Lafayette Currence
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Delancey Lafayette Currence
- Bats Both, Throws Left
- Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.
- Debut July 24, 1975
- Final Game September 10, 1975
- Born December 3, 1951 in Rock Hill, SC USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Lafayette Currence pitched in eight games for the 1975 Brewers.
With the Brewers he was 18 years younger than teammate Hank Aaron and four years older than teammate Robin Yount.
He and Lafayette Henion are the only major leaguers (through 2008) remembered with the first name Lafayette, although three others' real first names were Lafayette - Lave Cross, Lave Winham, and Fresco Thompson.
Currence went 15-6 for Danville in 1974 and 10-6 for Thetford Mines in 1975.
