Nap Lajoie
[edit] Biography
Nap Lajoie (Napoleon Lajoie) was born on September 5, 1874 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He made his Major League debut on August 12, 1896 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1896, his rookie year, he hit .326 with 4 home runs and 42 RBI. Lajoie played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Broncos and Cleveland Naps over the course of his 21 year career.
Most people believe that Nap Lajoie's best season was 1901, when he stole 27 bases, hit for a .426 average and knocked in 125 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1896
| PHI
| N
| 39
| 175
| 36
| 57
| 4
| 42
| .326
| .330
| .543
| 12
| 7
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1897
| PHI
| N
| 127
| 545
| 107
| 197
| 9
| 127
| .361
| .392
| .569
| 40
| 23
| 15
| 0
| 12
| 5
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| PHI
| N
| 147
| 608
| 113
| 197
| 6
| 127
| .324
| .354
| .461
| 43
| 11
| 21
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 25
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| PHI
| N
| 77
| 312
| 70
| 118
| 6
| 70
| .378
| .419
| .554
| 19
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 10
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| PHI
| N
| 102
| 451
| 95
| 152
| 7
| 92
| .337
| .362
| .510
| 33
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| PHI
| A
| 131
| 544
| 145
| 232
| 14
| 125
| .426
| .463
| .643
| 48
| 14
| 24
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 27
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| PHI
| A
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| CLE
| A
| 86
| 348
| 81
| 132
| 7
| 64
| .379
| .421
| .569
| 35
| 5
| 19
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| TOT
| A
| 87
| 352
| 81
| 133
| 7
| 65
| .378
| .419
| .565
| 35
| 5
| 19
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1903
| CLE
| A
| 125
| 485
| 90
| 167
| 7
| 93
| .344
| .379
| .518
| 41
| 11
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| CLE
| A
| 140
| 553
| 92
| 208
| 6
| 102
| .376
| .413
| .552
| 49
| 15
| 27
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
| 1905
| CLE
| A
| 65
| 249
| 29
| 82
| 2
| 41
| .329
| .377
| .418
| 12
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| CLE
| A
| 152
| 602
| 88
| 214
| 0
| 91
| .355
| .392
| .465
| 48
| 9
| 30
| 0
| 6
| 17
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| CLE
| A
| 137
| 509
| 53
| 152
| 2
| 63
| .299
| .345
| .393
| 30
| 6
| 30
| 0
| 6
| 13
| 24
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| CLE
| A
| 157
| 581
| 77
| 168
| 2
| 74
| .289
| .352
| .375
| 32
| 6
| 47
| 0
| 9
| 30
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| CLE
| A
| 128
| 469
| 56
| 152
| 1
| 47
| .324
| .378
| .431
| 33
| 7
| 35
| 0
| 6
| 11
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| CLE
| A
| 159
| 591
| 94
| 227
| 4
| 76
| .384
| .445
| .514
| 51
| 7
| 60
| 0
| 5
| 21
| 26
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| CLE
| A
| 90
| 315
| 36
| 115
| 2
| 60
| .365
| .420
| .454
| 20
| 1
| 26
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| CLE
| A
| 117
| 448
| 66
| 165
| 0
| 90
| .368
| .414
| .462
| 34
| 4
| 28
| 0
| 7
| 17
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| CLE
| A
| 137
| 465
| 66
| 156
| 1
| 68
| .335
| .398
| .404
| 25
| 2
| 33
| 17
| 15
| 12
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| CLE
| A
| 121
| 419
| 37
| 108
| 0
| 50
| .258
| .313
| .305
| 14
| 3
| 32
| 15
| 2
| 15
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| PHI
| A
| 129
| 490
| 40
| 137
| 1
| 61
| .280
| .301
| .355
| 24
| 5
| 11
| 16
| 4
| 15
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| PHI
| A
| 113
| 426
| 33
| 105
| 2
| 35
| .246
| .272
| .312
| 14
| 4
| 14
| 26
| 1
| 14
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 492
| 2091
| 421
| 721
| 32
| 458
| .345
| .374
| .520
| 147
| 62
| 59
| 11
| 37
| 17
| 87
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1988
| 7498
| 1083
| 2521
| 51
| 1141
| .336
| .382
| .452
| 510
| 101
| 457
| 74
| 97
| 204
| 293
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 2480
| 9589
| 1504
| 3242
| 83
| 1599
| .338
| .380
| .467
| 657
| 163
| 516
| 85
| 134
| 221
| 380
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1896
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 363
| 11
| 2
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1897
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1897
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 108
| 0
| 0
| 1079
| 37
| 18
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1897
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1898
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 146
| 0
| 0
| 442
| 406
| 46
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1898
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1899
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 224
| 231
| 22
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1899
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1900
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1900
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 287
| 341
| 30
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1901
| PHI
| A
| 2B
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 395
| 381
| 32
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1901
| PHI
| A
| SS
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 43
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1902
| PHI
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1902
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 270
| 283
| 15
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1902
| TOT
| A
| 2B
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 272
| 286
| 15
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1903
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 366
| 402
| 36
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1903
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1903
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1904
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 272
| 255
| 21
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1904
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 86
| 130
| 17
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 1904
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1905
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 148
| 177
| 3
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1905
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 50
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1906
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 40
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1906
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 24
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1906
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 354
| 415
| 21
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1907
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 95
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1907
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 314
| 461
| 25
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1908
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 156
| 0
| 0
| 450
| 538
| 37
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1908
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1909
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 282
| 373
| 28
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1909
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 89
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1910
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 114
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1910
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1910
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 387
| 419
| 28
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1911
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 91
| 93
| 10
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1911
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 388
| 16
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1912
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 241
| 249
| 21
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1912
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 171
| 12
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1913
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 279
| 363
| 20
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1914
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 187
| 215
| 17
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1914
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 300
| 18
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1915
| PHI
| A
| 2B
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 251
| 332
| 23
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1915
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1915
| PHI
| A
| SS
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 32
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1915
| PHI
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1916
| PHI
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 52
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1916
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1916
| PHI
| A
| 2B
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 254
| 325
| 16
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 2035
| 0
| 0
| 5496
| 6262
| 451
| 1050
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 161
| 240
| 24
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 53
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 286
| 0
| 0
| 2798
| 135
| 37
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 50
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Fall River (New England) to Philadelphia Phillies for $1500 (August 8, 1896).
- Granted free agency (April 21, 1902).
- Signed by Cleveland Broncos (May 31, 1902).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Philadelphia Athletics (January, 1915).
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