 For the remainder of 1902 and most of 1903 , Lajoie and Flick traveled separately from the rest of the team , needing to avoid entering Pennsylvania so as to avoid a subpoena ( the only team they could legally play with inside state limits was the Phillies ) . When the Naps went to play in Philadelphia , Lajoie and Bernhard would go to nearby Atlantic City to help pass the time . The issue was finally resolved when the leagues made peace through the National Agreement in September 1903 ( which also brought the formation of the World Series ) . To begin the 1903 season , the club changed its name from the Bronchos to the Naps in honor of Lajoie after a readers ' poll result was released by the Cleveland Press . ( The team was officially the Blues in their inaugural AL season but changed to the Bronchos for the 1902 season . ) The Bronchos finished the season 77 – 63 and Lajoie finished his first full season with the club again the AL 's batting champion with a .344 average . He also led the league in slugging percentage ( .518 ) , finished second in doubles ( 41 ) , third in RBIs ( 93 ) and tied for fifth in home runs ( 7 ) . In the off @-@ season he contracted pleurisy . 
