The Chalmers Race: Ty Cobb, Napoleon Lajoie, and the Controversial 1910 Batting Title That Became a National Obsession

by Rick Huhn

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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. The race came down...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0803271824

ISBN13:9780803271821

Release Date:April 2014

Publisher:University of Nebraska Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:1.48 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"

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