Nap Lajoie — public-domain portrait (Wikimedia Commons)

1904NAPS

SECOND BASE

NAP LAJOIE1904

Nap Lajoiesecond base · 1904 naps

Ht 6'1"Wt 195Bats RThrows RBorn 1874 · Woonsocket, RI

Nineteen oh-four kept the meter mean in Cleveland. Nap Lajoie hit .376 with forty-nine doubles and fifteen triples — gap-to-gap volume that made League Park feel rented. Two hundred eight hits. One hundred two ribbies. SkillScore one hundred forty-nine point two six. The three frames ahead keep the keystone storm rolling.

Nap Lajoie 1904 — .376 YEAR

.376 YEAR

A .376 clip in Cleveland — the keystone kept the meter mean.

Nap Lajoie 1904 — 49 DOUBLES

49 DOUBLES

Forty-nine doubles into the gaps — volume that still challenges the air.

Nap Lajoie 1904 — NAPS KEYSTONE

NAPS KEYSTONE

Second base in Naps flannel — glove and bat arguing the same loud case.

Major League Batting — Year vs Life

GABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGOBPSLG
190414055392208491551020.3760.4130.546
Life2,4809,5901,5043,243657163821,5990.3380.3800.466

SkillScore

149.261904 · CLE

ComponentsAVG 0.376OBP 0.413SLG 0.546

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