Frank LaCorte Notable

b. October 13, 1951 · Atlanta Braves 1975–1979, Houston Astros 1979–1983, California Angels 1984

Frank LaCorte played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 1975 and closing with the California Angels in 1984.

He went 23 and 44 with a 5.01 earned run average, pitching 490 innings in 253 games. He struck out 372. Across 255 games he batted .104, with 8 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 double.

He was born in San Jose, CA, USA on October 13, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1975	ATL	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1976	ATL	21	33	1	3	0	1	0	15	.091
1977	ATL	14	10	1	2	0	2	0	3	.200
1978	ATL	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
1979	ATL/HOU	18	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
1980	HOU	55	6	0	1	0	1	1	2	.167
1981	HOU	37	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333
1982	HOU	55	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
1983	HOU	37	5	0	1	1	1	0	0	.200
1984	CAL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	255	77	2	8	1	5	1	28	.104

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1975	ATL	0	3	3	2	0	13.2	13	8	6	10	5.27
1976	ATL	3	12	19	17	0	105.1	97	55	53	79	4.70
1977	ATL	1	8	14	7	0	37.0	67	48	29	28	11.68
1978	ATL	0	1	2	2	0	14.2	9	6	4	7	3.68
1979	ATL/HOU	1	2	18	3	0	35.1	30	22	15	30	5.60
1980	HOU	8	5	55	0	11	83.0	61	26	43	66	2.82
1981	HOU	4	2	37	0	5	42.0	41	17	21	40	3.64
1982	HOU	1	5	55	0	7	76.1	71	38	46	51	4.48
1983	HOU	4	4	37	0	3	53.1	35	30	28	48	5.06
1984	CAL	1	2	13	1	0	29.1	33	23	13	13	7.06
Career	—	23	44	253	32	26	490.0	457	273	258	372	5.01

On this day & linked events

1951

Born October 13, 1951

San Jose, CA, USA

1975

Major-league debut: Frank LaCorte

Frank LaCorte made a major-league debut on September 8, 1975.

1984

Final major-league game: Frank LaCorte

Frank LaCorte played a final major-league game on September 24, 1984.

Image: California Angels, public domain