Flip Lafferty

Flip Lafferty
Flip Lafferty
	Center fielder/Pitcher
	Born: May 4, 1854; Scranton, Pennsylvania
	Died: February 8, 1910 (aged 55); Wilmington, Delaware
	Batted: Unknown Threw: 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
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1876); Louisville Grays (1877);

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.^[1]

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 and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] 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.

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