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Nap Lajoie

Manager

Napoleon Lajoie

700 Games

377-309 Record

0.550 Win%

6 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R

Throws R

Born 9/5/1874
Woonsocket, RI, USA

Died 2/7/1959
Daytona Beach, FL, USA

MLB Debut 1896-08-12

Final Game 1916-08-26

📊 Career Record

700 Games Managed

377 Wins

309 Losses

                        0.550
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

6 seasons

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Nap Lajoie — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1905	CLE	AL	58	37	21	0.638	5	Y
1905	CLE	AL	56	19	36	0.345	5	Y
1906	CLE	AL	157	89	64	0.582	3	Y
1907	CLE	AL	158	85	67	0.559	4	Y
1908	CLE	AL	157	90	64	0.584	2	Y
1909	CLE	AL	114	57	57	0.500	6	Y

Nap Lajoie as a manager

In 700 games as a manager between 1905 and 1909, Lajoie went 377-309, a .550 mark. For 1905, the table shows the Cleveland Naps at 37-21 over 58 games, finishing 5th in the AL. Under Lajoie, the 1905 Cleveland Naps posted a 19-36 record across 56 games, finishing 5th. Lajoie's 1906 Cleveland Naps played 157 games and went 89-64, finishing 3rd. Under Lajoie, the 1907 Cleveland Naps posted a 85-67 record across 158 games, finishing 4th. Lajoie's 1908 Cleveland Naps played 157 games and went 90-64, finishing 2nd.

Lajoie's 1909 Cleveland Naps played 114 games and went 57-57, finishing 6th. All of Lajoie's clubs played in the American League. In 1905, Lajoie took over a club already in progress that season. The P-M column marks 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, and 1909 as player-manager seasons. The personal information panel gives a birth date of September 5, 1874 in Woonsocket, RI, USA. Lajoie's death is recorded on February 7, 1959. Lajoie also played in the majors, from 1896 to 1916, as the player page shows.

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