
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Napoleon Lajoie was among the best players in baseball when, 120 years ago this week, he jumped to the American League, almost singlehandedly validating it as a major league enterprise. His decision would be fought in the courts until the leagues made peace, but afterwards he served as the first star in the upstart organization. Mike and Bill look back on Lajoie's career and why, more than a century later, one of the best hitters in baseball history has largely been forgotten. Plus, happy birthday to Earl Whitehill and Hoot Evers!
By Mike Bates and Bill Parker4.3
244244 ratings
Napoleon Lajoie was among the best players in baseball when, 120 years ago this week, he jumped to the American League, almost singlehandedly validating it as a major league enterprise. His decision would be fought in the courts until the leagues made peace, but afterwards he served as the first star in the upstart organization. Mike and Bill look back on Lajoie's career and why, more than a century later, one of the best hitters in baseball history has largely been forgotten. Plus, happy birthday to Earl Whitehill and Hoot Evers!

8,338 Listeners

2,598 Listeners

10,408 Listeners

4,126 Listeners

210 Listeners

320 Listeners

3,475 Listeners

496 Listeners

555 Listeners

418 Listeners

297 Listeners

333 Listeners

136 Listeners

261 Listeners

259 Listeners