Lave Cross
[edit] Biography
Lave Cross (Lafayette Napoleon Cross) was born on May 12, 1866 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He made his Major League debut on April 23, 1887 for the Louisville Colonels. In 1887, his rookie year, he hit .266 with 0 home runs and 26 RBI. Cross played for the Louisville Colonels, Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Perfectos, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Superbas and Washington Senators over the course of his 21 year career.
Most people believe that Lave Cross's best season was 1894, when he hit for a .386 average and knocked in 125 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1887
| LOU
| a
| 54
| 203
| 32
| 54
| 0
| 26
| .266
| .320
| .335
| 8
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| LOU
| a
| 47
| 181
| 20
| 41
| 0
| 15
| .227
| .239
| .243
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| PHI
| a
| 55
| 199
| 22
| 44
| 0
| 23
| .221
| .272
| .281
| 8
| 2
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| PHI
| P
| 63
| 245
| 42
| 73
| 3
| 47
| .298
| .331
| .429
| 7
| 8
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| 110
| 402
| 66
| 121
| 5
| 52
| .301
| .366
| .458
| 20
| 14
| 38
| 23
| 3
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| PHI
| N
| 140
| 541
| 84
| 149
| 4
| 69
| .275
| .328
| .362
| 15
| 10
| 39
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| PHI
| N
| 96
| 415
| 81
| 124
| 4
| 78
| .299
| .342
| .398
| 17
| 6
| 26
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| PHI
| N
| 119
| 529
| 123
| 204
| 7
| 125
| .386
| .421
| .524
| 34
| 9
| 29
| 7
| 3
| 16
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| PHI
| N
| 125
| 535
| 95
| 145
| 2
| 101
| .271
| .319
| .364
| 26
| 9
| 35
| 8
| 3
| 16
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| PHI
| N
| 106
| 406
| 63
| 104
| 1
| 73
| .256
| .312
| .345
| 23
| 5
| 32
| 14
| 1
| 14
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1897
| PHI
| N
| 88
| 344
| 37
| 89
| 3
| 51
| .259
| .282
| .363
| 17
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| STL
| N
| 151
| 602
| 71
| 191
| 3
| 79
| .317
| .348
| .405
| 28
| 8
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| STL
| N
| 103
| 403
| 61
| 122
| 4
| 64
| .303
| .333
| .392
| 14
| 5
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| CLE
| N
| 38
| 154
| 15
| 44
| 1
| 20
| .286
| .325
| .338
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| TOT
| N
| 141
| 557
| 76
| 166
| 5
| 84
| .298
| .330
| .377
| 19
| 5
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| STL
| N
| 16
| 61
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 6
| .295
| .306
| .311
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| BRO
| N
| 117
| 461
| 73
| 135
| 4
| 67
| .293
| .332
| .375
| 14
| 6
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| TOT
| N
| 133
| 522
| 79
| 153
| 4
| 73
| .293
| .329
| .368
| 15
| 6
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| PHI
| A
| 100
| 424
| 82
| 139
| 2
| 73
| .328
| .358
| .465
| 28
| 12
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| PHI
| A
| 137
| 559
| 90
| 191
| 0
| 108
| .342
| .374
| .440
| 39
| 8
| 27
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 25
| 0
| 0
|
| 1903
| PHI
| A
| 137
| 559
| 60
| 163
| 2
| 90
| .292
| .304
| .356
| 22
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| PHI
| A
| 155
| 607
| 73
| 176
| 1
| 71
| .290
| .310
| .379
| 31
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1905
| PHI
| A
| 147
| 587
| 69
| 156
| 0
| 77
| .266
| .299
| .332
| 29
| 5
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| WAS
| A
| 130
| 494
| 55
| 130
| 1
| 46
| .263
| .303
| .322
| 14
| 6
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| WAS
| A
| 41
| 161
| 13
| 32
| 0
| 10
| .199
| .246
| .248
| 8
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 63
| 245
| 42
| 73
| 3
| 47
| .298
| .331
| .429
| 7
| 8
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1099
| 4451
| 709
| 1325
| 33
| 733
| .298
| .337
| .392
| 194
| 63
| 250
| 52
| 16
| 88
| 144
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 847
| 3391
| 442
| 987
| 6
| 475
| .291
| .320
| .373
| 171
| 45
| 133
| 0
| 10
| 71
| 102
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 266
| 985
| 140
| 260
| 5
| 116
| .264
| .315
| .357
| 39
| 19
| 69
| 32
| 5
| 0
| 50
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 2275
| 9072
| 1333
| 2645
| 47
| 1371
| .292
| .328
| .382
| 411
| 135
| 464
| 90
| 31
| 159
| 301
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1887
| LOU
| a
| C
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 251
| 66
| 29
| 7
| 0
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .916
|
| 1887
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .850
|
| 1888
| LOU
| a
| C
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 202
| 60
| 20
| 3
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1888
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .842
|
| 1888
| LOU
| a
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1889
| PHI
| a
| C
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 278
| 102
| 27
| 7
| 0
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| 1890
| PHI
| P
| C
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 191
| 70
| 34
| 7
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .885
|
| 1890
| PHI
| P
| OF
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .862
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 10
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| C
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 212
| 38
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| 3B
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 49
