Frank LaPorte
[edit] Biography
Frank LaPorte (Frank Breyfogle LaPorte) was born on February 6, 1880 in Uhrichsville, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on September 29, 1905 for the New York Highlanders. In 1906, his rookie year, he hit .264 with 2 home runs and 54 RBI. LaPorte played for the New York Highlanders, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and Newark Peppers over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Frank LaPorte's best season was 1914, when he hit for a .311 average and knocked in 107 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1905
| NY
| A
| 11
| 40
| 4
| 16
| 1
| 12
| .400
| .415
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| NY
| A
| 123
| 454
| 60
| 120
| 2
| 54
| .264
| .300
| .368
| 23
| 9
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| NY
| A
| 130
| 470
| 56
| 127
| 0
| 48
| .270
| .317
| .360
| 20
| 11
| 27
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| NY
| A
| 39
| 145
| 7
| 38
| 1
| 15
| .262
| .301
| .359
| 3
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| BOS
| A
| 62
| 156
| 14
| 37
| 0
| 15
| .237
| .296
| .282
| 1
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| TOT
| A
| 101
| 301
| 21
| 75
| 1
| 30
| .249
| .298
| .319
| 4
| 7
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| NY
| A
| 89
| 309
| 35
| 92
| 0
| 31
| .298
| .340
| .379
| 19
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| NY
| A
| 124
| 432
| 43
| 114
| 2
| 67
| .264
| .321
| .338
| 14
| 6
| 33
| 0
| 3
| 19
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| STL
| A
| 136
| 507
| 71
| 159
| 2
| 82
| .314
| .361
| .446
| 37
| 12
| 34
| 0
| 4
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| WAS
| A
| 40
| 136
| 13
| 42
| 0
| 17
| .309
| .365
| .390
| 9
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| STL
| A
| 80
| 266
| 32
| 83
| 1
| 38
| .312
| .367
| .395
| 11
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| TOT
| A
| 120
| 402
| 45
| 125
| 1
| 55
| .311
| .366
| .393
| 20
| 5
| 32
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| WAS
| A
| 79
| 242
| 25
| 61
| 0
| 18
| .252
| .309
| .306
| 5
| 4
| 17
| 16
| 3
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| IND
| F
| 133
| 505
| 86
| 157
| 4
| 107
| .311
| .361
| .436
| 27
| 12
| 36
| 36
| 4
| 21
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| NEW
| F
| 148
| 550
| 55
| 139
| 2
| 56
| .253
| .314
| .351
| 28
| 10
| 48
| 33
| 1
| 17
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| FL
|
| 281
| 1055
| 141
| 296
| 6
| 163
| .281
| .337
| .391
| 55
| 22
| 84
| 69
| 5
| 38
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 913
| 3157
| 360
| 889
| 9
| 397
| .282
| .330
| .372
| 143
| 57
| 204
| 16
| 22
| 86
| 72
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1194
| 4212
| 501
| 1185
| 15
| 560
| .281
| .331
| .377
| 198
| 79
| 288
| 85
| 27
| 124
| 101
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1905
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 26
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1906
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 114
| 0
| 0
| 118
| 210
| 35
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .904
|
| 1906
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 18
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1906
| NY
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1907
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 65
| 115
| 21
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .896
|
| 1907
| NY
| A
| OF
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1907
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1908
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 51
| 77
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| 1908
| NY
| A
| OF
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1908
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 94
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1908
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1908
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1908
| TOT
| A
| 2B
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 90
| 171
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1908
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1908
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1909
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 142
| 208
| 23
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1910
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 127
| 220
| 15
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1910
| NY
| A
| OF
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .881
|
| 1910
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1911
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 287
| 398
| 36
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1911
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1912
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 108
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1912
| STL
| A
| OF
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 5
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1912
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 83
| 102
| 11
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1912
| TOT
| A
| 2B
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 143
| 210
| 22
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1913
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 20
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1913
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1913
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 47
| 91
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1914
| IND
| F
| 2B
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 300
| 373
| 31
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1915
| NEW
| F
| 2B
| 146
| 0
| 0
| 330
| 431
| 32
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 731
| 0
| 0
| 1468
| 2075
| 180
| 299
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 254
| 0
| 0
| 269
| 469
| 65
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 195
| 24
| 22
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Buffalo (Eastern) to New York Highlanders (@August 25, 1905).
- Traded by New York Highlanders to Boston Red Sox as part of 3-team trade in which Chicago White Sox sent Jake Stahl to New York Highlanders; and Boston Red Sox sent Freddy Parent to Chicago White Sox (October 13, 1907).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to New York Highlanders in exchange for Harry Niles (August 17, 1908).
- Traded by New York Highlanders with Jimmy Austin to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Roy Hartzell and cash (February 11, 1911).
- Sold by St. Louis Browns to Washington Senators (August 6, 1912).
-
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Video Gallery
Add Videos
[edit] Picture Gallery
Add Pictures
[edit] See Also
[edit] Categories