Notre Dame Fighting Irish Baseball Players - A. J. Pollock (Baseball), Aaron Heilman, Adrian Lynch, Alex McCarthy (Baseball), Alfred Bergman, Andy Piln (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 55. Chapters: A. J. Pollock (baseball), Aaron Heilman, Adrian Lynch, Alex McCarthy (baseball), Alfred Bergman, Andy Pilney, Bernie Crimmins, Bert Daniels, Billy Burke (baseball), Billy Reed (baseball), Billy Ryan, Billy Sullivan, Jr., Bill Froats, Bill Krieg, Bill Lathrop, Bob Bescher, Brad Lidge, Burt Keeley, Cap Anson, Carl Yastrzemski, Christian Parker, Chris Michalak, Clem Clemens, Craig Counsell, Cy Williams, Dan McGinn, Dan Peltier, David Phelps (baseball), Dick Rusteck, Dick Thoenen, Doc Powers, Duke Simpson, Earle Mack, Ed Hanyzewski, Ed Lagger, Ed McDonough, Ed Reulbach, Ed Walsh, Jr., Evan Sharpley, Francis James Harrison, Frank Carpin, Frank Scanlan, Frank Shaughnessy, George Cutshaw, Golden Tate, Hank Olmsted, Harry Curtis (baseball), Henry Thielman, Herb Kelly, Jackie Mayo, Jean Dubuc, Jeff Manship, Jeff Samardzija, Jim Brady (baseball), Jim Hannan, Jim Leonard, John Axford, John McHale (baseball), John Mohardt, John Walsh (baseball), Joseph A. Meyer, Joseph Cari, Jr., Kyle Weiland, Lou Bevil, Lou Nagelsen, Matt Macri, Moose Krause, Norwood Gibson, Pat Murray (baseball), Paul Castner, Paul Failla (athlete), Paul Schramka, Red Kelly (baseball), Red Morgan, Red Murray, Red Smith (American football/baseball), Ron Reed, Rupert Mills, Shaun Fitzmaurice, Steamer Flanagan, Tillie Shafer, Tommy Shields, Tom Carroll (infielder), Tom Whelan. Excerpt: As Manager Adrian Constantine Anson (April 17, 1852 - April 14, 1922), nicknamed "Cap" (for "Captain") and "Pop," was a National Association and Major League Baseball first baseman. He played a record 27 consecutive seasons, and was regarded as one of the greatest players of his era and one of the first superstars of the game. Anson spent most of his career with the Chicago Cubs franchise (then known as the "White Stockings" and later the "Colts"), serving as the club's manager, first baseman and, later in his tenure, minority owner. He led the team to five National League pennants in the 1880s. Anson was one of baseball's first great hitters, and the first to tally over 3,000 career hits. His contemporary influence and prestige are regarded by historians as playing a major role in establishing the racial segregation in professional baseball that persisted until the late 1940s. A 2006 biography of Anson that exhaustively examined 19th-century newspaper reporting related to him on the subject of racism reached the following conclusion: "As far as the nineteenth century, he rightfully should endure as the big leaguer who, until the late 1940s, was involved in the greatest number of reported negative incidents, on the field, relating to blacks." On several occasions, Anson refused to take the field when the opposing roster included black players. "But at the same time, his argumentative nature could be readily discounted by those around him. So, the notion that he had 'coattails' in persuading players and officials on other teams to do as he did is rather spurious." After retiring as a player and leaving the Colts, Anson briefly managed the New York Giants. He ran several enterprises in Chicago, including opening a billiards and bowling hall and running a semi-professional baseball team he dubbed "Anson's Colts." Anson also toured extensively on the vaudeville circuit, performing monologues and songs. Many of his business ventures failed, resulting in Anson losing his