Nap Lajoie was born on Saturday, September 5, 1874, in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Lajoie was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 12, 1896, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Nap Lajoie baseball stats page.
"Napoleon Lajoie: An all-time great second baseman, he revived Cleveland baseball upon his arrival in 1902. He led the A.L. in batting average in 1903-04 and 1910. The team name of Naps from 1903 to 1914 was in his honor. He is Cleveland's’s all-time leader in hits (2,046) and at-bats (6,043) and among leaders in games, runs, doubles, triples, total bases, RBI, extra-base hits, batting average and steals. The player-manager from 1905-09, is a member of the 3,000 hit club and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937." - Cleveland Guardians Media Guide. Cleveland Guards Hall of Fame. Cleveland Guardians. March 2022. Page 255.
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Nap LajoieNap Lajoie Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Nap LajoieNap Lajoie Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1896 | 22 | Phillies | 39 | 175 | 36 | 57 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | - | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .326 | .330 | .543 |
1897 | 23 | Phillies | 127 | 545 | 107 | 198 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 127 | 15 | - | 25 | 5 | - | 12 | - | .363 | .393 | .571 |
1898 | 24 | Phillies | 147 | 608 | 113 | 200 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 21 | - | 23 | 5 | - | 7 | - | .329 | .358 | .465 |
1899 | 25 | Phillies | 77 | 312 | 70 | 117 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 12 | - | 7 | 3 | - | 10 | - | .375 | .416 | .551 |
1900 | 26 | Phillies | 102 | 451 | 95 | 156 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 92 | 10 | - | 8 | 2 | - | 8 | - | .346 | .371 | .519 |
1901 | 27 | Athletics | 131 | 544 | 145 | 229 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 125 | 24 | - | 9 | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | .421 | .458 | .638 |
1902 | 28 | Athletics | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .250 | .250 | .250 |
1902 | 28 | Blues | 86 | 348 | 81 | 128 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 64 | 19 | - | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | - | .368 | .410 | .557 |
1903 | 29 | Blues | 125 | 485 | 90 | 173 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 93 | 24 | - | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3 | - | .357 | .391 | .530 |
1904 | 30 | Blues | 140 | 553 | 92 | 211 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 102 | 27 | - | 19 | 6 | 0 | 8 | - | .382 | .418 | .552 |
1905 | 31 | Naps | 65 | 249 | 29 | 82 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 17 | - | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | .329 | .377 | .418 |
1906 | 32 | Naps | 152 | 602 | 88 | 214 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 30 | - | 19 | 17 | 0 | 6 | - | .355 | .392 | .465 |
1907 | 33 | Naps | 137 | 509 | 53 | 153 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 30 | - | 28 | 13 | 0 | 6 | - | .301 | .347 | .395 |
1908 | 34 | Naps | 157 | 581 | 77 | 168 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 47 | - | 20 | 30 | 0 | 9 | - | .289 | .352 | .375 |
1909 | 35 | Naps | 128 | 469 | 56 | 152 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 35 | - | 19 | 11 | 0 | 6 | - | .324 | .378 | .431 |
1910 | 36 | Naps | 159 | 591 | 94 | 227 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 60 | - | 18 | 21 | 0 | 5 | - | .384 | .445 | .514 |
1911 | 37 | Naps | 90 | 315 | 36 | 115 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 26 | - | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | - | .365 | .420 | .454 |
1912 | 38 | Naps | 117 | 448 | 66 | 165 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 28 | - | 11 | 17 | 0 | 7 | - | .368 | .414 | .462 |
1913 | 39 | Naps | 137 | 465 | 66 | 156 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 33 | - | 17 | 12 | 0 | 15 | - | .335 | .398 | .404 |
1914 | 40 | Naps | 121 | 419 | 37 | 108 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 32 | - | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | - | .258 | .313 | .305 |
1915 | 41 | Athletics | 129 | 490 | 40 | 137 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .280 | .301 | .355 |
1916 | 42 | Athletics | 113 | 426 | 33 | 105 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .246 | .272 | .312 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
