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Historical player · 1887–1907

Lave Cross

B/T R/R · HT 68 · WT 155 · Born 5/12/1866 · From Milwaukee, WI USA · Debut 1887-04-23 · Final 1907-06-08

Career · batting

G
2,277
 
 
AB
9,084
 
 
H
2,651
 
 
HR
47
 
 
RBI
1,378
 
 
SB
303
 
 
BB
466
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.292 · 0.712
 
 

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Philadelphia Phillies · 1892–1897

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HR
21
#165 on the Phillies
1 R. Ashburn
1 T. Zeile
Hits
821
#50 on the Phillies
5 P. Rose
9 C. Rojas
RBI
504
#30 on the Phillies
26 B. Harper
5 R. Ashburn
SB
98
#34 on the Phillies
1 B. Dernier
3 B. Revere
Runs
488
#41 on the Phillies
1 D. Daulton
20 O. Knabe
BB
173
#94 on the Phillies
3 H. Lobert
1 J. Wilson

Career with the Philadelphia Athletics · 1890–1891

HR
8
#6 on the Athletics
2 H. Larkin
1 B. Hallman
Hits
194
#5 on the Athletics
13 J. Milligan
5 B. Shindle
RBI
99
#5 on the Athletics
7 B. Hallman
6 H. Larkin
SB
19
#8 on the Athletics
5 B. Hallman
6 J. McTamany
Runs
108
#7 on the Athletics
5 J. Milligan
14 H. Larkin
BB
50
#8 on the Athletics
1 S. Farrar
6 J. Mulvey

Career with the St. Louis Cardinals · 1898–1900

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HR
7
#306 on the Cardinals
1 M. Anderson
1 W. Westlake
Hits
331
#176 on the Cardinals
2 B. Betzel
1 C. Rasmus
RBI
149
#177 on the Cardinals
1 M. Gonzalez
1 A. High
SB
26
#168 on the Cardinals
1 P. Bennett
1 T. Greene
Runs
138
#213 on the Cardinals
2 L. Klein
3 B. Betzel
BB
46
#341 on the Cardinals
1 G. Altman
1 T. Jones

Career with the Philadelphia Athletics · 1901–1905

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HR
5
#362 on the Athletics
1 H. Bauer
1 J. Willard
Hits
825
#43 on the Athletics
15 E. Joost
8 D. Cramer
RBI
419
#38 on the Athletics
3 D. Green
9 T. Walker
SB
80
#27 on the Athletics
3 A. Griffin
2 B. Johnson
Runs
374
#51 on the Athletics
5 B. North
5 M. Davis
BB
95
#178 on the Athletics
1 A. Brancato
1 D. Fultz

Career with the Brooklyn Superbas · 1900–1900

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HR
4
#358 on the Superbas
1 B. Barrett
1 E. Zimmerman
Hits
135
#335 on the Superbas
1 T. Paciorek
2 G. Slade
RBI
67
#305 on the Superbas
1 L. Gonzalez
1 B. Tooley
SB
20
#194 on the Superbas
1 M. Bradley
1 G. Brock
Runs
73
#308 on the Superbas
1 H. Brooks
1 L. Gabrielson
BB
25
#468 on the Superbas
1 J. Canavan
1 R. Belliard

Career with the Washington Senators · 1906–1907

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HR
1
#494 on the Senators
1 E. Ainsmith
Hits
162
#271 on the Senators
5 R. Ortiz
1 J. Zimmerman
RBI
56
#314 on the Senators
1 O. Clymer
1 T. Hughes
SB
22
#127 on the Senators
1 J. Hall
1 R. Killefer
Runs
68
#291 on the Senators
1 F. Huelsman
1 P. Florimon
BB
38
#341 on the Senators
1 C. Gillenwater
1 B. Campbell

