- Frank LaPorte
Infobox MLB retired
name=Frank LaPorte
position=Second Baseman /Third Baseman
bgcolor1=#1c2841
bgcolor2=#1c2841
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=February 6 ,1880
city-state|Uhrichsville|Ohio
deathdate=death date and age|1939|9|25|1880|2|6
city-state|Newcomerstown|Ohio
debutdate=September 29
debutyear= 1905
debutteam= New York Highlanders
finaldate=October 3
finalyear=1915
finalteam=Newark Pepper
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.281
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1185
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=560
teams=
* New York Highlanders (1905-1907, 1908-1910)
*Boston Red Sox (1908)
* St. Louis Browns (1911-1912)
* Washington Senators (1912-1913)
*Indianapolis Hoosiers (1914)
*Newark Pepper (1915)
highlights=
*Federal League pennant: 1914
*Federal League RBI champion: 1914Frank Breyfogle Laporte (
February 6 1880 –September 25 1939 ) was an American baseball player.Born in
Uhrichsville, Ohio , he began his major league career with theNew York Highlanders (now New York Yankees) in 1905. He was eventually traded to the St. Louis Browns, where he had his best years. In by|1911 he batted a career-high .314. In by|1914 LaPorte went to theIndianapolis Hoosiers of theFederal League . He led the league with 107 RBIs in 1914 while batting .311 for the first-place Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1914. His last game was on 10/03/1915. After his by|1915 season, he retired.LaPorte died on September 25, 1939 in
Newcomerstown, Ohio . He was buried in Union Cemetery in Uhrichsville, Ohio.ee also
*
List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
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