Roger Connor

Known today as ""the Babe Ruth of the 1880s"", Hall of Famer Roger Connor was the greatest of the nineteenth-century home run hitters. When he retired in 1897, he was also tops in triples (233), second in walks and total bases, third in hits, and fourth in doubles. This biography sheds new light on the life and five-decade baseball career of one of the games most admired and beloved players.