Joe Lafata

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Full Name: Joseph Joseph Lafata	Primary Position: 1B,OF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/163	First Game: April 17, 1947
Birthdate: August 3, 1921	Final Game: September 25, 1949
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan	MLB Experience: 2 years
Died: May 6, 2004
Deathplace: Roseville, Michigan
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 Video Gallery
6 Picture Gallery
7 See Also
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Joe Lafata (Joseph Joseph Lafata) was born on August 3, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1947 for the New York Giants. In 1949, his rookie year, he hit .236 with 3 home runs and 16 RBI. Lafata played for the New York Giants for his entire 2 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1947	NY	N	62	95	13	21	2	18	.221	.333	.295	1	0	15	18	1	0	1	0	3
1948	NY	N	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1949	NY	N	64	140	18	33	3	16	.236	.282	.343	2	2	9	23	0	2	1	0	1
Total			127	236	31	54	5	34	.229	.303	.322	3	2	24	42	1	2	2	0	4

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1947	NY	N	1B	2	0	0	12	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1947	NY	N	OF	19	0	0	34	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1949	NY	N	1B	47	0	0	296	10	5	25	0	0	0	0	0	.984
Total			OF	19	0	0	34	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.974
Total			1B	49	0	0	308	10	5	27	0	0	0	0	0	.985

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Traded by New York Giants with Bert Haas, Bill Ayers, Wes Bailey and $125000 to Oakland (PCL) in exchange for Artie Wilson, Ray Noble and Al Gettel (October 11, 1950).

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