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Nap Lajoie

Birthdate:

9/5/1874

Died:

2/7/1959

Height / Weight:

6' 1" / 195 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Woonsocket, RI, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Nap Lajoie, Cleveland Naps second baseman, standing in a batting stance in game against Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park, 324 West 35th Street in Chicago. 1914 Photo. Negative #SDN-059253 Chicago Daily News courtesy Chicago Historical Society - Text on image reads Larry Lajoie

Popular Nap Lajoie was the hardest hitting ball-player during the late 1890's and early 1900's. Baseballl Historian In his first full season, Lajoie led the NL league with a slugging pct of .569, including 40 doubles and 23 triples. He holds the major league record for the highest one season batting mark in the 1900s, when in 1901 he hit .426. In the 'dead ball era', Napoleon Lajoie was the nation's top player and most popular. On his plaque in the 'Hall of Fame', Nap is described as 'a graceful second-baseman'. 'He was called by opposing pitchers and 3rd baseman - the hardiest hitter in all of baseball.'

The Cleveland Ball Club changed their name in 1903 to the Cleveland Naps in honor of their star. (it was changed to the Indians after he retired). Nap Lajoie lifetime batting average is .338, with 3,242 hits, and 657 doubles. Three times he led his league in batting, four times led in hits and three times led in RBIs. Lajoie was tops in fielding in seven seasons leading the league in assists, total chances, double plays and putouts. Lajoie's records speak for themselves, and Nap was the biggest at drawing crowds to the ball parks during his playing days. Nap Lajoie was one of the best of all-time.

Nap Lajoie, Cleveland Naps 1905, had his season ruined when a spike wound became infested by the dye in his socks and he played in only 65 games. Because of 'Hall of Famer' Lajoie's bad experience, the ball players started to wear white sanitary socks with colored stirrups over them. baseballhistorian.com

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
22 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1896	PHI (NL)	39	175	36	57	12	7	4	42	1	11	7	0	0	0	2	0	.326	.330	SLG
1897	PHI (NL)	127	545	107	197	40	23	9	127	15	0	20	0	0	12	5	0	.361	.392	SLG
1898	PHI (NL)	147	608	113	197	43	11	6	127	21	0	25	0	0	7	5	0	.324	.354	SLG
1899	PHI (NL)	77	312	70	118	19	9	6	70	12	0	13	0	0	10	3	0	.378	.419	SLG
1900	PHI (NL)	102	451	95	152	33	12	7	92	10	0	22	0	0	8	2	0	.337	.362	SLG
1901	PHA (AL)	131	544	145	232	48	14	14	125	24	0	27	0	0	13	1	0	.426	.463	SLG
1902	PHA (AL)	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	SLG
1902	CLE (AL)	86	348	81	132	35	5	7	64	19	0	19	0	0	6	8	0	.379	.421	SLG
1903	CLE (AL)	125	485	90	167	41	11	7	93	24	0	21	0	0	3	13	0	.344	.379	SLG
1904	CLE (AL)	140	553	92	208	49	15	6	102	27	0	29	0	0	8	6	0	.376	.413	SLG
1905	CLE (AL)	65	249	29	82	12	2	2	41	17	0	11	0	0	2	3	0	.329	.377	SLG
1906	CLE (AL)	152	602	88	214	48	9	0	91	30	0	20	0	0	6	17	0	.355	.392	SLG
1907	CLE (AL)	137	509	53	152	30	6	2	63	30	0	24	0	0	6	13	0	.299	.345	SLG
1908	CLE (AL)	157	581	77	168	32	6	2	74	47	0	15	0	0	9	30	0	.289	.352	SLG
1909	CLE (AL)	128	469	56	152	33	7	1	47	35	0	13	0	0	6	11	0	.324	.378	SLG
1910	CLE (AL)	159	591	94	227	51	7	4	76	60	0	26	0	0	5	21	0	.384	.445	SLG
1911	CLE (AL)	90	315	36	115	20	1	2	60	26	0	13	0	0	4	8	0	.365	.420	SLG
1912	CLE (AL)	117	448	66	165	34	4	0	90	28	0	18	0	0	7	17	0	.368	.414	SLG
1913	CLE (AL)	137	465	66	156	25	2	1	68	33	17	17	0	0	15	12	0	.335	.398	SLG
1914	CLE (AL)	121	419	37	108	14	3	0	50	32	15	14	15	0	2	15	0	.258	.313	SLG
1915	PHA (AL)	129	490	40	137	24	5	1	61	11	16	10	6	0	4	15	0	.280	.301	SLG
1916	PHA (AL)	113	426	33	105	14	4	2	35	14	26	15	0	0	1	14	0	.246	.272	SLG
22 years		2480	9589	1504	3242	657	163	83	1599	516	85	380	21	0	134	221	0	.338	.380	.SLG

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