21 Years | 2,480 | 9,589 | 1,504 | 3,252 | 657 | 163 | 82 | 4 | 1,599 | 516 | 4 | 347 | 221 | 0 | 134 | 10 | .339 | .381 | .467 |
Nap LajoieNap Lajoie Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1896 Phillies | 1B | 39 | - | - | 376 | 9.6 | 374 | 363 | 11 | 2 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 0.00 |
1897 Phillies | 1B | 108 | - | - | 1,134 | 10.5 | 1,116 | 1,079 | 37 | 18 | 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 0.00 |
1897 Phillies | 3B | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1898 Phillies | 1B | 1 | - | - | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1898 Phillies | 2B | 146 | - | - | 894 | 6.1 | 848 | 442 | 406 | 46 | 59 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 0.00 |
1899 Phillies | 2B | 67 | - | - | 477 | 7.1 | 455 | 224 | 231 | 22 | 39 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 0.00 |
1899 Phillies | CF | 5 | - | - | 13 | 2.6 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1900 Phillies | 2B | 102 | - | - | 658 | 6.5 | 628 | 287 | 341 | 30 | 69 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 0.00 |
1900 Phillies | 3B | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1901 Athletics | 2B | 119 | 119 | 3,079 | 808 | 6.8 | 776 | 395 | 381 | 32 | 68 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 6.80 |
1901 Athletics | SS | 12 | 12 | 315 | 80 | 6.7 | 78 | 35 | 43 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 6.69 |
1902 Athletics | 2B | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.11 |
1902 Blues | 2B | 86 | 86 | 2,264 | 568 | 6.6 | 553 | 270 | 283 | 15 | 49 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 6.59 |
1903 Blues | 1B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.00 |
1903 Blues | 2B | 122 | 122 | 3,121 | 804 | 6.6 | 768 | 366 | 402 | 36 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 6.64 |
1903 Blues | 3B | 1 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1904 Blues | 1B | 2 | 1 | 43 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.19 |
1904 Blues | 2B | 95 | 95 | 2,479 | 550 | 5.8 | 529 | 273 | 256 | 21 | 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 5.76 |
1904 Blues | SS | 44 | 44 | 1,110 | 233 | 5.3 | 216 | 86 | 130 | 17 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .927 | 5.25 |
1905 Naps | 1B | 5 | 5 | 135 | 52 | 10.4 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.40 |
1905 Naps | 2B | 59 | 58 | 1,564 | 328 | 5.6 | 325 | 148 | 177 | 3 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 5.61 |
1906 Naps | 2B | 131 | 131 | 3,480 | 803 | 6.1 | 783 | 354 | 429 | 20 | 74 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 6.08 |
1906 Naps | 3B | 15 | 15 | 396 | 65 | 4.3 | 60 | 20 | 40 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 4.09 |
1906 Naps | SS | 7 | 6 | 159 | 35 | 5.0 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 5.60 |
1907 Naps | 1B | 9 | 9 | 231 | 107 | 11.9 | 106 | 95 | 11 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 12.39 |
1907 Naps | 2B | 128 | 128 | 3,356 | 801 | 6.3 | 776 | 315 | 461 | 25 | 84 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 6.24 |
1908 Naps | 1B | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 20.25 |
1908 Naps | 2B | 156 | 156 | 4,205 | 1,022 | 6.6 | 985 | 449 | 536 | 37 | 81 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 6.32 |
1908 Naps | SS | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1909 Naps | 1B | 8 | 8 | 189 | 92 | 11.5 | 92 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.14 |
1909 Naps | 2B | 120 | 120 | 3,121 | 678 | 5.7 | 652 | 281 | 371 | 26 | 52 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 5.64 |
1910 Naps | 1B | 10 | 10 | 282 | 124 | 12.4 | 122 | 114 | 8 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 11.68 |
1910 Naps | 2B | 149 | 149 | 4,062 | 828 | 5.6 | 798 | 378 | 420 | 30 | 60 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 5.30 |
1911 Naps | 1B | 41 | 41 | 1,070 | 409 | 10.0 | 405 | 388 | 17 | 4 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 10.22 |
1911 Naps | 2B | 38 | 37 | 961 | 193 | 5.1 | 183 | 91 | 92 | 10 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 5.14 |
1912 Naps | 1B | 21 | 20 | 534 | 186 | 8.9 | 183 | 171 | 12 | 3 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 9.25 |
1912 Naps | 2B | 97 | 97 | 2,480 | 507 | 5.2 | 486 | 238 | 248 | 21 | 51 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 5.29 |
1913 Naps | 2B | 126 | 125 | 3,256 | 664 | 5.3 | 644 | 281 | 363 | 20 | 58 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 5.34 |
1914 Naps | 1B | 31 | 30 | 805 | 318 | 10.3 | 313 | 295 | 18 | 5 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 10.50 |
