#4 Lave Cross, Catcher, 33 yrs, Boston (N) Beaneaters Wednesday, 10/25/1899 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Lave Cross
5/12/1866 33 MILWAUKEE WI USA 5"10 155
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,400,000 1899 12 Year(s), 28 Days (2092 total Days) 141 Day(s) 12 Year(s), 28 Days (2092 total Days) 12 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 7 9 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 1 (Range), .920 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 2 (Range), .943 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 9 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 3
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/26 | @NYG | L 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/30 | PHI | W 12-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/1 | @PHI | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/2 | CIN | W 4-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/7 | @SLN | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/10 | SLN | W 7-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/11 | SLN | L 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/14 | @SLN | W 8-0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/19 | @CLE | W 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/23 | CLE | L 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 80 | 292 | 83 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 9 | .284 | .307 | .414 | .721 | .641 | .130 |
Projected | 80 | 292 | 83 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 9 | .284 | .307 | .414 | .721 | .641 | .130 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 69 | 303 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 80.0 | 36.6 | 4.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 51 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .283 | .333 | .616 |
vs. RHP | 241 | 70 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .312 | .432 | .744 |
Close/Late | 40 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .317 | .475 | .792 |
Scoring Position | 94 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .273 | .372 | .645 |
Pinch Hitting | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .455 | .700 | 1.155 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 41 | 139 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | .331 | .352 | .475 | .827 |
Road | 39 | 153 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 6 | .242 | .266 | .359 | .625 |
This Week | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
Last Week | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
May | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .643 | .929 |
June | 14 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .341 | .568 |
July | 18 | 74 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | .243 | .282 | .338 | .620 |
August | 22 | 82 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .293 | .330 | .390 | .720 |
Sept/Oct | 22 | 78 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .346 | .354 | .513 | .867 |
Postseason | 6 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .259 | .269 | .528 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1887 | 42 | 157 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .274 | .303 | .344 | .647 | CLE |
1888 | 132 | 480 | 145 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 63 | 52 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 29 | 7 | .302 | .332 | .381 | .713 | CLE,AL |
1889 | 136 | 487 | 151 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 66 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 12 | .310 | .358 | .419 | .777 | CLE |
1890 | 138 | 514 | 148 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 68 | 68 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 33 | 15 | .288 | .337 | .401 | .738 | CLE,AL |
1891 | 130 | 487 | 148 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 77 | 62 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 4 | .304 | .337 | .409 | .745 | CLE |
1892 | 141 | 522 | 138 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 59 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 34 | 13 | .264 | .311 | .374 | .684 | CLE |
1893 | 131 | 456 | 126 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 78 | 52 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 18 | .276 | .315 | .379 | .694 | CLE PIT |
1894 | 128 | 430 | 118 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 70 | 54 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 10 | .274 | .327 | .402 | .729 | PIT |
1895 | 138 | 508 | 131 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 77 | 51 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 10 | .258 | .301 | .368 | .669 | PIT |
1896 | 134 | 493 | 133 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 62 | 78 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 10 | .270 | .319 | .402 | .721 | PIT |
1897 | 13 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .304 | .396 | .435 | .831 | PIT |
1898 | 66 | 223 | 75 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 7 | .336 | .387 | .444 | .831 | CHN |
1899 | 80 | 292 | 83 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | .284 | .307 | .414 | .721 | BSN |
Total | 1409 | 5095 | 1453 | 311 | 73 | 34 | 720 | 644 | 348 | 0 | 53 | 212 | 267 | 109 | .285 | .328 | .395 | .723 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1887, AAA | 109 | 427 | 128 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 59 | 35 | 21 | 22 | 6 | .300 | .351 | .445 | .796 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1899 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .231 | .259 | .269 | .528 |
Total | 6 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .231 | .259 | .269 | .528 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 59 | 59 | 291 | 49 | 0 | 366 | 26 | .929 | 524.2 | 6.28 | 0 | 154 | 39 | 25.3 |
Rightfield | 10 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | .963 | 87.1 | 2.78 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1887... Injured on 6/8/1887 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days... Had first career hit on 8/6/1887, off Harry Salisbury (BAL)... Hit first career homerun on 9/28/1887, off Dick Burns (DET)... Was selected to the 1888 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1888... Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1889... Was selected to the 1890 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1890... 1/31/1891: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,542,857 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1892: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,542,857 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1892, hitting .647 with 0 HR, 9 RBI... 1/31/1893: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,542,857 through salary arbitration... Traded from Cleveland to Pittsburgh on 7/29/1893 (Going to PIT: C Lave Cross. Going to CLE: P John Dolan)... Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/7/1894 to a 4-year deal worth $3,252,487 per year... Injured on 3/9/1894 with a Broken Ribs, out for 3 weeks... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 9/21/1895... Injured on 4/14/1897 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 4 weeks... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 4/17/1898 to a 1-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year... Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 5/17/1899 to a 1-year deal worth $2,400,000 per year...
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