Lave Cross
Lafayette Napoleon Cross
Born: May 12, 1866
Milwaukee, WI USA
Deceased: 1927
Toledo, OH USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 155
Career: 1887-1907
Minor League Statistics
Lave Cross compiled a career batting average of .292 with 47 home runs and 1378 RBI in his 2277-game career with the Louisville Colonels, Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Perfectos, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Superbas and Washington Senators. He began playing during the 1887 season and last took the field during the 1907 campaign.
Philadelphia Phillies |
St. Louis Browns |
St. Louis Perfectos |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Brooklyn Superbas |
Philadelphia Athletics |
Washington Senators |
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1887 | AA | Louisville Colonels | 54 | 219 | 203 | 32 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 14 | .266 | .320 | .335 | .655 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1888 | AA | Louisville Colonels | 46 | 183 | 180 | 20 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .228 | .240 | .244 | .485 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1889 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 213 | 199 | 22 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 9 | .221 | .272 | .281 | .554 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1890 | PL | Philadelphia Athletics | 63 | 257 | 245 | 42 | 73 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 | .298 | .331 | .429 | .759 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1891 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 110 | 443 | 402 | 66 | 121 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 52 | 14 | 0 | 38 | 23 | .301 | .366 | .458 | .823 | 184 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1892 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 140 | 583 | 541 | 84 | 149 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 69 | 18 | 0 | 39 | 16 | .275 | .328 | .362 | .690 | 196 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1893 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 96 | 442 | 415 | 81 | 124 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 78 | 18 | 0 | 26 | 7 | .299 | .342 | .398 | .739 | 165 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1894 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 122 | 593 | 542 | 128 | 210 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 132 | 23 | 0 | 31 | 7 | .387 | .424 | .526 | .949 | 285 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
1895 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 125 | 589 | 535 | 95 | 145 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 101 | 21 | 0 | 35 | 8 | .271 | .319 | .364 | .684 | 195 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
1896 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 106 | 453 | 406 | 63 | 104 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 73 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 14 | .256 | .312 | .345 | .657 | 140 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
1897 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 88 | 366 | 344 | 37 | 89 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 15 | .259 | .282 | .363 | .645 | 125 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
1898 | NL | St. Louis Browns | 151 | 646 | 602 | 71 | 191 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 79 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 8 | .317 | .348 | .405 | .753 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
1899 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 38 | 165 | 154 | 15 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .286 | .325 | .338 | .663 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1899 | NL | St. Louis Perfectos | 103 | 427 | 403 | 61 | 122 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 3 | .303 | .333 | .392 | .725 | 158 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1900 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 65 | 61 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .295 | .306 | .311 | .618 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1900 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 117 | 492 | 461 | 73 | 135 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 5 | .293 | .332 | .375 | .707 | 173 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1901 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 100 | 450 | 424 | 82 | 139 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 73 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 6 | .328 | .358 | .465 | .823 | 197 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1902 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 137 | 595 | 559 | 90 | 191 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 108 | 25 | 0 | 27 | 4 | .342 | .374 | .440 | .814 | 246 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1903 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 137 | 577 | 559 | 60 | 163 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 17 | .292 | .304 | .356 | .660 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
1904 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 155 | 639 | 607 | 73 | 176 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 71 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 9 | .290 | .310 | .379 | .689 | 230 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
1905 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 147 | 630 | 587 | 69 | 156 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 12 | .266 | .299 | .332 | .631 | 195 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
1906 | AL | Washington Senators | 130 | 538 | 494 | 55 | 130 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 19 | 0 | 28 | 16 | .263 | .303 | .322 | .625 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
1907 | AL | Washington Senators | 41 | 176 | 161 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | .199 | .246 | .248 | .494 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 2277 | 9741 | 9084 | 1338 | 2651 | 411 | 136 | 47 | 1378 | 303 | 0 | 466 | 217 | .292 | .329 | .383 | .711 | 3475 | 0 | 31 | 160 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
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1887 | AA | Louisville Colonels | C | 44 | 0 | 383.0 | 251 | 66 | 29 | 7 | .916 | 7.449 | 7.205 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1887 | AA | Louisville Colonels | OF | 10 | 0 | 86.0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .850 | 1.779 | 1.700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1888 | AA | Louisville Colonels | C | 37 | 0 | 302.0 | 202 | 60 | 20 | 3 | .929 | 7.808 | 7.081 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1888 | AA | Louisville Colonels | OF | 11 | 0 | 94.0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .889 | 1.532 | 1.455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1888 | AA | Louisville Colonels | SS | 2 | 0 | 13.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.538 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1889 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 55 | 0 | 495.0 | 278 | 102 | 27 | 7 | .934 | 6.909 | 6.909 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1890 | PL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 49 | 0 | 417.0 | 191 | 70 | 34 | 7 | .885 | 5.633 | 5.327 | 13 | 0 | 93 | 65 | 41.1 |
