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Lave Cross
Lafayette Napoleon Cross
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 155 lb.

Born: May 12, 1866 in Milwaukee, WI (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1887
Final Game: June 6, 1907
Died: September 6, 1927 in Toledo, OH
Relatives: Brother of Amos Cross and Brother of Frank Cross
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1887 21 LOU AA 54 219 203 32 54 8 3 0 26 15 15 .266 .320 .335 .655 80 68 1 2O
1888 22 LOU AA 47 184 181 20 41 3 0 0 15 10 2 .227 .239 .243 .482 56 44 1 2O/6
1889 23 PHA AA 55 213 199 22 44 8 2 0 23 11 14 9 .221 .272 .281 .554 59 56 0 2
1890 24 PHQ PL 63 257 245 42 73 7 8 3 47 5 12 6 .298 .331 .429 .759 99 105 0 2O
1891 25 PHA AA 110 443 402 66 121 20 14 5 52 14 38 23 .301 .366 .458 .823 132 184 3 2O5/46
1892 26 PHI NL 140 583 541 84 149 15 10 4 69 18 39 16 .275 .328 .362 .690 108 196 3 52O4/6
1893 27 PHI NL 96 442 415 81 124 17 6 4 78 18 26 7 .299 .342 .398 .739 94 165 1 25O6/3
1894 28 PHI NL 119 561 529 123 204 34 9 7 125 21 29 7 .386 .421 .524 .944 130 277 3 *52/64
1895 29 PHI NL 125 589 535 95 145 26 9 2 101 21 35 8 .271 .319 .364 .684 76 195 3 16 *5
1896 30 PHI NL 106 453 406 63 104 23 5 1 73 8 32 14 .256 .312 .345 .657 74 140 1 14 56/4O2
1897 31 PHI NL 88 366 344 37 89 17 5 3 51 10 10 .259 .282 .363 .645 71 125 1 11 54/O6
1898 32 STL NL 151 646 602 71 191 28 8 3 79 14 28 .317 .348 .405 .753 114 244 0 16 *5/6
1899 33 TOT NL 141 592 557 76 166 19 5 5 84 13 25 .298 .330 .377 .707 95 210 2 8 *5
1899 33 CLV NL 38 165 154 15 44 5 0 1 20 2 8 .286 .325 .338 .663 91 52 1 2 5
1899 33 STL NL 103 427 403 61 122 14 5 4 64 11 17 .303 .333 .392 .725 97 158 1 6 *5
1900 34 TOT NL 133 557 522 79 153 15 6 4 73 21 26 .293 .329 .368 .697 88 192 2 7 *5
1900 34 STL NL 16 65 61 6 18 1 0 0 6 1 1 .295 .306 .311 .618 71 19 0 3 5
1900 34 BRO NL 117 492 461 73 135 14 6 4 67 20 25 .293 .332 .375 .707 90 173 2 4 *5
1901 35 PHA AL 100 450 424 82 139 28 12 2 73 23 19 .328 .358 .465 .823 123 197 1 6 *5
1902 36 PHA AL 137 595 559 90 191 39 8 0 108 25 27 .342 .374 .440 .814 121 246 2 7 *5
1903 37 PHA AL 137 577 559 60 163 22 4 2 90 14 10 .292 .304 .356 .660 93 199 0 8 *5/3
1904 38 PHA AL 155 639 607 73 176 31 10 1 71 10 13 .290 .310 .379 .689 113 230 5 14 *5
1905 39 PHA AL 147 630 587 69 156 29 5 0 77 8 26 .266 .299 .332 .631 98 195 2 15 *5
1906 40 WSH AL 130 538 494 55 130 14 6 1 46 19 28 .263 .303 .322 .625 100 159 0 16 *5
1907 41 WSH AL 41 176 161 13 32 8 0 0 10 3 10 .199 .246 .248 .494 63 40 0 5 5
21 Seasons 2275 9710 9072 1333 2645 411 135 47 1371 301 464 90 .292 .328 .382 .710 100 3467 31 143
