Born: September 5, 1874
Debut: August 12, 1896
1898: Switched to second base
1901: Left Phillies for the Athletics
1901: Wins Triple Crown (.426, 14, 125) and is walked intentionally with the bases loaded in a game. Also: 145 Runs, 232 Hits, 48 doubles, 14 triples, .463 OBP, .643 slugging, 1.106 OPS, and 350 Total Bases.
1902: Phillies gain injunction against Lajoie. He could not play for any team in Pennsylvania. Connie Mack trades Lajoie to Cleveland. Lajoie could not enter Pennsylvania until 1903.
1902: Wins Batting Title (.378)
1903: Wins Batting Title (.344)
1904: Wins Batting Title (.376)
1905-1909: Managed Cleveland (377-309 Record)
1910: Chalmers Controversy culminates rivalry with Ty Cobb
1916: Retired from Majors
1917: Played for Toronto in International League and hit .380. Won his only championship.
1918: Managed Toronto and hit .282.
1918-1925: Ran for Cuyahoga Sheriff and lost. Worked as a rubber salesman.
1925: Retired to Florida
1937: Elected to the Hall of Fame on the second ballot
Died: February 7, 1959
Accomplishments:
1901 Triple Crown
4x Batting Champion
OBP Leader: 2x
Slugging Champion: 4x
OPS Leader: 3x
Runs Scored Leader: 1901
Total Bases Leader: 4x
.338 Career Hitter
.380 Career OBP
1599 Career RBI
3242 Career Hits
1504 Career Runs
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