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1892
| PHI
| N
| C
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 158
| 32
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1892
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1892
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .894
|
| 1892
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 97
| 148
| 21
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| 1892
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 37
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1893
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1893
| PHI
| N
| C
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 144
| 46
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1893
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 33
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .907
|
| 1893
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 98
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .922
|
| 1893
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 5
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1894
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 177
| 234
| 36
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| 1894
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1894
| PHI
| N
| C
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1894
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 19
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1895
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 191
| 308
| 32
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1896
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 88
| 136
| 15
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1896
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1896
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 77
| 134
| 13
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1896
| PHI
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1896
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 17
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1897
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 68
| 120
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1897
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1897
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 71
| 94
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| 1897
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1898
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 215
| 351
| 33
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1898
| STL
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1899
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 157
| 277
| 18
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1899
| CLE
| N
| 3B
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 66
| 81
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1899
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 223
| 358
| 25
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1900
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 39
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1900
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 162
| 282
| 27
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1900
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 173
| 321
| 29
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1901
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 140
| 236
| 33
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| 1902
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 185
| 306
| 30
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1903
| PHI
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1903
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 152
| 228
| 20
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1904
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 164
| 247
| 28
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 1905
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 163
| 252
| 32
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .928
|
| 1906
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 157
| 242
| 20
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1907
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 98
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 111
| 179
| 11
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 186
| 16
| 19
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1721
| 0
| 0
| 2306
| 3706
| 394
| 212
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 115
| 219
| 23
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 67
| 5
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 324
| 0
| 0
| 1473
| 419
| 138
| 38
| 0
| 157
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Louisville Colonels to Philadelphia Athletics for $2500 to $3500 (@October 14, 1888).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Tommy Dowd, Jack Clements, Jack Taylor and $1000 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Monte Cross, Klondike Douglass and Red Donahue (November 10, 1897).
- Assigned to Cleveland Spiders by St. Louis Perfectos with Kid Carsey, Jack Clements, Tommy Dowd, Dick Harley, Bill Hill, Jim Hughey, Harry Lochhead, Harry Maupin, Joe Quinn, Jack Stivetts, Willie Sudhoff, Joe Sugden, Suter Sullivan and Tommy Tucker (March 29, 1899).
- Assigned to St. Louis Perfectos by Cleveland Spiders with Willie Sudhoff (June 5, 1899).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Brooklyn Superbas for $3000 (@May 15, 1900).
- Sold by Philadelphia Athletics to Washington Senators (December 23, 1905).
- Released by Washington Senators (June 15, 1907).
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