1886
Born April 7, 1886
New Orleans, LA, USA
Ed Lafitte Notable
Ed Lafitte played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1909 and closing with the Buffalo Blues in 1915.
He went 37 and 35 with a 3.34 earned run average, pitching 646.7 innings in 106 games. He struck out 262, completed 47 of his 75 starts and threw 1 shutout. Across 108 games he batted .220, with 54 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 11 doubles.
He threw a no-hitter in 1914.
He was born in New Orleans, LA, USA on April 7, 1886, and died on April 12, 1971. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | DET | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1911 | DET | 31 | 70 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .157 |
| 1912 | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | BTT | 42 | 101 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .257 |
| 1915 | BTT/BUF | 31 | 70 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .229 |
| Career | — | 108 | 245 | 22 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 39 | 0 | .220 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | DET | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14.0 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 3.86 |
| 1911 | DET | 11 | 8 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 172.1 | 205 | 75 | 52 | 63 | 3.92 |
| 1912 | DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16.20 |
| 1914 | BTT | 18 | 15 | 42 | 33 | 2 | 290.2 | 260 | 85 | 127 | 137 | 2.63 |
| 1915 | BTT/BUF | 8 | 11 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 168.0 | 179 | 71 | 79 | 51 | 3.80 |
| Career | — | 37 | 35 | 106 | 75 | 5 | 646.2 | 668 | 240 | 262 | 262 | 3.34 |
On this day & linked events
1971
Died April 12, 1971
1914
Ed Lafitte's No-Hitter
Ed Lafitte threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops against the Kansas City Packers on September 19, 1914, winning 6–2.