Nap Lajoie

Full Name: Napoleon Lajoie Primary Position: 2B,1B Height/Weight: 6' 1"/195 First Game: August 12, 1896 Birthdate: September 5, 1874 Final Game: August 26, 1916 Birthplace: Woonsocket, Rhode Island MLB Experience: 21 years Died: February 7, 1959 Deathplace: Daytona Beach, Florida Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937

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.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
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

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
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

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).