1890 | PL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 15 | 0 | 104.0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .862 | 2.163 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1891 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 43 | 0 | 348.0 | 212 | 38 | 16 | 5 | .940 | 6.466 | 5.814 | 16 | 0 | 76 | 32 | 29.6 |
1891 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 43 | 0 | 341.0 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 4 | .971 | 1.742 | 1.535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1891 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 24 | 0 | 193.0 | 28 | 49 | 9 | 2 | .895 | 3.591 | 3.208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1891 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 4.500 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1891 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1892 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 65 | 0 | 544.0 | 97 | 148 | 21 | 5 | .921 | 4.053 | 3.769 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1892 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 39 | 0 | 294.0 | 158 | 32 | 6 | 5 | .969 | 5.816 | 4.872 | 12 | 0 | 44 | 23 | 34.3 |
1892 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 25 | 0 | 189.0 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .894 | 2.000 | 1.680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1892 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 14 | 0 | 120.0 | 29 | 37 | 2 | 5 | .971 | 4.950 | 4.714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1892 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 5 | 0 | 32.0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .952 | 5.625 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1893 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 40 | 0 | 357.0 | 144 | 46 | 5 | 4 | .974 | 4.790 | 4.750 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 41 | 42.3 |
1893 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 30 | 0 | 286.0 | 44 | 98 | 12 | 10 | .922 | 4.469 | 4.733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1893 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 10 | 0 | 82.0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .931 | 2.963 | 2.700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1893 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 10 | 0 | 77.0 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 6 | .907 | 5.727 | 4.900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1893 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 6 | 0 | 56.0 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 7 | .956 | 1.446 | 1.833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1894 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 103 | 0 | 866.0 | 181 | 243 | 39 | 24 | .916 | 4.406 | 4.117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1894 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 16 | 0 | 84.0 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 4.393 | 2.563 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 19.2 |
1894 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 7 | 0 | 49.0 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 4 | .935 | 5.327 | 4.143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1894 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1895 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 125 | 0 | 1056.0 | 191 | 308 | 32 | 23 | .940 | 4.253 | 3.992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1896 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 61 | 0 | 507.0 | 88 | 136 | 15 | 9 | .937 | 3.976 | 3.672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1896 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 37 | 0 | 332.0 | 77 | 134 | 13 | 17 | .942 | 5.720 | 5.703 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1896 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 6 | 0 | 40.0 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 4 | .964 | 6.075 | 4.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1896 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.500 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1896 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1897 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 47 | 0 | 420.0 | 71 | 94 | 16 | 5 | .912 | 3.536 | 3.511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1897 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 38 | 0 | 301.0 | 68 | 120 | 7 | 10 | .964 | 5.621 | 4.947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1897 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1897 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.625 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1898 | NL | St. Louis Browns | 3B | 149 | 0 | 1273.0 | 215 | 351 | 33 | 20 | .945 | 4.002 | 3.799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1898 | NL | St. Louis Browns | SS | 2 | 0 | 19.0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .833 | 4.737 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1899 | NL | St. Louis Perfectos | 3B | 103 | 0 | 870.0 | 157 | 277 | 18 | 25 | .960 | 4.490 | 4.214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1899 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 3B | 38 | 0 | 317.0 | 66 | 81 | 7 | 7 | .955 | 4.174 | 3.868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1900 | NL | Brooklyn Superbas | 3B | 117 | 0 | 1014.0 | 162 | 282 | 27 | 10 | .943 | 3.941 | 3.795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1900 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 16 | 0 | 118.0 | 11 | 39 | 2 | 1 | .962 | 3.814 | 3.125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1901 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 100 | 0 | 861.0 | 140 | 236 | 33 | 7 | .919 | 3.930 | 3.760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1902 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 137 | 0 | 1215.0 | 185 | 306 | 30 | 18 | .942 | 3.637 | 3.584 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1903 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 136 | 0 | 1190.0 | 152 | 228 | 20 | 14 | .950 | 2.874 | 2.794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1903 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1904 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 155 | 155 | 1353.0 | 164 | 247 | 28 | 15 | .936 | 2.734 | 2.652 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1905 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 147 | 147 | 1326.0 | 163 | 252 | 32 | 6 | .928 | 2.817 | 2.823 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1906 | AL | Washington Senators | 3B | 130 | 130 | 1133.0 | 157 | 242 | 20 | 9 | .952 | 3.169 | 3.069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1907 | AL | Washington Senators | 3B | 41 | 41 | 360.0 | 38 | 98 | 3 | 2 | .978 | 3.400 | 3.317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 2298 | 473 | 19579.0 | 4262 | 4553 | 590 | 315 | .937 | 4.052 | 3.836 | 157 | 0 | 290 | 166 | 36.4 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1905 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | 5 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .105 | .150 | .105 | .255 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 5 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .105 | .150 | .105 | .255 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1905 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.512 | 2.400 |
Totals | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.512 | 2.400 |
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