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Nap Lajoie

Positions: Second Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: September 5, 1874 in Woonsocket, RI us

Died: February 7, 1959 in Daytona Beach, FL

Buried: Daytona Memorial Park, Daytona Beach, FL

Last Game: August 26, 1916 (Age 41-356d)
vs. CLE 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1937. (Voted by BBWAA on 168/201 ballots)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939.
View Nap Lajoie's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1896 season

Full Name: Napoleon Lajoie

Nicknames: Larry or Poli

Pronunciation: \Lah-ZHWA or LAJ-way\

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Hall of Fame
Triple Crown
3x Batting Title

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

106.9

9590

3243

.338

1504

RBI

1599

380

OBP

.380

SLG

.466

OPS

.847

OPS+

150

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1896	21	-5.2	Fall River	NENL	B		80		380	93	163	34	17	15		21				.429		.726		276
1896	21	-7.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	39	178	175	36	57	12	7	4	42	7		1	11	.326	.330	.543	.872	95		0	2
1897	22	-6.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	127	577	545	107	197	40	23	9	127	20		15	25	.362	.392	.569	.960	310		12	5
1898	23	-5.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	147	641	608	113	197	43	11	6	127	25		21	23	.324	.354	.461	.814	280		7	5
1899	24	-4.0	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	77	337	312	70	118	19	9	6	70	13		12	7	.378	.419	.555	.974	173		10	3
1900	25	-3.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	102	471	451	95	152	33	12	7	92	22		10	8	.337	.363	.510	.873	230		8	2
1901	26	-2.0	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	131	582	544	145	232	48	14	14	125	27		24	9	.427	.463	.643	1.106	350		13	1
1902	27		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CLE-PHA	87	385	352	81	133	35	5	7	65	20		19	7	.378	.419	.565	.984	199		6	8
1902	27	-1.6	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1		0	0
1902	27	-1.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	86	381	348	81	132	35	5	7	64	19		19	7	.379	.421	.569	.990	198		6	8
1903	28	-0.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	125	525	485	90	167	41	11	7	93	21		24	26	.344	.379	.518	.896	251		3	13
1904	29	0.0	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	140	594	553	92	208	49	15	5	102	29		27	19	.376	.413	.546	.959	302		8	6
1905	30	1.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	65	271	249	29	82	12	2	2	41	11		17	8	.329	.377	.418	.795	104		2	3
1906	31	2.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	152	655	602	88	214	48	9	0	91	20		30	19	.356	.392	.465	.857	280		6	17
1907	32	2.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	137	558	509	53	153	30	6	2	63	24		30	28	.301	.347	.395	.742	201		6	13
1908	33	4.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	157	667	581	77	168	32	6	2	74	15		47	20	.289	.352	.375	.727	218		9	30
1909	34	6.0	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	128	521	469	56	152	33	7	1	47	13		35	19	.324	.378	.431	.809	202		6	11
1910	35	7.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	159	678	592	94	227	51	7	4	76	26		60	18	.383	.444	.514	.958	304		5	21
1911	36	8.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	90	353	315	36	115	20	1	2	60	13		26	15	.365	.420	.454	.874	143		4	8
1912	37	10.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	117	500	448	66	165	34	4	0	90	18	5	28	11	.368	.414	.462	.876	207		7	17
1913	38	11.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	137	525	465	66	156	25	2	1	68	17		33	17	.336	.398	.404	.802	188		15	12
1914	39	12.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	121	468	419	37	108	14	3	0	50	14	15	32	15	.258	.314	.306	.619	128		2	15
1915	40	13.7	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	129	520	490	40	137	24	5	1	61	10	6	11	16	.280	.301	.355	.656	174		4	15
1916	41	14.2	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	113	455	426	33	105	14	4	2	35	15		14	26	.247	.272	.312	.584	133		1	14
1917	42	15.1	Toronto	IL	AA		151		581		221	39	4	5						.380		.487		283
1918	43	14.2	Indianapolis	AA	AA		78	330	291	39	82	12	2	2		10		27	7	.282	.343	.357	.700	104			12
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (21 seasons)					Majors		2480	10461	9590	1504	3243	657	163	82	1599	380	26	516	347	.338	.380	.466	.847	4472		134	221
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		309	1291	1252	132	466	85	23	22		31		27	7	.372		.530		663			12
All Levels (23 Seasons)							2789	11752	10842	1636	3709	742	186	104	1599	411	26	543	354	.342		.474		5135		134	233

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		229	911	872	39	303	51	6	7		10		27	7	.348		.444		387			12
B (1 season)					Minors		80	380	380	93	163	34	17	15		21				.429		.726		276