; extensive coverage --<i>Reference & Research Book News</i>.

Author Information

David L. Fleitz is a web developer and database analyst who lives in Troy, Michigan. A longtime SABR member, he has written nine other books on baseball history.

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