St. Paul Saints (Western League) Players - Alexander Donoghue, Algie McBride, Art Ball, Bert Inks, Billy Alvord, Billy Barnie, Bill Carney, Bill George (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Alexander Donoghue, Algie McBride, Art Ball, Bert Inks, Billy Alvord, Billy Barnie, Bill Carney, Bill George (baseball), Bill Phyle, Bill Wilson (catcher), Bob Brush (baseball), Bob Glenalvin, Bumpus Jones, Burt Hart, Charles Comiskey, Charlie Chech, Charlie Frank (baseball), Charlie Knepper, Charlie Nyce, Chauncey Fisher, Count Campau, Dan Lally, Dave Brain, Dick Cogan, Doggie Miller, Eddie Burke (baseball), Ed Holly, Farmer Vaughn, Frank Motz, Frank Shugart, Fred Carisch, Fred Holmes, George Decker (baseball), George Hogriever, George Keefe, Hank Gehring, Harry Spies, Ike Butler, Jack Crooks, Jack Glasscock, Jack Hickey (baseball), Jack Katoll, Jack Wadsworth, Jesse Duryea, Jesse Hoffmeister, Jimmy Ryan (baseball), John Pickett (baseball), Josh Clarke, Larry Twitchell, Lem Cross, Lew Ritter, Noodles Hahn, Otto Williams, Parson Nicholson, Perry Werden, Phil Geier, Pop Smith, Ralph Frary, Sam Gillen, Sam Nicholl, Scott Stratton, Spike Shannon, Sy Sutcliffe, Tim O'Rourke, Tom Parrott, Tom Thomas, Tony Mullane, Tuck Turner, Walt Preston, Willie McGill. Excerpt: John Wesley "Jack" Glasscock (July 22, 1857 - February 24, 1947) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1879 to 1895 and was the top player at his position in the 1880s during the sport's bare-handed era. He led the National League in fielding percentage seven times and in assists six times, with both marks remaining league records until Ozzie Smith surpassed them in the 1980s; he also led the NL in double plays four times and in putouts twice. He won the 1890 batting title with a .336 average for the New York Giants and led the league in hits twice; in his final season he became the sixth major league player to make 2,000 hits. He was the first player to appear in over 600 games as a shortstop, and ended his...