Napoleon Lajoie : King of Ballplayers

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Author(s):	Fleitz, David L.
ISBN No.:	9780786468799
Pages:	284
Year:	201307
Format:	Trade Paper
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. Woonsocket 3 2. Fall River 11 3. Off to Philadelphia 18 4. Crossroads 25 5. Turning the Corner 34 6. "The Best That Ever Happened" 43 7. A Painful Season 52 8.

The American League 63 9. "A Bright, Particular Star" 76 10. Cleveland 85 11. The Cleveland Naps 94 12. Batting and Fielding 105 13. Fourth Place 113 14. Boss of the Naps 123 15. Pennant Race 133 16.

"Just One of Those Things" 142 17. Half a Game Out 152 18. Stepping Down 163 19. The Great Race 173 20. A Season of Change 184 21. The Silver Horseshoe 193 22. Player vs. Manager 202 23.

The Fall of the Naps 212 24. Back to Philadelphia 221 25. A Pennant at Last 232 26. The Final Season 241 27. "The Past Is All a Dream" 248 Appendix A: Lajoie's Career Statistics 255 Appendix B: Lajoie's Nine Commandments of Hitting 257 Chapter Notes 259 Bibliography 267 Index 269.

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