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Laughing Larry Doyle
Larry Doyle was born in Caseyville IL in 1886 and played almost entirely for the New York Giants from 1907 to 1920 except for a brief stint with the Chicago Cubs in 1916-1917. Nicknamed "Laughing Larry" he enjoyed a nice offensive career as the team captain and everyday star of three consecutive league pennant winners from 1911-1913. His .408 career slugging percentage was the top mark by an NL second baseman when he retired as were his career totals in hits (1887), doubles (299), triples (123), total bases (2654) and extra base hits (496). Larry also won the Chalmers Award as the league's best player in 1912 and the batting title in 1915 with a .320 average. He was Christy Mathewson's roommate for a couple years during his playing days and like Christy got a bout of tuberculosis and convalesced at Trudeau Sanitorium in Saranac Lake, New York. Unlike Christy though Larry survived the disease and was the last patient to leave the hospital after it closed due to an effective antibiotic treatment being discovered.
#4 in the 1914-1915 CJ set. Larry Doyle Let's see what you got?
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A.J. Johnson https://www.collectorfocus.com/collection/ajohnson39 *Proudest hobby accomplishment: finished the 1914 Cracker Jack set ranked #11 all-time |
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