Books and articles about Bill Armour

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Armour was credited with finding and buying Ty Cobb for $500 while he was Tigers manager. In 1907 he bought a one-third interest in the Toledo club of the American Association. He later scouted for the Cardinals and was business manager for the minor league Milwaukee Brewers and Kansas City Blues in 1914-15. (NLM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » October 28, 1904: After a 4th-place finish, the Cleveland Blues release Bill Armour and name Nap Lajoie manager. Armour takes over the Tigers, where Ed Barrow and Bobby Lowe split the season, as Detroit falls to 7th.