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Frank LaCorte
Frank Joseph LaCorte

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.

Debut September 8, 1975
  vs. HOU 4.3 IP, 1 H, 5 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L
Final Game September 24, 1984
Born October 13, 1951 in San Jose, CA

Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 1972. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1975 23 ATL NL   0   3   3   2   0   0   0  0   13.7   13   10    8   1    6   10   0   0    59   0   0  5.27  3.78   72 1.390
 1976 24 ATL NL   3  12  19  17   1   0   0  0  105.3   97   58   55   6   53   79   6   3   465   2   1  4.70  3.79   81 1.424
 1977 25 ATL NL   1   8  14   7   0   0   1  0   37.0   67   51   48  10   29   28   2   0   205   1   0 11.68  4.46   38 2.595
 1978 26 ATL NL   0   1   2   2   0   0   0  0   14.7    9    6    6   0    4    7   0   1    56   1   0  3.68  4.08  111 0.886
 1979 27 TOT NL   1   2  18   3   0   0   5  0   35.3   30   23   22   5   15   30   0   3   152   2   0  5.60  3.65   65 1.274
         ATL NL   0   0   6   0   0   0   2  0    8.3    9    7    7   2    5    6   0   2    38   1   0  7.56  4.08   54 1.680
         HOU NL   1   2  12   3   0   0   3  0   27.0   21   16   15   3   10   24   0   1   114   1   0  5.00  3.52   70 1.148
 1980 28 HOU NL   8   5  55   0   0   0  44 11   83.0   61   29   26   4   43   66   0   2   342   5   0  2.82  3.28  116 1.253
 1981 29 HOU NL   4   2  37   0   0   0  22  5   42.0   41   18   17   1   21   40   0   6   184   3   0  3.64  3.28   90 1.476
 1982 30 HOU NL   1   5  55   0   0   0  29  7   76.3   71   44   38   5   46   51   0   4   345   5   1  4.48  3.32   74 1.533
 1983 31 HOU NL   4   4  37   0   0   0  19  3   53.3   35   32   30   8   28   48   2   5   220   3   0  5.06  3.38   67 1.181
 1984 32 CAL AL   1   2  13   1   0   0   5  0   29.3   33   26   23   9   13   13   0   2   131   4   0  7.06  4.00   57 1.568
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .343  23  44 253  32   1   0 125 26  490.0  457  297  273  49  258  372  10  26  2159  26   2  5.01  3.60   72 1.459
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5  10  60   7   0   0  29  6  116.7  109   70   65  11   61   88   2   6   515   6   0  5.01  3.60   72 1.459
 Career High      8  12  55  17   1   0  44 11  105.3   97   58   55  10   53   79   6   6   465   5   1  2.82  3.79  116 1.181

