Positions: Third Baseman and Outfielder
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)
Born: April 18, 1917 in Edmundston, Canada ca
Died: May 5, 1947 in Arlington, MA
Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Arlington, MA
High School: Waltham HS (Waltham, MA)
Debut:
August 4, 1945
(Age 28-108d,
7,806th in MLB history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game:
September 30, 1945
(Age 28-165d)
vs. NYY 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season
Full Name: Byron Joseph LaForest
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Career
0.3
204
25
51
.250
2
16
4
.285
.353
.638
83
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5/79 | |||
| 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 | |||||||
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