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Nap Lajoie

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American baseball player and manager (1874-1959)

United StatesLived 1874 to 1959 · aged 84
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Napoléon Lajoie, also known as Larry Lajoie, was an American professional baseball second baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Lajoie c. 1908Lajoie c. 1908Napoleon Lajoie, second baseman for Cleveland, ca. 1906; from the Michael T. "Nuf Ced" McGreevy Collection of the Boston Public LibraryNapoleon Lajoie, second baseman for Cleveland, ca. 1906; from the Michael T. "Nuf Ced" McGreevy Collection of the Boston Public LibraryNap Lajoie on a 1911 American Tobacco Company baseball cardNap Lajoie on a 1911 American Tobacco Company baseball cardNap Lajoie's plaque at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and MuseumNap Lajoie's plaque at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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Napoléon Lajoie, also known as Larry Lajoie, was an American professional baseball second baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "the Frenchman", he represented both Philadelphia franchises and the Cleveland Bronchos, which was renamed "the Naps" by fans after him, and which he led as its player-manager from 1905 through 1909.

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United States
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1874 to 1959 · aged 84
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10 languages

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