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1975 23 ATL NL   3    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1976 24 ATL NL  21   33    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  15  .091  .091  .091  -49    3   3   0   0   0   0
 1977 25 ATL NL  14   10    1    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   3  .200  .200  .200    3    2   2   0   0   0   0
 1978 26 ATL NL   2    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1979 27 TOT NL  18    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         ATL NL   6    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         HOU NL  12    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1980 28 HOU NL  55    6    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   2  .167  .286  .167   34    1   2   0   0   0   0
 1981 29 HOU NL  37    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .333  .333  .333   95    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1982 30 HOU NL  55    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1983 31 HOU NL  37    5    0    1   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   0  .200  .167  .400   58    2   1   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     255   77    2    8   1  0   0    5   0  0   1  28  .104  .114  .117  -36    9  10   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         49    1    5   1  0   0    3   0  0   1  18  .104  .114  .117  -36    6   6   1   0   0   0
 Career High     55   33    1    3   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  15                           3   3   1   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1975 23 ATL NL    5    5    0   0.0    99| .000  .269| .000  .340| .000  .388| .000  .729|-100  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1976 24 ATL NL   36   33    0   0.0    97| .091  .269| .091  .337| .091  .384| .182  .721| -49  .000  -6.7  -0.7   0%
 1977 25 ATL NL   12   10    1   2.7   113| .200  .283| .200  .352| .200  .431| .400  .784|   3  .272  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 1978 26 ATL NL    5    5    0   0.0   104| .000  .276| .000  .345| .000  .405| .000  .750|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1979 27 TOT NL    4    4    0   0.0    97| .000  .266| .000  .331| .000  .394| .000  .725|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
         ATL NL    1    1    0   0.0   105| .000  .277| .000  .344| .000  .411| .000  .755|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         HOU NL    3    3    0   0.0    94| .000  .262| .000  .326| .000  .388| .000  .715|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1980 28 HOU NL    9    7    1   3.9    88| .167  .257| .286  .318| .167  .373| .453  .691|  34  .457  -0.5   0.0   0%
 1981 29 HOU NL    3    2    0   0.0    88| .333  .257| .333  .321| .333  .368| .666  .689|  95  .000  -0.0   0.0   0%
 1982 30 HOU NL    8    8    0   0.0    88| .000  .256| .000  .318| .000  .372| .000  .690|-100  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1983 31 HOU NL    7    6    0   0.0    91| .200  .255| .167  .322| .400  .378| .567  .700|  58  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons       89   80    2   0.7    97| .104  .268| .114  .334| .117  .389| .231  .723| -36  .033 -14.3  -1.3   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1975 23 ATL NL P 3 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 0.67 0.73 1.31 1.84 2 13.7 1976 24 ATL NL P 19 5 14 3 0 .864 .950 1.00 0.72 1.62 1.88 17 105.3 1977 25 ATL NL P 14 2 6 0 0 1.000 .952 0.57 0.67 1.95 1.85 7 37.0 1978 26 ATL NL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 0.70 0.61 1.90 2 14.7 1979 27 TOT NL P 18 0 1 1 0 .500 .909 0.06 0.66 0.25 1.81 3 35.3 ATL NL P 6 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 0.67 0.00 1.84 0 8.3 HOU NL P 12 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.08 0.66 0.33 1.80 3 27.0 1980 28 HOU NL P 55 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 0.07 0.69 0.43 1.91 0 83.0 1981 29 HOU NL P 37 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.16 0.68 1.29 1.97 0 42.0 1982 30 HOU NL P 55 2 4 2 0 .750 .952 0.11 0.70 0.71 1.96 0 76.3 1983 31 HOU NL P 37 1 6 0 0 1.000 .946 0.19 0.68 1.18 1.92 0 53.3 1984 32 CAL AL P 13 0 4 1 0 .800 .952 0.31 0.70 1.23 1.78 1 29.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1975 23 ATL NL P 3 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 0.67 0.73 1.31 1.84 2 13.7 1976 24 ATL NL P 19 5 14 3 0 .864 .950 1.00 0.72 1.62 1.88 17 105.3 1977 25 ATL NL P 14 2 6 0 0 1.000 .952 0.57 0.67 1.95 1.85 7 37.0 1978 26 ATL NL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 0.70 0.61 1.90 2 14.7 1979 27 TOT NL P 18 0 1 1 0 .500 .909 0.06 0.66 0.25 1.81 3 35.3 ATL NL P 6 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 0.67 0.00 1.84 0 8.3 HOU NL P 12 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.08 0.66 0.33 1.80 3 27.0 1980 28 HOU NL P 55 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 0.07 0.69 0.43 1.91 0 83.0 1981 29 HOU NL P 37 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.16 0.68 1.29 1.97 0 42.0 1982 30 HOU NL P 55 2 4 2 0 .750 .952 0.11 0.70 0.71 1.96 0 76.3 1983 31 HOU NL P 37 1 6 0 0 1.000 .946 0.19 0.68 1.18 1.92 0 53.3 1984 32 CAL AL P 13 0 4 1 0 .800 .952 0.31 0.70 1.23 1.78 1 29.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 253 13 45 8 1 .879 .949 0.23 0.69 1.07 1.90 32 490.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 253 13 45 8 1 .879 .949 0.23 0.69 1.07 1.90 32 490
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1980   NLCS  HOU PHI     L   2   0   3.00  1  1  0  0   3     7   1   2   2 
 1981   NLDS  HOU LAD     L   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   3.2   2   0   1   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Ser      0-2   4   0   1.35  1  1  0  0   6.2   9   1   3   7 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1980   NLCS  HOU PHI     L   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1981   NLDS  HOU LAD     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   0-2   4   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Wild Pitches
1981 NL-6-9

Hit Batsmen
1976 NL-6-9

Games Finished
1980 NL-44-6

HOF Monitor: Pitching - 2.0 (1587) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

September 5, 1972: Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent.

May 25, 1979: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Houston Astros for Bo McLaughlin.

November 7, 1983: Granted Free Agency.

December 8, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

March 21, 1986: Released by the California Angels.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985California Angels$346,667
Career (may be incomplete)$346,667

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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