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Actually I was shocked to realize that Nap Lajoie was little more than a name to me.
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I see Alexander had almost nothing in MVP finishes - might have been perceived in his time a little bit as a Don Sutton type (?). Almost 20 years of excellence; the game warped DURING his career. His run of 30-win seasons with almost 400 innings got no MVP votes in 1915; ten years later he was going 12-5 with 170 innings and getting lots of recognition. Not that MVP votes mean that much ...
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Nap Lajoie I guess was more or less the earliest player on the list, starting in the 1800's, so that's got to be it for me. His card reads practically like Ty Cobb's, now that I look, and the guy played 2B?