Ed Lafitte facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ed Lafitte |
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: April 7, 1886 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
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| Died: April 12, 1971 (aged 85) Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| April 16, 1909, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
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| August 26, 1915, for the Buffalo Blues | |||
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| Win–loss record | 37–35 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.34 | ||
| Strikeouts | 262 | ||
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Edward Francis Lafitte (born April 7, 1886 – died April 12, 1971) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Tigers, Brooklyn Tip-Tops, and Buffalo Blues. Ed Lafitte was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and he batted and threw with his right hand.
Baseball Career Highlights
Ed Lafitte played college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in 1906 and 1907. He was also part of Georgia Tech's first ever intercollegiate basketball game.
He started his professional baseball career with the Detroit Tigers in 1909. In 1911, he had a good season, winning 11 games and losing 8. However, Lafitte decided to leave the team early the next season to continue his studies to become a dentist. His manager, Hughie Jennings, told him that if he left, he shouldn't come back. Lafitte did leave and became a dentist, but he still found a way to play baseball again.
Lafitte returned to baseball in 1914. He joined the Brooklyn Tip-Tops, a team in a new league called the Federal League. On September 19, 1914, he made history. He became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter without also throwing a shutout. This means the other team didn't get any hits, but they still managed to score two runs, while Lafitte's team won 6-2. In 1915, his final year in baseball, he played for both the Tip-Tops and the Buffalo Blues.
Life Outside Baseball
Ed Lafitte finished dental school in 1911. He served in the U.S. Army during both World War I and World War II. After his baseball career, he worked as a dentist for 42 years in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before retiring in 1961. He passed away at age 85 at his home in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, and was buried in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Some people believed that Ed Lafitte was related to the famous New Orleans pirate, Jean Lafitte. However, this is not true. Records show that Ed Lafitte's family line does not connect to the pirate Jean Lafitte. It's not known if they were related in a more distant way.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
- 1911 Detroit Tigers season
