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Joe Lafata
Joseph Joseph Lafata

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 163 lb.

Debut April 17, 1947
Final Game September 25, 1949
Born August 3, 1921 in Detroit, MI
Died May 6, 2004 in Roseville, MI

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Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1947 25 NYG NL  62   95   13   21   1  0   2   18   1     15  18  .221  .333  .295   67   28   0           1   3
 1948 26 NYG NL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1949 27 NYG NL  64  140   18   33   2  2   3   16   1      9  23  .236  .282  .343   67   48   2           0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons      127  236   31   54   3  2   5   34   2  0  24  42  .229  .303  .322   67   76   2   0   0   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        301   40   69   4  3   6   43   3  0  31  54  .229  .303  .322   67   97   3   0   0   1   5
 Career High     64  140   18   33   2  2   3   18   1  0  15  23                          48   2   0   0   1   3
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1947 25 NYG NL  111   77    9   3.1   107| .221  .275| .333  .351| .295  .408| .628  .759|  67  .324  -4.2  -0.4     
 1948 26 NYG NL    1    1    0   0.0   103| .000  .270| .000  .345| .000  .400| .000  .745|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0     
 1949 27 NYG NL  151  110   14   3.4   104| .236  .270| .282  .344| .343  .405| .625  .749|  67  .368  -7.4  -0.7     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       263  188   23   3.3   105| .229  .272| .303  .347| .322  .406| .625  .753|  67  .347 -11.9  -1.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1947 25 NYG NL OF 19 34 3 1 0 .974 .976 1.95 2.19 20 1 0 1B 2 12 0 0 2 1.000 .992 6.00 9.25 1949 27 NYG NL 1B 47 296 10 5 25 .984 .991 6.51 8.98
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1947 25 NYG NL 1B 2 12 0 0 2 1.000 .992 6.00 9.25 1949 27 NYG NL 1B 47 296 10 5 25 .984 .991 6.51 8.98 1947 25 NYG NL OF 19 34 3 1 0 .974 .976 1.95 2.19 20 1 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total 1B 49 308 10 5 27 .985 .991 6.49 8.99 OF 19 34 3 1 0 .974 .976 1.95 2.19 20 1 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 68 342 13 6 27 .983 .989 5.22 7.09
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

October 11, 1950: Traded by the New York Giants with Wes Bailey (minors), Bill Ayers, Bert Haas, and $125,000 to the Oakland (PCL) for Artie Wilson, Ray Noble, and Al Gettel.


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