september february known nicknamed american professional baseball second baseman player manager played major_league_baseball mlb philadelphia_phillies twice managed signed phillies beginning twentieth century american_league looking rival supremacy dozens national_league players joined american_league national_league clubs contested legality contracts signed players jumped league eventually allowed play season set time american_league single season mark highest batting average year later went play season returned play athletics cleveland popularity led locals change club team short remained departed cleveland changed indians team present day led batting average times career times recorded number hits years dominated hitting categories traded batting titles notably coming league batting champion decided game season investigation american_league president joined major league players record career hits led times career assists times called best second baseman history baseball outstanding player wear cleveland uniform young said rugged players faced leg line drive turn baseman like swinging door powder hand left fielder elected early life born rhode_island elder french canadian emigrated united_states arrival settled vermont moved youngest surviving children born childhood received little formal education elder worked died long younger childhood forced siblings work support family dropped school work textile mill began playing semi professional baseball local team alias sandy parents approve son playing baseball earned money taxi driver horse locally called slugging told father decided job angry shouted ball players respected determined try season later said received nickname larry teammate trouble admired baseball players king kelly word baseball ability spread began play semi professional teams game current dollar terms worked left current dollar terms working taxi driver joined class new england league played center fielder baseman catcher earned weekly current dollar terms recorded hits games led team batting average doubles triples home runs hits widely regarded outstanding prospect indians owner rejected offer exchange current dollar terms scouted philadelphia_phillies major_league career philadelphia_phillies athletics philadelphia_phillies mlb national_league purchased teammate current dollar terms august phillies manager originally went intending sign obtained team agreed include asking price author wrote legend later grew main target nash pursuit threw order phillies pay asking price hardly likely considered good prospect ball clip professional season fine fielder sought big league clubs clearly represented financial asset away price phillies paid substantial sum minor washington senators august major league debut played base recorded single considered play base position retired wanted play return natural position left field said look tell boss baseman gon team baseman end season later new manager moved second base commenting good matter positioned hit led slugging percentage doubles rbis batting average played games injury missed weeks broken thumb suffered described penny majority owner phillies assured salary discovered earning current dollar terms earned current dollar terms contracts players allowed surpass rogers increased pay damage felt cheated determined listen reasonable american_league offer said newly created american_league attracted players competing national_league join ranks rogers declined request increase salary result jumped owned phillies owner managed offered contract behalf offered current dollar terms years bet signed hurry said considered superstar join newly formed player yearly salary current dollar terms phillies opened season drew fans week later opened stands american_league stay later said batting average year originally recorded later changed finally revised batting average mark time record number revised previously credited having time mark year game second major intentionally walked bases loaded game season led majors doubles led majors hits batting average runs base slugging percentage total bases rbis led home runs career best doubles record said plays naturally easily looks like lack effort author writes batting average stands record degree season level competition presumably evolving questions way cast doubt extraordinary batting ability second baseman april overruled earlier decision upheld reserve clause contracts players clubs president said state supreme_court decision dealt fatal blow rival league clubs won great victory phillies rogers obtained injunction barring playing baseball team team lawyer discovered injunction state pennsylvania courts ruled reserve clause valid players signed team responded trading owner provided considerable financial assistance early years pursued owner chicago_white_sox nicknamed considered baseball famous player time arrived cleveland june play immediately met approval fans drew fans game record time fellow athletics teammate joined improved team inaugural game new players win boston americans team went finish fifth franchise winning record began league season average led players new_york_giants manager rumored want sign stated intentions said intend stick cleveland remainder flick traveled separately rest team needing avoid entering pennsylvania avoid team legally play inside state limits phillies went play philadelphia nearby help pass time issue finally resolved leagues peace national agreement september brought formation world series begin season club changed honor readers poll result released team officially blues inaugural season changed season finished season finished season club batting champion average led league slugging percentage finished second doubles rbis tied fifth home runs season contracted received suspension tobacco juice umpire eye later informally replaced team manager armour submitted resignation september team captain acting field manager season concluded officially named manager managed lead majors batting average recorded second consecutive league batting title led majors hits doubles rbis slugging percentage forbade card playing gambling players regular season manager described players contracted spike injury game july entered led blood poisoning rule place requiring white worn underneath player colored injury worsened eventually came games wheelchair affected leg discussed injury illness kept august began play returned team baseman season sustained injury ankle foul tip bat missed remainder season continued manage bench finished season having appeared games career low rookie season called season begun finished record baseball historian wrote higher normal career total importance cleveland team superstar manager hell team actually called honor team habit covering second base play shortstop certainly wasn going tell led majors hits doubles finished winning record finished second george stone batting average slugging base percentage married couple moved small farm outside cleveland june season average average scores players glad