Lave Cross
1897–1907 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Spiders, Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,360G
.293AVG
.322OBP
.376SLG
1,585H
21HR
747RBI
161SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,360 | 5,754 | 5,411 | 705 | 1,585 | 249 | 69 | 21 | 747 | 215 | 80 | 161 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 2,035 | .293 | .322 | .376 | .698 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1903-09-11 to 1904-04-16
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1901-08-03 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 3 stolen bases | 1897-05-12 | 1 in 2,019 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1903-04-20 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 682 | 2856 | 820 | 13 | 408 | 116 | 40 | .307 | .328 | .400 |
| Away | 678 | 2898 | 765 | 8 | 339 | 99 | 40 | .279 | .298 | .353 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 99 | 420 | 114 | 1 | 46 | 14 | 7 | .286 | .305 | .363 |
| May | 258 | 1122 | 319 | 3 | 170 | 44 | 22 | .304 | .324 | .392 |
| June | 239 | 1006 | 280 | 7 | 134 | 31 | 13 | .293 | .309 | .387 |
| July | 228 | 981 | 267 | 2 | 113 | 30 | 10 | .286 | .303 | .363 |
| August | 245 | 1044 | 288 | 2 | 136 | 46 | 12 | .296 | .320 | .374 |
| September | 238 | 968 | 259 | 6 | 128 | 37 | 13 | .286 | .306 | .366 |
| October | 53 | 213 | 58 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 3 | .299 | .333 | .381 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 128 | 537 | 146 | 2 | 79 | 11 | 6 | .285 | .292 | .404 |
| cleveland-guardians | 116 | 497 | 135 | 1 | 58 | 14 | 4 | .290 | .300 | .353 |
| chicago-white-sox | 115 | 489 | 132 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 9 | .283 | .301 | .358 |
| st-louis-browns | 110 | 472 | 112 | 1 | 56 | 24 | 6 | .257 | .288 | .322 |
| detroit-tigers | 109 | 467 | 132 | 0 | 69 | 20 | 8 | .304 | .325 | .364 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 100 | 430 | 144 | 1 | 73 | 7 | 4 | .346 | .351 | .464 |
| new-york-yankees | 93 | 383 | 89 | 0 | 35 | 16 | 9 | .249 | .274 | .297 |
| chicago-cubs | 64 | 266 | 69 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 1 | .271 | .274 | .325 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 88 | 344 | 89 | 3 | 51 | 10 | .259 | – | – |
| 1898 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 601 | 191 | 3 | 79 | 14 | .318 | – | – |
| 1899 | Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Cardinals | 141 | 557 | 166 | 5 | 84 | 13 | .298 | – | – |
| 1900 | Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals | 133 | 520 | 153 | 4 | 73 | 20 | .294 | – | – |
| 1901 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 100 | 422 | 139 | 2 | 73 | 23 | .329 | – | – |
| 1902 | Philadelphia Athletics | 137 | 558 | 191 | – | 108 | 25 | .342 | – | – |
| 1903 | Philadelphia Athletics | 137 | 559 | 163 | 2 | 90 | 14 | .292 | – | – |
| 1904 | Philadelphia Athletics | 155 | 609 | 176 | 1 | 71 | 10 | .289 | – | – |
| 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics | 147 | 587 | 155 | – | 77 | 8 | .264 | – | – |
| 1906 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 130 | 493 | 130 | 1 | 34 | 19 | .264 | – | – |
| 1907 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 41 | 161 | 32 | – | 7 | 5 | .199 | – | – |