Cap Anson's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame sums up his career
with admirable simplicity: ?The greatest hitter and greatest
National League player-manager of the 19th century.? Anson helped
make baseball the national pastime. He hit over .300 in all but
three of his major league seasons, and upon his retirement in 1897,
he held the all-time records for games played, times at bat, hits,
runs scored, doubles and runs batted in. For much of his career, he
also served as manager of the National League's Chicago White
Stockings (now known as the Cubs), winning five pennants and
finishing in the top half of the league in 15 of his 19 seasons.
Anson's career coincided with baseball's rise to prominence. As the
sport's first superstar, he was one of the best known and most
widely admired men in the United States. He took advantage of his
fame, starring in a Broadway play and touring on the vaudeville
circuit. He toured England, Europe, Egypt, and Australia,
introducing baseball throughout the world. Regrettably, he also
vehemently opposed the presence of African Americans in the game
and played a significant role in its segregation in the 1880s. From
Marshalltown, Iowa, to superstar status, this work traces the life
and times of Anson and the growth of the national pastime.
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