162 Game Avg. 162 691 646 95 188 29 10 3 98 21 33 .292 .328 .382 .710 100 247 2
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
PHI (6 yrs) 674 2994 2770 483 815 132 44 21 497 96 171 52 .294 .338 .396 .734 95 1098 12 41
PHA (5 yrs) 676 2891 2736 374 825 149 39 5 419 80 95 .302 .327 .390 .717 110 1067 10 50
STL (3 yrs) 270 1138 1066 138 331 43 13 7 149 26 46 .311 .340 .395 .735 105 421 1 25
WSH (2 yrs) 171 714 655 68 162 22 6 1 56 22 38 .247 .289 .304 .592 91 199 0 21
LOU (2 yrs) 101 403 384 52 95 11 3 0 41 25 17 .247 .283 .292 .575 70 112 2
PHA (2 yrs) 173 700 647 108 194 27 22 8 99 19 50 29 .300 .353 .447 .800 119 289 3
PHA (1 yr) 55 213 199 22 44 8 2 0 23 11 14 9 .221 .272 .281 .554 59 56 0
CLV (1 yr) 38 165 154 15 44 5 0 1 20 2 8 .286 .325 .338 .663 91 52 1 2
BRO (1 yr) 117 492 461 73 135 14 6 4 67 20 25 .293 .332 .375 .707 90 173 2 4
NL (9 yrs) 1099 4789 4451 709 1325 194 63 33 733 144 250 52 .298 .337 .392 .729 96 1744 16 72
AL (7 yrs) 847 3605 3391 442 987 171 45 6 475 102 133 .291 .320 .373 .693 106 1266 10 71
AA (4 yrs) 266 1059 985 140 260 39 19 5 116 50 69 32 .264 .315 .357 .673 94 352 5
PL (1 yr) 63 257 245 42 73 7 8 3 47 5 12 6 .298 .331 .429 .759 99 105 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1905 39 PHA AL WS NYG L 5 20 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .105 .150 .105 .255 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 20 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .105 .150 .105 .255 2 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1887 LOU AA 21 C 44 346 251 66 29 7 .916 7.20 .890 6.09 54
1887 LOU AA 21 OF 10 20 16 1 3 1 .850 1.70 .905 2.01 3-1-6
1888 LOU AA 22 C 37 282 202 60 20 3 .929 7.08 .912 6.94 22
1888 LOU AA 22 OF 12 19 14 2 3 1 .842 1.33 .916 1.79 2-0-10
1888 LOU AA 22 SS 2 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 4.00 .838 4.55
1889 PHA AA 23 C 55 407 278 102 27 7 .934 6.91 .915 6.00 28
1890 PHQ PL 24 C 49 295 191 70 34 7 .885 5.33 .903 4.96 13
1890 PHQ PL 24 OF 15 29 25 0 4 0 .862 1.67 .907 2.06 0-5-10
1891 PHA AA 25 C 43 266 212 38 16 5 .940 5.81 .929 5.57 16
1891 PHA AA 25 OF 43 68 56 10 2 4 .971 1.53 .900 1.83 0-0-43
1891 PHA AA 25 3B 24 86 28 49 9 2 .895 3.21 .869 3.58
1891 PHA AA 25 2B 1 6 1 4 1 1 .833 5.00 .917 5.20
1891 PHA AA 25 SS 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 .850 5.00
1892 PHI NL 26 3B 65 266 97 148 21 5 .921 3.77 .873 3.53
1892 PHI NL 26 C 39 196 158 32 6 5 .969 4.87 .933 5.58 12
1892 PHI NL 26 OF 25 47 39 3 5 0 .894 1.68 .913 1.86 8-17-0
1892 PHI NL 26 2B 14 68 29 37 2 5 .971 4.71 .926 5.59
1892 PHI NL 26 SS 5 21 4 16 1 2 .952 4.00 .890 5.32
1893 PHI NL 27 C 40 195 144 46 5 4 .974 4.75 .933 4.51 6
