Joe Lafata Stats

Joe Lafata was born on Wednesday, August 3, 1921, in Detroit, Michigan. Lafata was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1947, with the New York Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Lafata baseball stats page.

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Joe Lafata



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Birth Name:   Joseph Joseph Lafata
Nickname:   Joe
Born On:   08-03-1921  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Detroit, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-06-2004 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Roseville, Michigan
Cemetery:   Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan
High School:   Eastern High School (Detroit, MI)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   163
First Game:   04-17-1947 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-25-1949
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Joe Lafata Pitching Stats

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Joe Lafata Hitting Stats

1947 26 Giants 62 95 13 21 1 0 2 0 18 15 1 18 0 0 1 3 .221 .333 .295
1948 27 Giants 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1949 28 Giants 64 140 18 33 2 2 3 1 16 9 0 23 2 0 0 1 .236 .282 .343
3 Years 127 236 31 54 3 2 5 1 34 24 1 42 2 0 1 4 .229 .303 .322

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Joe Lafata Fielding Stats

1947 Giants 1B 2 1 39 12 6.0 12 12 0 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 8.31
1947 Giants CF 1 0 12 20 20.0 20 20 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 45.00
1947 Giants LF 20 19 393 138 6.9 137 134 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .993 9.41
1949 Giants 1B 47 32 858 311 6.6 306 296 10 5 25 n/a n/a n/a .984 9.63
1B Totals 49 33 897 323 6.6 318 308 10 5 27 n/a n/a n/a .985 9.57
LF Totals 20 19 393 138 6.9 137 134 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .993 9.41
CF Totals 1 0 12 20 20.0 20 20 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 45.00
2 Years 70 52 1,302 481 6.9 475 462 13 6 27 n/a n/a n/a .988 9.85

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Joe Lafata Miscellaneous Stats

1947 Giants 1 0 1.000 37 3 n/a 47.5 5.3 5.3 - - -
1948 Giants 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 - - -
1949 Giants 1 3 .250 17 2 n/a 46.7 6.1 8.8 - - -
3 Years 2 3 .400 55 5 n/a 47.2 5.6 6.9 - - -

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Joe Lafata Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1947 New York Giants 24 Undetermined - -
1948 New York Giants 26 Undetermined - -
1949 New York Giants 24 Undetermined - -

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