Bob Ferguson (infielder)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Robert Vavasour Ferguson (January 31, 1845 – May 3, 1894) was an American infielder, league official, manager and umpire in the early days of baseball, playing both before and after baseball became a professional sport. In addition to playing and managing, he served as president of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players from 1872 through 1875, the sport`s first entirely professional league. His character and unquestioned honesty were highly regarded during a period in baseball history where the game`s reputation was badly damaged by gamblers and rowdy behavior by players and fans. However, his bad temper and stubbornness were traits that created trouble for him at times...