Nap Lajoie - Wikipedia
Napoléon "Nap" Lajoie (/ ˈ l æ ʒ ə w eɪ /; September 5, 1874 – February 7, 1959), also known as Larry Lajoie, was an American professional baseball second baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Lajoie, Nap - Baseball Hall of Fame
Lajoie was a player-manager for the Naps from 1905-’09, but resigned to concentrate on playing – and hit .383 to lead the AL in batting in 1910. He returned to the Athletics at the end of his career for two seasons. For his career, Lajoie batted .338 and led the league in hitting five times.
10 things to know about the Cleveland Indians – Chicago Tribune
Oct 25, 2016 · From 1903 to 1914, Cleveland’s major-league team was known as the Naps. Originally known as the Blues in 1901 and the Broncos in 1902, the team was looking for a new identity and conducted a...
Nap Lajoie - Society for American Baseball Research
Jan 4, 2012 · The first superstar in American League history, Napoleon Lajoie combined graceful, effortless fielding with powerful, fearsome hitting to become one of the greatest all-around players of the Deadball Era, and one of the best second basemen of all time.
MLB Legacies: Nap Lajoie - Next Impulse Sports
Mar 7, 2023 · Fans would point out Lajoie’s record which often beat Cobbs, but because Nap didn’t make the connection himself, he was seen as a natural and modest player. This was a battle of statistics and dignity, where you couldn’t win one without losing the other.
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Nap Lajoie Bio. Fullname: Napoleon Lajoie; Nickname: Larry; Born: 9/05/1874 in Woonsocket, RI; Debut: 8/12/1896; Hall of Fame: 1937; Died: 2/07/1959
Nap Lajoie, The First American League Triple Crown Winner
Sep 18, 2010 · Nap Lajoie won the crown in 1901 with 14 homers, 125 RBIs, and a record .426 batting average. Hugh Duffy holds the all-time record after batting .440 in 1894, his Triple Crown season. Tip...
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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
August 23, 1902: Banned from Pennsylvania, Cleveland’s Nap Lajoie ...
Aug 9, 2022 · Flick and Lajoie played their first games at Columbia Park as members of the Bronchos on June 11, 1903. Lajoie doubled in four tries, while Flick was held without a hit in four at-bats in a 3-2 win for the Naps. Bernhard didn’t pitch in Philadelphia until July 11, when he outdueled Rube Waddell in a 10-3 Cleveland victory. Acknowledgments