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The Chalmers Race: Ty Cobb, Napoleon Lajoie, and the Controversial 1910 Batting Title That Became a National Obsession
The Chalmers Race Ty Cobb Napoleon Lajoie and the Controversial 1910 Batting Title That Became a National Obsession
Author: Rick Huhn
In 1910 auto magnate Hugh Chalmers offered an automobile to the baseball player with the highest batting average that season. What followed was a batting race unlike any before or since, between the greatest but most despised hitter, Detroit?s Ty Cobb, and the American League?s first superstar, Cleveland?s popular Napoleon Lajoie. The Chalmers R...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780803271821
ISBN-10: 0803271824
Publication Date: 4/1/2014
Pages: 328
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Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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