The Chalmers Race Ty Cobb, Napoleon Lajoie, and the Controversial 1910 Batting Title That Became a National Obsession |
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Author:
| Huhn, Rick |
Foreword by:
| Alexander, Charles C. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8032-7182-1 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2014 |
Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $42.90 |
Book Description:
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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 Race captures the excitement of this strange contest - one that has yet to be resolved.
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 Race captures the excitement of this strange contest - one that has yet to be resolved.