1893 PHI NL 27 3B 30 154 44 98 12 10 .922 4.73 .890 3.75
1893 PHI NL 27 OF 10 29 27 0 2 0 .931 2.70 .914 2.14 0-9-1
1893 PHI NL 27 SS 10 54 16 33 5 6 .907 4.90 .896 5.47
1893 PHI NL 27 1B 6 68 60 5 3 7 .956 10.83 .978 10.47
1894 PHI NL 28 3B 100 447 177 234 36 24 .919 4.11 .873 3.41
1894 PHI NL 28 C 16 42 36 5 1 0 .976 2.56 .921 4.32 6
1894 PHI NL 28 SS 7 31 10 19 2 4 .935 4.14 .894 5.59
1894 PHI NL 28 2B 1 4 3 1 0 1 1.000 4.00 .925 5.70
1895 PHI NL 29 3B 125 531 191 308 32 23 .940 3.99 .862 3.38
1896 PHI NL 30 3B 61 239 88 136 15 9 .937 3.67 .887 3.41
1896 PHI NL 30 SS 37 224 77 134 13 17 .942 5.70 .899 5.52
1896 PHI NL 30 2B 6 28 10 17 1 4 .964 4.50 .936 5.42
1896 PHI NL 30 OF 2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 3.50 .929 2.10 0-2-0
1896 PHI NL 30 C 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 4.30 0
1897 PHI NL 31 3B 47 181 71 94 16 5 .912 3.51 .890 3.29
1897 PHI NL 31 2B 38 195 68 120 7 10 .964 4.95 .934 5.53
1897 PHI NL 31 OF 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 2.05 0-0-2
1897 PHI NL 31 SS 1 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 5.00 .900 5.70
1898 STL NL 32 3B 149 599 215 351 33 20 .945 3.80 .897 3.42
1898 STL NL 32 SS 2 12 3 7 2 2 .833 5.00 .917 5.55
1899 TOT NL 33 3B 141 606 223 358 25 32 .959 4.12 .897 3.52
1899 CLV NL 33 3B 38 154 66 81 7 7 .955 3.87 .897 3.52
1899 STL NL 33 3B 103 452 157 277 18 25 .960 4.21 .897 3.52
1900 TOT NL 34 3B 133 523 173 321 29 11 .945 3.71 .889 3.74
1900 STL NL 34 3B 16 52 11 39 2 1 .962 3.13 .887 3.74
1900 BRO NL 34 3B 117 471 162 282 27 10 .943 3.79 .889 3.74
1901 PHA AL 35 3B 100 409 140 236 33 7 .919 3.76 .897 3.51
1902 PHA AL 36 3B 137 521 185 306 30 18 .942 3.58 .909 3.52
1903 PHA AL 37 3B 136 400 152 228 20 14 .950 2.79 .920 3.11
1903 PHA AL 37 1B 1 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 7.00 .986 10.60
1904 PHA AL 38 3B 155 439 164 247 28 15 .936 2.65 .931 3.09
1905 PHA AL 39 3B 147 447 163 252 32 6 .928 2.82 .923 3.10
1906 WSH AL 40 3B 130 419 157 242 20 9 .952 3.07 .917 3.15
1907 WSH AL 41 3B 41 139 38 98 3 2 .978 3.32 .906 3.10
17 Seasons 3B 1721 6406 2306 3706 394 212 .938 3.49 .898 3.36
9 Seasons C 324 2030 1473 419 138 38 .932 5.84 .914 5.58 157
8 Seasons OF 119 221 186 16 19 6 .914 1.70 .909 1.91 13-34-72
8 Seasons SS 65 357 115 219 23 31 .936 5.14 .896 5.47
5 Seasons 2B 60 301 111 179 11 21 .963 4.83 .932 5.53
2 Seasons 1B 7 75 67 5 3 7 .960 10.29 .979 10.49
21 Seasons TOT 2296 9390 4258 4544 588 315 .937 3.83 .841 3.74 13-34-72 157
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1894 NL--.386--8th
1901 AL--.328--8th
1902 AL--.342--5th
1904 AL--.290--8th