1914 Naps | 2B | 80 | 79 | 2,041 | 419 | 5.2 | 402 | 187 | 215 | 17 | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 5.32 |
1915 Athletics | 1B | 5 | 5 | 138 | 53 | 10.6 | 52 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 10.17 |
1915 Athletics | 2B | 109 | 106 | 2,745 | 601 | 5.5 | 578 | 248 | 330 | 23 | 61 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 5.69 |
1915 Athletics | 3B | 3 | 3 | 81 | 15 | 5.0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.00 |
1915 Athletics | SS | 10 | 10 | 261 | 48 | 4.8 | 46 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 4.76 |
1916 Athletics | 1B | 6 | 5 | 135 | 78 | 13.0 | 76 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 15.20 |
1916 Athletics | 2B | 105 | 104 | 2,638 | 576 | 5.5 | 561 | 241 | 320 | 15 | 61 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 5.74 |
1916 Athletics | LF | 3 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.56 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2B Totals | 2,036 | 1,713 | 44,871 | 12,184 | 6.0 | 11,735 | 5,470 | 6,265 | 449 | 1,050 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 7.06 | |
1B Totals | 288 | 135 | 3,609 | 2,984 | 10.4 | 2,946 | 2,806 | 140 | 38 | 145 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 22.04 | |
SS Totals | 74 | 73 | 1,869 | 398 | 5.4 | 375 | 150 | 225 | 23 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 5.42 | |
3B Totals | 22 | 19 | 513 | 89 | 4.0 | 84 | 29 | 55 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 4.42 | |
CF Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.6 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
LF Totals | 3 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.56 | |
21 Years | 2,428 | 1,943 | 50,910 | 15,669 | 6.5 | 15,154 | 8,468 | 6,686 | 515 | 1,221 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 8.04 |
Nap LajoieNap Lajoie Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1896 Phillies | 7 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 43.8 | 15.9 | 4.2 | - | - | - |
1897 Phillies | 20 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 60.6 | 21.8 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
1898 Phillies | 25 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 101.3 | 26.4 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
1899 Phillies | 13 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 52.0 | 44.6 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
1900 Phillies | 22 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 64.4 | 56.4 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
1901 Athletics | 27 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 38.9 | 60.4 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
1902 Athletics | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - |
1902 Blues | 19 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 49.7 | 49.7 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1903 Blues | 21 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 69.3 | 18.7 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1904 Blues | 29 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 110.6 | 29.1 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1905 Naps | 11 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 124.5 | 31.1 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1906 Naps | 20 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 31.7 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1907 Naps | 24 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 254.5 | 18.2 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1908 Naps | 15 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 290.5 | 29.1 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1909 Naps | 13 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 469.0 | 24.7 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
1910 Naps | 26 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 147.8 | 32.8 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1911 Naps | 13 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 157.5 | 21.0 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1912 Naps | 18 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 40.7 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1913 Naps | 17 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 465.0 | 27.4 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1914 Naps | 14 | 15 | .483 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 27.9 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
