Baseball player
| Jack DiLauro | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1943-05-03)May 3, 1943 Akron, Ohio, U.S. | |
| Died: December 7, 2024(2024-12-07) (aged 81) Akron, Ohio, U.S. | |
| Batted: BothThrew: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 15, 1969, for the New York Mets | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 1970, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 2-7 |
| Earned run average | 3.05 |
| Strikeouts | 50 |
Stats at Baseball Reference  | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jack Edward DiLauro (May 3, 1943 – December 7, 2024) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the 1969 World Series Champion New York Mets.
DiLauro started his professional baseball career by signing with the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent on January 1, 1963. He never played in the Major Leagues for the Tigers. On December 4, 1968, he was traded to the New York Mets in exchange for Hector Valle.
In 1969, DiLauro pitched 4 games for the Mets AAA minor league affiliate, the Tidewater Tides. He was then promoted to the Mets and made his major league debut for the Mets on May 15, 1969, against the Atlanta Braves. In 1969, he pitched in 23 games, mostly in relief, and 632⁄3 innings for the Mets. He won 1 game against 4 losses with 1 save. The win, his first in the Major Leagues occurred on July 20 against the Montreal Expos. His ERA in 1969 was a solid 2.40, better than the league average. The Mets won the World Series in 1969, but DiLauro did not pitch in the postseason.
After the season, DiLauro was drafted from the Mets by the Houston Astros in the rule 5 draft. In 1970, DiLauro pitched in 42 games for the Astros, all in relief, pitching 332⁄3 innings. He had 1 win and 3 losses with 3 saves.
He was sold by the Astros to the Hawaii Islanders, the San Diego Padres AAA team in the Pacific Coast League on March 15, 1971. In July 1971 he was traded with Hank McGraw (brother of DiLauro's former Mets teammate Tug McGraw) to the Atlanta Braves organization for Marv Staehle. But he never pitched in the major leagues after 1970.
After a career in sporting goods and as a retail liquidation consultant, DiLauro died in Akron on December 7, 2024, at the age of 81. He was married with two sons, one of whom predeceased him.
References
- ^ "Baseball Reference Jack DiLauro". Retrieved August 20, 2008.
- "Baseball Cube Jack DiLauro". Retrieved August 20, 2008.
- "Ultimate Mets Jack DiLauro Minors". Retrieved August 20, 2008.
- ^ "Ultimate Mets Jack DiLauro Game by Game". Retrieved August 20, 2008.
- "Baseball Reference 1969 New York Mets". Retrieved August 20, 2008.
- 1971 Jack DiLauro Topps Baseball Card {#677}
- "Jack E. DiLauro". Free Press Standard. December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
| New York Mets 1969 World Series champions | |
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- 1943 births
- 2024 deaths
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- New York Mets players
- Houston Astros players
- Akron Zips baseball players
- Baseball players from Akron, Ohio
- Hawaii Islanders players
- Peninsula Whips players
- Richmond Braves players
- Tidewater Tides players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Duluth-Superior Dukes players
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- Jamestown Tigers players
- Rocky Mount Leafs players