Positions: Pinch Hitter, First Baseman and Leftfielder
Bats: Left • Throws: Left
6-0, 163lb (183cm, 73kg)
Born: August 3, 1921 in Detroit, MI us
Died: May 6, 2004 in Roseville, MI
Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, MI
High School: Eastern HS (Detroit, MI)
Debut:
April 17, 1947
(Age 25-257d,
7,956th in MLB history)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game:
September 25, 1949
(Age 28-053d)
vs. BSN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season
Full Name: Joseph Joseph Lafata
Career
-0.6
236
31
54
.229
5
34
2
.303
.322
.625
67
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 25 | NYG | NL | 62 | 111 | 95 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 18 | .221 | .333 | .295 | .628 | 67 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7/38 | ||||
| 1948 | 26 | NYG | NL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1949 | 27 | NYG | NL | 64 | 151 | 140 | 18 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 23 | .236 | .282 | .343 | .625 | 67 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 3 Yrs | 127 | 263 | 236 | 31 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 24 | 42 | .229 | .303 | .322 | .625 | 67 | 76 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 335 | 301 | 40 | 69 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 3 | 31 | 54 | .229 | .303 | .322 | .625 | 67 | 97 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
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