Autobiography of Cap Anson
They called him CAP – for Captain – or POP, because by the end of his career, he was the old man of the squad, but the self-penned story of Adrian Anson reveals baseball as it was at the turn of the 20th Century. He played most of his career with the Chicago Cubs, although at the time they were known as the “White Stockings” and later, the Colts. His book, A Ball Player’s Career was published in 1900.
It is one of those books you may never see a copy of – it is that scarce. So, take a look!