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| Name | Team | Age |
| Joe Lafata | Retired (1964, Age 34) | Died (2008, Age 78) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Undrafted (1952) |
C | L/L |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Hank Aaron League | 0 | 0 years (0 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 8/3/1930 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (45.5 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1954 | CHN | 66 | 251 | 25 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 22 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .663 | .304 | .359 | .239 |
| 1955 | CHN | 43 | 114 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .717 | .366 | .351 | .316 |
| 1956 | CHN | 93 | 124 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .519 | .244 | .274 | .177 |
| 1957 | CHN | 98 | 115 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .480 | .254 | .226 | .183 |
| 1958 | CHN | 63 | 102 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .679 | .306 | .373 | .245 |
| 1959 | CHN | 92 | 199 | 15 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .544 | .263 | .281 | .221 |
| 1960 | CHN | 94 | 276 | 18 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 10 | .508 | .247 | .261 | .188 |
| 1961 | CHN | 37 | 65 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .671 | .301 | .369 | .215 |
| 1962 | CHN | 65 | 51 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.046 | .418 | .627 | .373 |
| 1963 | CHN | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.167 | .333 | .833 | .333 |
| Total | 653 | 1303 | 113 | 295 | 44 | 6 | 22 | 156 | 105 | 251 | 27 | 19 | 36 | .606 | .286 | .320 | .226 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1964-11-01 | Joe Lafata has retired from the Chicago Cubbies |
| 1963-04-23 | The 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. |
| 1962-03-30 | The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Joe Lafata to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Jeff Gillespie to the major league team. |
| 1961-08-15 | The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Fred Dumont to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Joe Lafata to the minors. |
| 1955-07-15 | The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Joe Lafata to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Josh Bard to the minors. |
| 1955-06-03 | The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Josh Bard to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Joe Lafata to the minors. |
| 1955-04-01 | The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Joe Lafata to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Dick Donnelly to the minors. |
| 1954-09-07 | The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Dick Donnelly to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Joe Lafata to the minors. |
| 1954-04-01 | The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Joe Lafata to the major league team. |
| 1952-06-04 | A 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. |
| 1952-04-01 | The Washington Nationals have acquired Joe Lafata from the waiver wire. |
| 1952-04-01 | The Washington Nationals have waived Joe Lafata. |
| 1952-04-01 | The Washington Nationals have acquired Joe Lafata from the waiver wire. The Washington Nationals have waived John Cevallos. |