Career with the Cleveland Spiders · 1899–1899

HR
1
#29 on the Spiders
1 J. Bakley
Hits
44
#55 on the Spiders
3 P. Reccius
1 J. Carroll
RBI
20
#58 on the Spiders
1 J. Denny
1 C. Sweeney
SB
2
#71 on the Spiders
1 J. Denny
1 G. Davies
Runs
15
#70 on the Spiders
1 B. Delaney
4 T. Delahanty
BB
8
#68 on the Spiders
2 F. Bates
1 D. McGuire

Career with the Louisville Colonels · 1887–1888

Hits
95
#63 on the Colonels
1 M. Kittridge
6 G. Miller
RBI
41
#58 on the Colonels
2 O. Pickering
1 D. Richardson
SB
25
#33 on the Colonels
1 D. Shannon
3 J. Stafford
Runs
52
#59 on the Colonels
2 G. Miller
1 D. Richardson
BB
17
#85 on the Colonels
1 E. Whiting
1 F. Carl

Career with the Philadelphia Athletics · 1889–1889

Hits
44
#42 on the Athletics
1 L. Say
7 S. Weaver
RBI
23
#34 on the Athletics
1 J. Dorgan
1 E. Rowen
SB
11
#25 on the Athletics
1 J. Kappel
1 M. Sullivan
Runs
22
#41 on the Athletics
3 J. Dorgan
1 T. Gunning
BB
14
#34 on the Athletics
2 J. Gleason
1 E. Green

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
HR
47
#1,918 all-time MLB
1 J. Alfaro
1 C. Tovar
Hits
2,651
#78 all-time MLB
3 T. Williams
5 J. Foxx
RBI
1,378
#84 all-time MLB
5 J. Medwick
2 J. Bench
SB
303
#169 all-time MLB
1 R. Sanders
1 C. Bell

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1887 Louisville Colonels AA 542033254 83 0 26 151514 0.2660.335
1888 Louisville Colonels AA 461802041 30 0 15 10210 0.2280.244
1889 Philadelphia Athletics AA 551992244 82 0 23 11149 0.2210.281
1890 Philadelphia Athletics PL 632454273 78 3 47 5126 0.2980.429
1891 Philadelphia Athletics AA 11040266121 2014 5 52 143823 0.3010.458
1892 Phillies NL 14054184149 1510 4 69 183916 0.2750.362
1893 Phillies NL 9641581124 176 4 78 18267 0.2990.398
1894 Phillies NL 122542128210 3410 7 132 23317 0.3870.526
1895 Phillies NL 12553595145 269 2 101 21358 0.2710.364
1896 Phillies NL 10640663104 235 1 73 83214 0.2560.345
1897 Phillies NL 883443789 175 3 51 101015 0.2590.363
1898 Browns NL 15160271191 288 3 79 14288 0.3170.405
1899 Cleveland Spiders NL 381541544 50 1 20 280 0.2860.338
1899 Perfectos NL 10340361122 145 4 64 11173 0.3030.392
1900 Cardinals NL 1661618 10 0 6 112 0.2950.311
1900 Superbas NL 11746173135 146 4 67 20255 0.2930.375
1901 Athletics AL 10042482139 2812 2 73 23196 0.3280.465
1902 Athletics AL 13755990191 398 0 108 25274 0.3420.440
1903 Athletics AL 13755960163 224 2 90 141017 0.2920.356
1904 Athletics AL 15560773176 3110 1 71 10139 0.2900.379
1905 Athletics AL 14758769156 295 0 77 82612 0.2660.332
1906 Senators AL 13049455130 146 1 46 192816 0.2630.322
1907 Senators AL 411611332 80 0 10 3106 0.1990.248
Career 2,277 9,084 1,338 2,651 411 136 47 1,378 303 466 217 0.292 0.329 0.383

Fielding by position

PosGGSInnPOAEDP
3B1,72447314,902.02,3103,715397212
C32402,682.01,47341913838
OF1180923.018616186
SS650533.01152192331
2B600477.01111791121
1B7062.067537

Hall of Fame voting

YearBodyVotesNeededStatus
2007Veterans - PlayersBallot
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1942BBWAA1175Ballot
1939BBWAA1206Ballot
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