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Name	Team	Age
John Lafata	Retired (1961, Age 39)	57
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3 (1950)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Wilbur Wood League	0	11 years (52 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C-	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	F
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	D+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C+	B	B
Leadership	Mentor Value
D+	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	6/8/1922
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	3	8
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Type	Chances	Endurance	Velocity	Control	Total
1950	Majors	50.99	1 / 13	1 / 24	1 / 13	3 / 50
1951	Majors	52.40	0 / 13	1 / 21	0 / 18	1 / 52
1952	Majors	52.19	1 / 16	1 / 19	1 / 17	3 / 52
1953	Majors	51.27	0 / 16	0 / 20	0 / 15	0 / 51
1954	Majors	53.15	1 / 14	1 / 21	0 / 18	2 / 53
1955	Majors	52.26	0 / 15	0 / 20	1 / 17	1 / 52
1956	Majors	51.61	-4 / 12	-8 / 22	-4 / 17	-16 / 51
1957	Majors	50.18	-5 / 11	-6 / 22	-5 / 17	-16 / 50
1958	Majors	46.44	-4 / 10	-8 / 17	0 / 19	-12 / 46
1959	Majors	45.25	-2 / 7	-2 / 24	-3 / 14	-7 / 45
1960	Majors	29.81	0 / 2	-8 / 10	0 / 17	-8 / 29
1961	Minors	12.00	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 7	0 / 12
1961	Majors	6.94	-1 / 0	-7 / 3	-4 / 3	-12 / 6
Total			-13 / 130	-35 / 227	-13 / 192	-61 / 549

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1961-11-01	John Lafata has retired from the Montreal Expos
1961-09-02	The Montreal Expos have promoted John Lafata to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Jim Taylor to the major league team.
1961-08-05	The Montreal Expos have designated John Lafata for assignment. The Montreal Expos have designated Chuck Simmons for assignment.
1961-07-15	The Montreal Expos have promoted John Lafata to the major league team.
1961-04-15	The Montreal Expos have promoted Gus Mencia to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have designated John Lafata for assignment.
1961-04-13	The Montreal Expos have re-claimed John Lafata from the waiver wire.
1961-04-12	The Montreal Expos have designated John Lafata for assignment.
1960-07-07	John Lafata of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1954-04-22	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Bucs and the Montreal Expos. The Montreal Expos receive John Lafata from the Pittsburgh Bucs in exchange for Randy Leventon, Dez Taylor.
1954-04-08	The Pittsburgh Bucs have placed John Lafata on the trade block.