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).
Nap Lajoie - Baseball-Reference.com
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Nap Lajoie. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
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.
Nap Lajoie Obituary - Baseball Almanac
Nap Lajoie finished his Major League career with three-thousand two-hundred forty-two hits. He had joined the 3,000 Hits Club on September 27, 1914 by hitting a double off Marty McHale in his 2,224th game.
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, 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
Nap Lajoie | Hall of Fame Baseball Player & Philanthropist
Nap Lajoie was an American professional baseball player who was one of the game’s best hitters and an outstanding fielder. Lajoie had a .338 career batting average, the second highest ever for a second baseman, with 3,242 hits, the 14th highest total in major league history.
Lajoie, Nap (oleon) - Encyclopedia.com
LAJOIE, Nap(oleon) ( b. 5 September 1874 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island; d. 7 February 1959 in Daytona Beach, Florida), baseball player and manager who, as a second baseman for the Cleveland Blues (since 1915, the Indians), established several American League batting records; he was the sixth player elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Nap Lajoie - BR Bullpen - Baseball-Reference.com
Feb 26, 2021 · The first second baseman inducted into the Hall of Fame, Nap Lajoie played for 21 years, and helped bring the American League from infancy to respectability. His score on the Black Ink test of appraising ballplayers puts him at # 8 on the all-time list.
Nap Lajoie - BaseballBiography.com
In the field, the 6’1″ 195-lb Lajoie was known for his grace despite being considerably bigger than most infielders of his day. He had excellent speed and good hands. He managed the Cleveland team from 1905 to 1909 and during that time the club was called the Naps in his honor.
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