Ty LaForest

Byron Joseph LaForest

Positions: Third Baseman and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: April 18, 1917 in Edmundston, New Brunswick, CAN
High School: Waltham HS (Waltham, MA) (All Transactions)
Debut: August 4, 1945
Team: RedSox 1945

Final Game: September 30, 1945
Died: May 5, 1947 in Arlington, MA
Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Arlington, MA
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1943	26	BOS-min	A	62	206	206		51	6	5	1						.248	.248	.340	.587		70					SCR · EL
1944	27	BOS-min	A	138	514	514		152	37	7	5						.296	.296	.424	.720		218					SCR · EL
1945	28	BOS-min	AA	91	348	306	57	108	15	5	2	43	14		35	41	.353	.419	.454	.874		139	7	0	7		LOU · AA
1945	28	BOS	AL	52	220	204	25	51	7	4	2	16	4	4	10	35	.250	.285	.353	.638	83	72	7	0	6	5/O79
1946	29	OAK-BOS-min	AAA	105	380	334	42	76	9	3	3	30	10	2	44	66	.228	.317	.299	.617		100	9	0	2		TTO,LOU · IL,AA
1 Yr				52	220	204	25	51	7	4	2	16	4	4	10	35	.250	.285	.353	.638	83	72	7	0	6
162 Game Avg.				162	685	636	78	159	22	12	6	50	12	12	31	109	.250	.285	.353	.638	83	224	22	0	19

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
1945	28	BOS	AL	52	220	-6	-0	0	3	-0	-3	-0.4	5	2	0.1	.493	.498	-0.3	0.3	-2	$	5/O79
1 Season				52	220	-6	-0	0	3	-0	-3	-0.4	5	2	0.1	.493	.498	-0.3	0.3	-2	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd
1945	28	BOS	AL	220	170	20	3.2	90	.293	.250	.264	.285	.336	.353	.359	.638	.695	83	.408	-5.8	-0.6	.500	.152	.103	2.7
1 Yr				220	170	20	3.2	90	.293	.250	.264	.285	.336	.353	.359	.638	.695	83	.408	-5.8	-0.6	.500	.152	.103	2.7
162 Game Avg.				685	530	62	3.2	90	.293	.250	.264	.285	.336	.353	.359	.638	.695	83	.408	-5.8	-0.6	.500	.152	.103	8

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	IP%
1945	28	BOS	AL	220	0.9%	15.9%	4.6%	5.9%	26%	3.50	5.8	102.0	12.8	76%
1 Yr				220	0.9%	15.9%	4.6%	5.9%	26%	3.50	5.8	102.0	12.8	76%
MLB Averages					1.1%	8.5%	8.8%	5.5%	24%	0.97	10.5	83.9	8.9	80%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1945	28	52	220	204	25	51	7	4	2	16	4	4	10	35	.250	.285	.353	.638	83	72	7	0	6

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1945	28	55	237	220	30	58	8	5	2	19	5	11	37	.264	.299	.373	.671	24	52
1 Yr		55	237	220	30	58	8	5	2	19	5	11	37	.264	.299	.373	.671	24	52
162 Game Avg.		162	698	648	88	171	24	15	6	56	15	32	109	.264	.299	.373	.671	71	52

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