1915 Athletics | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 490.0 | 30.6 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
1916 Athletics | 15 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 213.0 | 16.4 | 12.2 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
21 Years | 380 | 21 | .948 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 116.9 | 27.6 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
Nap LajoieNap Lajoie Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1896 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $750.00 | n/a | n/a |
1897 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $1,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1898 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $2,200.00 | n/a | n/a |
1899 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $2,400.00 | n/a | n/a |
1900 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $2,600.00 | n/a | n/a |
1901 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | $4,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1902 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | $7,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1902 Cleveland Blues | n/a | " " | n/a | n/a |
1903 Cleveland Blues | n/a | $7,000.00 | n/a | - |
1904 Cleveland Blues | n/a | $7,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1905 Cleveland Naps | n/a | $7,000.00 | n/a | - |
1906 Cleveland Naps | n/a | $8,500.00 | n/a | - |
1907 Cleveland Naps | n/a | $9,500.00 | n/a | - |
1908 Cleveland Naps | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | - |
1909 Cleveland Naps | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | - |
1910 Cleveland Naps | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | - |
1911 Cleveland Naps | n/a | $9,000.00 | n/a | - |
1912 Cleveland Naps | n/a | $9,000.00 | n/a | - |
1913 Cleveland Naps | n/a | $9,000.00 | n/a | - |
1914 Cleveland Naps | n/a | $9,000.00 | n/a | - |
1915 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | $9,000.00 | n/a | - |
1916 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | $9,000.00 | n/a | - |
Nap Lajoie Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Napoleon Lajoie was a Major League Baseball player with Philadelphia Phillies (1896-1900), Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1902), Cleveland Naps (1902-1914), and Philadelphia Athletics (1915-1916). Did you know that when Nap, his nickname, retired in 1916, his hit total in the American League (2,252) was the most in league history? Do you know who passed Lajoie? [Answer]
Nap Lajoie Baseball Card | 2003 Topps Gallery Baseball Card (#62)
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Did you know that Nap Lajoie was named one of the 100 Greatest Cleveland Indians Players ever? As part of the club’s 100th Anniversary Celebration in 2001, a panel of veteran baseball writers, historians and executives selected a roster of the Top 100 Greatest Indians and Lajoie was named one of the nine second basemen.
Did you know that Nap Lajoie was the first American League player to be intentionally walked, while the bases were fully loaded? [Intentional Bases On Balls Records] Do you know who the first player in baseball history this happened to? [Answer]
In 1883, Francis Richter founded The Sporting Life, a weekly magazine devoted to coverage of all sports, with an emphasis on baseball. In 1887, Richter, and other baseball journalists, formed the Base Ball Reporters Association of America, also referred to as the National Base Ball Reporters' Association. And in 1914, Richter wrote the History and Records of Baseball: the American Nation's Chief Sport (Philadelphia: Sporting Life Publishing Co., 1914). In that historic book, Richter selected the greatest players in each position in each decade:
Nap Lajoie | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1937 (HOF)
Nap Lajoie is one of the most debatable Hall of Fame players in history, not because of his statistical worthiness, but rather how to pronounce his last name! Let the debate exist no longer, Milwaukee Journal, 1903: "Advice to fans: If you want to make Lajoie mad all over, mispronounce his name. But if you mean to make a lifelong friend of the best all-around ball player in the world pronounce his name like this: 'Lash' — as if you had been drinking tanglefoot. Slur the 'h' and be just as dissipated about it as you know how. Then 'you' — ordinary 'you' and 'way'. Now you have it: 'L-a-j-o-i-e' is pronounced 'Lash-you-way', with the accent on the first syllable. Being a guy with a French last name, I know how many different ways it can be said. Heck, I don't even say it the way it should be."