A favorite with collectors, this postcard captures the image of Nap LaJoie's plaque found in the Hall of Fame Gallery in Cooperstown.
- Printed on standard postcard stock with protective gloss coating
- Measures 3.5" x 5.5"
- Made in the USA
Player Biography
Napoleon “Nap” Lajoie combined graceful fielding with precision at the plate. Lajoie batted .300 or better in 17 of 21 seasons, topping .350 in 10 campaigns, with a high of .422 in 1901, which remains an American League single-season record. That year, he won the A.L. Triple Crown and initiated the first court challenge to the reserve clause. By 1902, the Cleveland club became known as the “Naps” as a tribute to his star power. Billy Murphy, a St. Louis journalist, once wrote: “As long as baseball lives, the memory of Lajoie will last; and it ever will be a fresh memory of a ball player and a gentleman.”
A favorite with collectors, this postcard captures the image of Nap LaJoie's plaque found in the Hall of Fame Gallery in Cooperstown.
- Printed on standard postcard stock with protective gloss coating
- Measures 3.5" x 5.5"
- Made in the USA
Player Biography
Napoleon “Nap” Lajoie combined graceful fielding with precision at the plate. Lajoie batted .300 or better in 17 of 21 seasons, topping .350 in 10 campaigns, with a high of .422 in 1901, which remains an American League single-season record. That year, he won the A.L. Triple Crown and initiated the first court challenge to the reserve clause. By 1902, the Cleveland club became known as the “Naps” as a tribute to his star power. Billy Murphy, a St. Louis journalist, once wrote: “As long as baseball lives, the memory of Lajoie will last; and it ever will be a fresh memory of a ball player and a gentleman.”
