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Hank Aaron League
4-1-2201
Joe Lafata Catcher
Retired (1964, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .226 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .606 Status Deceased (2008) Option Years 0  
H 295 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 08-03-1930
HR 22 Drafted Undrafted
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(0 games)
RBI 156
SB 27
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL F 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B C+ (45.5%) LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1954 CHN
66
251
25
60
8
2
6
40
22
 45 2 1
3
 3 8
.663
.304
.359
.120
.239
1955 CHN
43
114
11
36
1
0
1
13
9
 19 0 0
3
 1 7
.717
.366
.351
.035
.316
1956 CHN
93
124
10
22
4
1
2
6
10
 22 1 0
1
 0 2
.519
.244
.274
.097
.177
1957 CHN
98
115
7
21
5
0
0
8
10
 27 1 0
2
 1 2
.480
.254
.226
.043
.183
1958 CHN
63
102
14
25
5
1
2
15
9
 23 0 0
3
 1 2
.679
.306
.373
.127
.245
1959 CHN
92
199
15
44
5
2
1
26
12
 33 0 2
2
 4 4
.544
.263
.281
.060
.221
1960 CHN
94
276
18
52
8
0
4
25
21
 60 1 1
10
 3 10
.508
.247
.261
.072
.188
1961 CHN
37
65
8
14
4
0
2
10
8
 16 0 0
1
 3 1
.671
.301
.369
.154
.215
1962 CHN
65
51
4
19
4
0
3
11
4
 5 0 0
2
 3 0
1.046
.418
.627
.255
.373
1963 CHN
2
6
1
2
0
0
1
2
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
1.167
.333
.833
.500
.333
Total
653
1303
113
295
44
6
22
156
105
 251 5 4
27
 19 36
.606
.286
.320
.094
.226
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Joe Lafata has retired from the Chicago Cubbies
1963-04-23The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Dick Rudolph to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Stan Palacios to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Cowboy Williams to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Joe Lafata to the minors.
1962-03-30The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Joe Lafata to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Jeff Gillespie to the major league team.
1961-08-15The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Fred Dumont to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Joe Lafata to the minors.
1955-07-15The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Joe Lafata to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Josh Bard to the minors.
1955-06-03The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Josh Bard to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Joe Lafata to the minors.
1955-04-01The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Joe Lafata to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Dick Donnelly to the minors.
1954-09-07The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Dick Donnelly to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Joe Lafata to the minors.
1954-04-01The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Joe Lafata to the major league team.
1952-06-04A trade has been completed between the Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubbies. The Chicago Cubbies receive Aaron Money, John B. Floyd, Pinky McCarthy, Joe Lafata from the Washington Nationals in exchange for Casper Budnick, Grady Page, Denney Difelice.
1952-04-01The Washington Nationals have acquired Joe Lafata from the waiver wire.
1952-04-01The Washington Nationals have waived Joe Lafata.
1952-04-01The Washington Nationals have acquired Joe Lafata from the waiver wire. The Washington Nationals have waived John Cevallos.