Flip Lafferty Explained

Flip Lafferty
Position:Center fielder/Pitcher
Bats:Unknown
Throws:Right
Birth Date:May 4, 1854
Birth Place:Scranton, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Wilmington, Delaware
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 15
Debutyear:1876
Debutteam:Philadelphia Athletics
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 2
Finalyear:1877
Finalteam:Louisville Grays
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0-1
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:0.00
Stat3label:Batting average
Stat3value:.050
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Frank Bernard "Flip" Lafferty (May 4, 1854 – February 2, 1910) was a Major League Baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in the majors.

Biography

In, Lafferty appeared in one game as a pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics. Despite not giving up any earned runs, he gave up three unearned runs and lost the game, leaving him with an 0–1 record despite an ERA of 0.00.

In, Lafferty moved on to the Louisville Grays, where he appeared in four games in center field. He managed just one hit (a double) in 17 at bats, for a batting average of .059, placing his career average at .050.

Death and interment

Lafferty died on February 8, 1910, and was interred at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lee . Bill . The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Death of More than 7,600 Major League Players and Others . 2003 . McFarland & Company . Jefferson, North Carolina . 978-0-7864-4239-3 . 225 . 4 July 2022.