Player
Lave Cross
Player Info
- Full Name
- Lafayette Napoleon
- Born
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May 12, 1866
Milwaukee, WI, USA - Died
- September 6, 1927
- Size
- 5'8" / 155 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 23, 1887
- Final Game
- June 8, 1907
- Career
- 21 years
Teams
- Louisville Colonels 1887-1888
- Philadelphia Athletics 1889-1891
- Philadelphia Athletics 1890-1890
- Philadelphia Phillies 1892-1897
- St. Louis Cardinals 1898-1900
- Cleveland Spiders 1899-1899
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1900-1900
- Philadelphia Athletics 1901-1905
- Washington Senators 1906-1907
Career Batting
2,277
G
.292
AVG
2,651
H
47
HR
1,378
RBI
.709
OPS
106
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | Washington Senators | 41 | 161 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .199 |
| 1906 | Washington Senators | 130 | 494 | 130 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 55 | .263 |
| 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics | 147 | 587 | 156 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 69 | .266 |
| 1904 | Philadelphia Athletics | 155 | 607 | 176 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 73 | .290 |
| 1903 | Philadelphia Athletics | 137 | 559 | 163 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 60 | .292 |
| 1902 | Philadelphia Athletics | 137 | 559 | 191 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 90 | .342 |
| 1901 | Philadelphia Athletics | 100 | 424 | 139 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 82 | .328 |
| 1900 | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 61 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .295 |
| 1900 | Brooklyn Superbas | 117 | 461 | 135 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 73 | .293 |
| 1899 | Cleveland Spiders | 38 | 154 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .286 |
| 1899 | St. Louis Perfectos | 103 | 403 | 122 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 61 | .303 |
| 1898 | St. Louis Browns | 151 | 602 | 191 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 71 | .317 |
| 1897 | Philadelphia Phillies | 88 | 344 | 89 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 37 | .259 |
| 1896 | Philadelphia Phillies | 106 | 406 | 104 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 63 | .256 |
| 1895 | Philadelphia Phillies | 125 | 535 | 145 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 95 | .271 |
| 1894 | Philadelphia Phillies | 122 | 542 | 210 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 128 | .387 |
| 1893 | Philadelphia Phillies | 96 | 415 | 124 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 81 | .299 |
| 1892 | Philadelphia Phillies | 140 | 541 | 149 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 84 | .275 |
| 1891 | Philadelphia Athletics | 110 | 402 | 121 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 66 | .301 |
| 1890 | Philadelphia Athletics | 63 | 245 | 73 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 42 | .298 |
| 1889 | Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 199 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | .221 |
| 1888 | Louisville Colonels | 46 | 180 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .228 |
| 1887 | Louisville Colonels | 54 | 203 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 32 | .266 |
Advanced Batting
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| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | AL | 176 | .050 | .207 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 62 | 0.0 | |
| 1906 | AL | 538 | .059 | .270 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 101 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| 1905 | AL | 630 | .066 | .271 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 106 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1904 | AL | 639 | .089 | .293 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 123 | 1.0 | ✓ |
| 1903 | AL | 577 | .064 | .298 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 104 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| 1902 | AL | 595 | .098 | .344 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 133 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1901 | AL | 450 | .137 | .329 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 135 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| 1900 | NL | 557 | .075 | .292 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 97 | 4.6 | ✓ |
| 1899 | NL | 592 | .079 | .293 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 99 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| 1898 | NL | 646 | .088 | .318 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 121 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| 1897 | NL | 366 | .105 | .264 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 74 | 3.7 | |
| 1896 | NL | 453 | .089 | .263 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 77 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| 1895 | NL | 589 | .094 | .272 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 80 | 2.4 | ✓ |
| 1894 | NL | 593 | .138 | .385 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 133 | 8.6 | ✓ |
| 1893 | NL | 442 | .099 | .297 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 101 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| 1892 | NL | 583 | .087 | .278 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 114 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| 1891 | AA | 443 | .157 | .310 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 141 | 5.7 | ✓ |
