They adored him so much in Cleveland that they literally named the team after him, the Cleveland Naps, and kept that name until he was too old to keep hitting. Lajoie was just so friendly and fun ...

Nap Lajoie's plaque is shown at the National Baseball ... Lajoie turned 54 years old Sept. 5, 1928. Golf had been prevalent in Lajoie’s free time. He appeared in Cleveland Athletic Club outings ...

419 for the Detroit Tigers to lift his career batting average to .359 and replace Nap Lajoie as Major League Baseball’s leader, the Georgia Peach had held that record, retiring in 1928 with an ...