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  1.                                  in 125 runs to win the 
  2.                                  Triple Crown! 
  3.  
  4.                                  The following year, Nap 
  5.                                  was sold to the leagueΓÇÖs
  6. Cleveland team. His popularity with the fans
  7. made that franchise a huge success. In fact, 
  8. in 1903, the team officially became known as
  9. the Naps, in his honor. (That lasted until 
  10. 1915, when the team name was changed to
  11. the Indians.)  
  12.  
  13. In 1937, Nap was one of the second group of 
  14. players elected to the new National Baseball 
  15. Hall of Fame.
  16.