| 1890 | PL | 257 | .131 | .297 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 107 | 3.7 | |
| 1889 | AA | 213 | .060 | .232 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 61 | 0.0 | |
| 1888 | AA | 183 | .017 | .241 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 59 | 0.0 | |
| 1887 | AA | 219 | .069 | .286 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 86 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B | 1,724 | 2,310 | 3,715 | 397 | 212 | .938 |
| C | 324 | 1,473 | 419 | 138 | 38 | .932 |
| OF | 118 | 186 | 16 | 18 | 6 | .918 |
| SS | 65 | 115 | 219 | 23 | 31 | .936 |
| 2B | 60 | 111 | 179 | 11 | 21 | .963 |
| 1B | 7 | 67 | 5 | 3 | 7 | .960 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | Washington Senators | 3B | 41 | 38 | 98 | 3 | 2 | .978 |
| 1906 | Washington Senators | 3B | 130 | 157 | 242 | 20 | 9 | .952 |
| 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 147 | 163 | 252 | 32 | 6 | .928 |
| 1904 | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 155 | 164 | 247 | 28 | 15 | .936 |
| 1903 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1903 | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 136 | 152 | 228 | 20 | 14 | .950 |
| 1902 | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 137 | 185 | 306 | 30 | 18 | .942 |
| 1901 | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 100 | 140 | 236 | 33 | 7 | .919 |
| 1900 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 16 | 11 | 39 | 2 | 1 | .962 |
| 1900 | Brooklyn Superbas | 3B | 117 | 162 | 282 | 27 | 10 | .943 |
| 1899 | Cleveland Spiders | 3B | 38 | 66 | 81 | 7 | 7 | .955 |
| 1899 | St. Louis Perfectos | 3B | 103 | 157 | 277 | 18 | 25 | .960 |
| 1898 | St. Louis Browns | 3B | 149 | 215 | 351 | 33 | 20 | .945 |
| 1898 | St. Louis Browns | SS | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .833 |
| 1897 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 38 | 68 | 120 | 7 | 10 | .964 |
| 1897 | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 47 | 71 | 94 | 16 | 5 | .912 |
| 1897 | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1897 | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1896 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 6 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 4 | .964 |
| 1896 | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 61 | 88 | 136 | 15 | 9 | .937 |
| 1896 | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1896 | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1896 | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 37 | 77 | 134 | 13 | 17 | .942 |
| 1895 | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 125 | 191 | 308 | 32 | 23 | .940 |
| 1894 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1894 | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 103 | 181 | 243 | 39 | 24 | .916 |
| 1894 | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 16 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .976 |
| 1894 | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 7 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 4 | .935 |
| 1893 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 6 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 7 | .956 |
| 1893 | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 30 | 44 | 98 | 12 | 10 | .922 |
| 1893 | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 40 | 144 | 46 | 5 | 4 | .974 |
| 1893 | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 10 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .931 |
| 1893 | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 10 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 6 | .907 |
| 1892 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 14 | 29 | 37 | 2 | 5 | .971 |
| 1892 | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 65 | 97 | 148 | 21 | 5 | .921 |
| 1892 | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 39 | 158 | 32 | 6 | 5 | .969 |
| 1892 | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 25 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .894 |
| 1892 | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 5 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .952 |
| 1891 | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .833 |
| 1891 | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 24 | 28 | 49 | 9 | 2 | .895 |
| 1891 | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 43 | 212 | 38 | 16 | 5 | .940 |
| 1891 | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 43 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 4 | .971 |
| 1891 | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1890 | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 49 | 191 | 70 | 34 | 7 | .885 |
| 1890 | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 15 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .862 |
| 1889 | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 55 | 278 | 102 | 27 | 7 | .934 |
| 1888 | Louisville Colonels | C | 37 | 202 | 60 | 20 | 3 | .929 |
| 1888 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .889 |
| 1888 | Louisville Colonels | SS | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1887 | Louisville Colonels | C | 44 | 251 | 66 | 29 | 7 | .916 |
| 1887 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 10 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .850 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .105 | ||
| 1905 | World Series | Philadelphia Athletics | 5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .105 |
Managerial record: 8-30 (.211)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 38 | 8 | 30 | .211 | 12 | Player-Mgr |