accept risk hitting time career missed games contracted season baseman got argument hotel lobby broke chair head george didn mean said maintained working relationship finished season average owner received trade offer detroit_tigers flick tigers tigers manager called told offering trade getting teammates decided retain flick saying flick maybe isn good batter team finished regular season second place tigers record half game tigers finished forced game accordance league rules partly blamed second place finish author described instance season catcher clarke newly married asked day home refused clarke walked warm pitcher pitch stuck finger ball broke blood streaming hand clarke home asked clarke weeks cleveland lost pennant detroit half game finished season tied hits batting average slugging base hit total led american_league baseball historians suggested managerial duties took impacted offensive numbers dissatisfaction play worsened win major leagues players know game don time teach train job win run schools said sports writer author wrote spite fielding tremendous batting exactly manager recommended august find team new manager wanted remain club player responded giving time decision came days later announced decision acted quickly find replacement later described decision added duties player manager biggest mistake career felt negatively affected play highest paid player league offered current dollar terms reduction salary promoted coach manager team finished average doubles second finished better seasons led majors average hits categories campaign doubles career high total bases led majors fourth final time career lead majors category missed significant parts seasons appeared games baseman replaced club manager finished forced sit weeks season practice session chicago played games season increase played season cleveland hired team fifth manager gave role finished tied team lead rbis finished fourth batting average birmingham arguments open including incident june cursed birmingham openly reporters batting slump hit year time hit career major league players attained career hits hit double september joined hit club recorded hit yankees pitcher win batting average season lowest joined majors finished place american_league standings record worst record joining league franchise lowest winning percentage requested trade club obliged selling athletics price returned philadelphia following season returned athletics signed contract season athletics finished batting average team ended season place record season majors final major league game hit triple help athletics pitcher win hitter aged years played games finished average philadelphia season record worse previous season franchise low record finished place record athletics winning percentage franchise worst winning percentage season minor leagues retirement joined manager age won league batting title batting average appeared games time career played team won pennant later signed current dollar terms march contract commissioner office free agent pleased later year joined player manager helped lead team place finish season impacted involvement world war services available draft board rejected offer december announced retirement baseball years retirement story milwaukee sentinel talked ability pitcher faced pitcher avoided pitching seeing fellow pitching mate instead pitches outside corner reached hit ease proceeded aim pitch head proceeded hit home run kind eat said rivalry 20th century statistics like players american_league recorded career hit baseball historian wrote reached milestone later summer age individual records received little attention press generally players players overly worried individual stats unpopular teammates wagner achievements contrasted sharply ambition interest individual numbers rivalry reached peak direct predecessor modern day promised season batting champion public fascinated daily statistics known race sports time followed sport followed daily reports interest took final games chicago_white_sox confident average safe allow win batting title near perfect final day going final game season average led faced park cleveland final games season sun hindered fly ball went stand triple batted ball landed hit single subsequent hits singles dropped rookie baseman normal position shortstop playing closer shallow left field orders suggested manager second bat second game reached base runner base advanced according rules time hit scored sacrifice record official bat finished perfect batting average increased greater mark office officially announced results began receive fans players including detroit_tigers teammates players league preferred personality coach reported said game official scorer reported offered bribe parish described biography current dollar terms suit parish refused offer resulting ended connor banned major leagues president johnson matter investigated having september statistics checked discovered game statistics scored second game went suggested actual batting average ahead end johnson ruled sacrifice recorded hit allowed batting average greater recording hits bats hits bats johnson asked company award automobile player agreed initially refused car eventually relented accepted said glad won automobile especially pleased gets criticize know games square greatly pleased know affair ended nicely said satisfied treated fairly way president johnson think scorer error hits glad controversy greatest respect batter glad success sporting news published article written april issue historian discovered september correctly according correct date second game statistics fact included day incorrectly recording second performance meant average greater author wrote date knows certain won batting title total baseball official major league record lists men seasonal section player register number editors source agree wrote sports_illustrated years event statistics detroit players crossed detroit player takes detective arrive conclusion point johnson league office realized error decided conceal legacy ended career lifetime batting average career total hits second mlb history time retirement total hits american_league league record surpassed mark second group players elected hall_of_fame later inducted june hall opened year obtained greatest number votes led induction mates speaker votes young votes percent ballots led second times career led assists second led league double plays times career baseball historian rates game greatest second baseman combining offensive defensive impact argues years statistical analysts credited immense defensive value analysis incorrect competent fielder good fielder defensive superstar spring training season commented new_york_yankees course lot going club greatest times know lot clubs time world champions didn know died florida age complications associated pneumonia fallen autumn fractured arm wife died earlier ranked number list greatest baseball players nominee mentioned poem line yesterday
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