Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Alex Ferson, Andy Sullivan (baseball), Art Butler, Benny Bowcock, Biff Sheehan, Bill Carrick, Bill Day (baseball), Bill Karns, Bobby Messenger, Bob Peterson (baseball), Buster Burrell, Charlie Kuhns, Curt Bernard, Cy Morgan, Doc Kennedy, Dummy Stephenson, Ed Flanagan (baseball), Ezra Lincoln, Frank Dupee, Frank Fennelly, Frank McManus (baseball), Fred Cooke, Fred Doe, Fred Klobedanz, George Bristow (baseball), George Yankowski, Happy Iott, Henry Lampe, Hi Ladd, Hugh Bedient, Jack Cameron, Jack Cronin, Jack Katoll, Jack Stivetts, Jim Connor, Joe Connor, Joe Delahanty, Joe Harrington (baseball), Joe Harris (pitcher), John Sullivan (1900s catcher), Kid O'Hara, Michael McDermott (baseball), Mike Donovan (baseball), Nap Lajoie, Nick Wise, Ossee Schreckengost, Pat Duff, Phenomenal Smith, Phil Geier, Pop Williams, Ralph Miller (right-handed pitcher), Roger Connor, Sandy McDermott, Stub Smith, Tom Walker (1900s pitcher), Willie Mills (baseball). Excerpt: As Manager Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie (; September 5, 1874 - February 7, 1959), also known as Larry Lajoie and nicknamed "The Frenchman," was an American professional baseball second baseman and player-manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics (twice), and Cleveland Naps between 1896 and 1916. He managed the Naps from 1905 through 1909. Lajoie was signed to the National Leagues's (NL) Phillies in 1896. By the beginning of the twentieth century, however, the upstart American League (AL) was looking to rival the supremacy of the NL and in 1901, Lajoie and dozens of former National League players joined the American League. National League clubs contested the legality of contracts signed by players who jumped to the other league but eventually, Lajoie was allowed to play for Connie Mack's Athletics. During the season, ...