Slugging % s c a p y
1891 AA--.458--5th
1901 AL--.465--10th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1891 AA--.823--10th
1901 AL--.823--10th

Games Played s c a p y
1898 NL--151--8th
1902 AL--137--6th
1904 AL--155--8th
Career--2275--108th

At Bats s c a p y
1898 NL--602--8th
1902 AL--559--4th
1903 AL--559--5th
1904 AL--607--6th
1905 AL--587--4th
Career--9072--61st

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1902 AL--595--10th
Career--9710--92nd

Runs Scored s c a p y
Career--1333--105th

Hits s c a p y
1894 NL--204--6th
1898 NL--191--7th
1902 AL--191--2nd
1903 AL--163--7th
1904 AL--176--6th
1905 AL--156--8th
Career--2645--71st

Total Bases s c a p y
1898 NL--244--9th
1902 AL--246--8th
1904 AL--230--9th
Career--3467--154th

Doubles s c a p y
1898 NL--28--8th
1901 AL--28--5th
1902 AL--39--3rd
1904 AL--31--4th
1905 AL--29--8th
Career--411--143rd

Triples s c a p y
1891 AA--14--8th
Career--135--74th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1894 NL--125--8th
1900 NL--73--10th
1902 AL--108--3rd
1903 AL--90--4th
1904 AL--71--9th
1905 AL--77--2nd
Career--1371--75th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
Career--301--153rd

Singles s c a p y
1894 NL--154--4th
1898 NL--152--10th
1902 AL--144--2nd
1903 AL--135--5th
1904 AL--134--7th
1905 AL--122--6th
Career--2052--36th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1891 AA--132--10th

Runs Created s c a p y
1902 AL--92--6th
Career--1150--213th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1901 AL--42--10th
1902 AL--47--9th

Times On Base s c a p y
1902 AL--220--8th
Career--3140--156th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1891 AA--.683--10th
1901 AL--.665--9th
1902 AL--.683--8th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1895 NL--16--8th
Career--143--191st

AB per SO s c a p y
1892 NL--33.813--3rd
1893 NL--59.286--7th
1894 NL--75.571--5th
1895 NL--66.875--2nd
Career--36.360--7th

Outs Made s c a p y
1895 NL--406--4th
1903 AL--404--10th
1905 AL--446--5th
Career--6570--82nd

Oldest s c a p y
1902 AL--born 1866-05-12--9th
1903 AL--born 1866-05-12--5th
1904 AL--born 1866-05-12--5th
1905 AL--born 1866-05-12--4th
1906 AL--born 1866-05-12--5th
1907 AL--born 1866-05-12--4th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 83 (281), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 49 (382), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 40 (146), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

October 14, 1888: Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Louisville Colonels for $2500 to $3500. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

November, 1889: Jumped from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Philadelphia Athletics.

November 10, 1897: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Jack Clements, Tommy Dowd, Jack Taylor and $1,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Monte Cross, Red Donahue and Klondike Douglass.

March 29, 1899: Assigned to the Cleveland Spiders by the St. Louis Perfectos.

June 5, 1899: Assigned to the St. Louis Perfectos by the Cleveland Spiders.

May 15, 1900: Purchased by the Brooklyn Superbas from the St. Louis Cardinals for $3,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Before 1901 Season: Jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Philadelphia Athletics.

December 23, 1905: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Philadelphia Athletics.

June 15, 1907: Released by the Washington Senators.

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