Napoleon “Larry” Lajoie was, in so many ways ... He once grew so mad that an umpire would not replace a baseball that had gone black from dirt and spit and grime, he simply picked up the ...

Nap joined the Philadelphia Athletics, who were managed by a lanky young man named Connie Mack, and continued his drive to baseball immortality. Lajoie liked to recall those early days in the AL.

Nap Lajoie, Eddie Collins and Grover Cleveland Alexander. In other words, it’s the ultimate historical baseball jackpot. Those 11 baseball figures were all elected throughout the first four ...