Fascinating.
Nap Lajoie discovered Peckinpaugh as a high school student, and signed him to his first professional contract. Peckinpaugh debuted with the Naps, who traded him to the Yankees in 1913. He managed the Yankees for 20 games in 1914 and was the team captain for the remainder of his time with the club.
He was the AL MVP in 1925. That same year, in the World Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Peckinpaugh committed eight errors in the seven-game series, an MLB record
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