 The Philadelphia Phillies of the MLB 's National League ( NL ) purchased Lajoie and teammate Phil Geier from Fall River for $ 1 @,@ 500 ( $ 42 @,@ 666 in current dollar terms ) on August 9 . Phillies ' manager Billy Nash originally went to Fall River intending to sign Geier only but obtained Lajoie when the team agreed to include him in their asking price . Author David Jordan wrote : 
