One of the most famous involved star second baseman Napoleon Lajoie, who in 1901 went across town in Philadelphia from the National League Phillies to the American League Athletics.

* Napoleon LeBrun ( 1821 – 1901 ), American architect

One of the most famous involved star second baseman Napoleon Lajoie, who in 1901 went across town in Philadelphia from the National League Phillies to the American League Athletics.

* A life of Napoleon Bonaparte: with a sketch of Josephine, Empress of the French 1901 1909 1919

* Napoleon LeBrun ( 1821 – 1901 ), American architect

* Napoleon LeBrun ( 1821 – 1901 ), American architect

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: 4 Nap Lajoie ( 1897, 1901, 1903 – 1904 )

: 4 Nap Lajoie ( 1901, 1904, 1906, 1910 )

: 4 Nap Lajoie ( 1897, 1901, 1904, 1910 )

: 5 Nap Lajoie ( 1898, 1901, 1904, 1906, 1910 )

The six players given such passes are Abner Dalrymple ( 1881 ), Nap Lajoie ( 1901 ), Del Bissonette ( 1928 ), Bill Nicholson ( 1944 ), Barry Bonds ( 1998 ), and Josh Hamilton ( 2008 ).

His. 420 batting average is the third-highest of the 20th century, surpassed only by Rogers Hornsby's. 424 in 1924 and Nap Lajoie's. 426 in 1901.

* First second baseman to lead AL in home runs since Nap Lajoie ( 1901 ) and in either league since Rogers Hornsby ( 1929 ).

The others are Abner Dalrymple ( 1881 ), Nap Lajoie ( 1901 ), Del Bissonette ( 1928 ), Barry Bonds ( 1998 ) and Josh Hamilton ( 2008 ).

By the beginning of the twentieth century, however, the upstart American League ( AL ) was looking to rival the supremacy of the NL and in 1901, Lajoie and dozens of former National League players joined the American League.

For the 1901 season, Lajoie led the majors in doubles ( 48 ), and led the majors and set career-highs in hits ( 232 ), batting average (. 426 ), runs ( 145 ), on-base (. 463 ) and slugging percentage (. 643 ), and total bases ( 350 ).

The Naps finished 1910 71 – 81 but Lajoie had one of his better seasons statistically as he lead the majors with a. 384 average and 227 hits, both categories bettered only in Lajoie's 1901 campaign .< Ref >< ref name =" Title "></ Ref > His 51 doubles, a career-high, and 304 total bases led the majors, the fourth and final time in his career he would lead the majors in the latter category .< Ref name =" Complete " /> Lajoie missed significant parts of back-to-back seasons, the first in 1911 when he appeared in just 90 games.

The history of the Athletics Major League Baseball franchise spans the period from 1901 to the present day, having begun in Philadelphia before moving to Kansas City in 1955 and then to its current home in Oakland, California in 1968.

The world expositions of 1851 London, 1853 New York, 1862 London, Philadelphia ( 1876 ), 1889 Paris, 1893 Chicago, 1900 Paris, 1901 Buffalo, 1904 St. Louis and 1915 San Francisco were landmarks in this respect.

Louis Isadore Kahn ( born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky ) ( February 20, 1901 – March 17, 1974 ) was an American architect, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

* Oakland Athletics enfranchised 1901 * in Philadelphia, moved to Kansas City ( 1955 ) and to Oakland ( 1968 )

The Indianapolis and Minneapolis teams were replaced by teams in Baltimore and Philadelphia in 1901, but it is unclear and disputed as to which team went where.

* Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines ( 1901 ) ( Philadelphia )

Philadelphia: Booklovers Library, 1901.

In 1901, Ochs became proprietor and editor of the Philadelphia Times, later merged in the Philadelphia Public Ledger, of which he was sole owner from 1902 – 12, when he sold it to Cyrus H. K. Curtis.

Ban Johnson: The president of the American League since its debut in 1901 effectively limited Frazee to the Yankees and White Sox as the only teams with whom Frazee could make a deal by pressuring the other five teams ( the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators ) not to make any trades at all with Frazee.

In 1901 he published a book Physical Culture and Self-Defense ( Philadelphia: D. Biddle ).

* Philadelphia City Hall ( 1871 – 1901 ), John McArthur, Jr., architect.

An edition published in Philadelphia in 1901 by David McKay ( later a publisher of comic books ) contains what is listed as a preface to the second edition of the work stating, " Concerning any genuineness of any portion of the work, the Editor has not offered an opinion, nor is it necessary that he should.

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File: ArcadeBuilding. jpg | Arcade Building and pedestrian bridge to Broad Street Station, Philadelphia ( 1901 – 02, demolished 1969 ).

( Prior to the Singer Building, the 29-story, 391 feet ( 119 m ) tall Park Row Building, completed in 1899, was the tallest building in New York City, and briefly held the title of " Tallest Office Building in the World " until being surpassed in 1901 by the Philadelphia City Hall, at 548 ft ( 167 m ) tall including the statue.

" I'll Overcome Someday " was a hymn or gospel music composition by the Reverend Charles Albert Tindley of Philadelphia that appeared together with seven other songs in a hymnal published in 1901.

* The Moriscos of Spain ( Philadelphia, 1901 )

Philadelphia: Avil Publishing Company, 1901.

Philadelphia: Avil Publishing Company, 1901.

In the " Psalter and Canticles Pointed for chanting " ( Philadelphia, 1901 ), for the use of the Evangelical Lutheran Congregations, occurs a " Table of canticles " embracing Nos.

Plank made his major league debut on May 13, 1901, for the Philadelphia Athletics, a team he would play for until.

Thus, the Phillies became the last of the 16 teams that made up the major leagues from 1901 to 1961 to win a World Series.

Six current NL teams — the Braves, Dodgers, Giants, Phillies, Cubs and Reds — all pitched their first no-hitters before the advent of the American League in 1901.

He had previously been player-manager for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1901, the Phillies from 1904 to 1906 and the White Sox from 1910 to 1911.

After the 1901 season, Flick was one of many star National League players who jumped to the fledgling American League, playing for the crosstown Philadelphia Athletics ; but the Phillies obtained an injunction from the state Supreme Court prohibiting any player under contract with the Phillies from playing for another team.

Elberfeld played shortstop in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies ( 1898 ), Cincinnati Reds ( 1899 ), Detroit Tigers ( 1901 – 1903 ), New York Highlanders ( 1903 – 1909 ), Washington Senators ( 1910 – 1911 ), and Brooklyn Robins ( 1914 ).

He played for two teams, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago White Sox, during his career which lasted from 1901 to 1913.

He started his professional baseball career in 1901 with the Phillies.