Lave Cross was a third baseman in MLB history. Across 2277 career games, with a .292 batting average and 47 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | LS2 | 54 | 203 | 32 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | .266 | .320 | .335 | .655 |
| 1888 | LS2 | 46 | 180 | 20 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 10 | .228 | .240 | .244 | .485 |
| 1889 | PH4 | 55 | 199 | 22 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 9 | .221 | .272 | .281 | .554 |
| 1890 | PHP | 63 | 245 | 42 | 73 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 5 | 12 | 6 | .298 | .331 | .429 | .759 |
| 1891 | PH4 | 110 | 402 | 66 | 121 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 52 | 14 | 38 | 23 | .301 | .366 | .458 | .823 |
| 1892 | PHI | 140 | 541 | 84 | 149 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 69 | 18 | 39 | 16 | .275 | .328 | .362 | .690 |
| 1893 | PHI | 96 | 415 | 81 | 124 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 78 | 18 | 26 | 7 | .299 | .342 | .398 | .739 |
| 1894 | PHI | 122 | 542 | 128 | 210 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 132 | 23 | 31 | 7 | .387 | .424 | .526 | .949 |
| 1895 | PHI | 125 | 535 | 95 | 145 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 101 | 21 | 35 | 8 | .271 | .319 | .364 | .684 |
| 1896 | PHI | 106 | 406 | 63 | 104 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 73 | 8 | 32 | 14 | .256 | .312 | .345 | .657 |
| 1897 | PHI | 88 | 344 | 37 | 89 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 10 | 10 | 15 | .259 | .282 | .363 | .645 |
| 1898 | STL | 151 | 602 | 71 | 191 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 79 | 14 | 28 | 8 | .317 | .348 | .405 | .753 |
| 1899 | CL4 | 38 | 154 | 15 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .286 | .325 | .338 | .663 |
| 1899 | STL | 103 | 403 | 61 | 122 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 11 | 17 | 3 | .303 | .333 | .392 | .725 |
| 1900 | BRO | 117 | 461 | 73 | 135 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 20 | 25 | 5 | .293 | .332 | .375 | .707 |
| 1900 | STL | 16 | 61 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .295 | .306 | .311 | .618 |
| 1901 | PHA | 100 | 424 | 82 | 139 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 73 | 23 | 19 | 6 | .328 | .358 | .465 | .823 |
| 1902 | PHA | 137 | 559 | 90 | 191 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 108 | 25 | 27 | 4 | .342 | .374 | .440 | .814 |
| 1903 | PHA | 137 | 559 | 60 | 163 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 14 | 10 | 17 | .292 | .304 | .356 | .660 |
| 1904 | PHA | 155 | 607 | 73 | 176 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 71 | 10 | 13 | 9 | .290 | .310 | .379 | .689 |
| 1905 | PHA | 147 | 587 | 69 | 156 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 77 | 8 | 26 | 12 | .266 | .299 | .332 | .631 |
| 1906 | WS1 | 130 | 494 | 55 | 130 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 19 | 28 | 16 | .263 | .303 | .322 | .625 |
| 1907 | WS1 | 41 | 161 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | .199 | .246 | .248 | .494 |
| Career Totals | — | 2277 | 9084 | 1338 | 2651 | 411 | 136 | 47 | 1378 | 303 | 466 | 217 | .292 | .329 | .383 | .711 |