The Chalmers race : Ty Cobb, Napoleon Lajoie, and the controversial 1910 batting title that became a national obsession /

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 super...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Huhn, Rick, 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2014]
Temas:
Cobb, Ty, > 1886-1961.
Lajoie, Napoleon, > 1874-1959.
Cobb, Ty, > 1886-1961
Lajoie, Napoleon, > 1874-1959
1900-1999
Baseball > United States > History > 20th century.
Batting (Baseball) > History > 20th century.
Base-ball > Frappe > Histoire > 20e siècle.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Baseball
Batting (Baseball)
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Prologue; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author; Illustrations

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