Lent immediate legitimacy to the fledgling American League when he jumped to the Philadelphia A's from the Phillies in 1901 and hit .426, the modern record. He is 14th in career hits (3,242) and ...

In baseball's early days, it wasn't uncommon for a star player to pull double duty as a manager. Ty Cobb did it. So did Tris Speaker, Nap Lajoie and George Sisler. But post-playing managerial careers ...

Nap Lajoie autograph?! Babe Ruth relic auto?! Ty Cobb and Nolan Ryan dual auto?! Luminaries has always had a broad focus on baseball’s stars, from pre-war to modern, Paul Skenes and Shohei ...

1937 — Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker and Cy Young are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in the second year of voting. 1952 — The Professional Golfers Association approves the participation of ...

1901 - The Philadelphia Athletics baseball club was founded as part of the brand new ... Jimmie Foxx, Nelson Fox, Lefty Grove, George Kell, Nap Lajoie, Connie Mack, Eddie Plank, Al Simmons, Tris ...

1937 — Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker and Cy Young are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in the second year of voting. 1952 — The Professional Golfers Association approves the participation of ...