Baseball player
| Flip Lafferty | |
|---|---|
| Center fielder/Pitcher | |
| Born: (1854-05-04)May 4, 1854 Scranton, Pennsylvania | |
| Died: February 8, 1910(1910-02-08) (aged 55) Wilmington, Delaware | |
| Batted: UnknownThrew: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 15, 1876, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1877, for the Louisville Grays | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0-1 |
| Earned run average | 0.00 |
| Batting average | .050 |
Stats at Baseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
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 1876, 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 1877, 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.
References
- Lee, Bill (2003). The Baseball Necrology: The Post-Baseball Lives and Death of More than 7,600 Major League Players and Others. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-7864-4239-3. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
Sources
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball center fielders
- Philadelphia Athletics (NL) players
- Louisville Grays players
- Pittsburgh Allegheny players
- Baseball players from Scranton, Pennsylvania
- 19th-century baseball players
- 1854 births
- 1910 deaths
- Burials at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery
- American baseball outfielder, 1850s birth stubs
- American baseball pitcher, 1850s births stubs