Ty LaForest

Positions: Third Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: April 18, 1917 in Edmundston, Canada ca

Died: May 5, 1947 in Arlington, MA

Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Arlington, MA

High School: Waltham HS (Waltham, MA)

Debut: August 4, 1945 (Age 28-108d, 9,979th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1945 (Age 28-165d)
vs. NYY 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: Byron Joseph LaForest

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.6

204

.250

RBI

OBP

.285

SLG

.353

OPS

.638

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1945 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1945 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	96 (95)	Aug 4 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	0	5	0	5	0
2	97	Aug 4 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,15-4	CG	45	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
3	98	Aug 5 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	57	13.0	2	7	0	9	2
4	99	Aug 5 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
5	100	Aug 8 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,2-5	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	101	Aug 8 (2)	BOS	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	51	12.0	1	5	0	6	1
7	102	Aug 9	BOS	@	DET	L,5-11	CG	0	8.0	4	1	1	6	0
8	103	Aug 10	BOS	@	DET	W,9-0	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
9	104	Aug 11	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	0	3	0	3	1
10	105	Aug 12 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
11	106	Aug 12 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
12	107	Aug 13	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-10	CG	41	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
13	108	Aug 14	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	109	Aug 15 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
15	110	Aug 15 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-11	CG	44	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
16	111	Aug 16	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-11	CG	45	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
17	112	Aug 17	BOS	@	CHW	W,8-2	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
18	113	Aug 18	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-16	CG	45	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
19	115 (1)	Aug 19 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-6	CG	0	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
20	116	Aug 20	BOS	@	SLB	L,6-10	CG	0	8.0	4	3	0	7	0
21	117	Aug 21 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	118	Aug 21 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	0	5.0	0	2	0	2	0
23	119	Aug 22 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
24	120	Aug 22 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	121	Aug 26 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,4-3	CG	0	10.0	1	2	1	4	0
26	122	Aug 26 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
27	123	Aug 28	BOS	@	NYY	L,7-8	CG	42	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
28	124	Aug 29	BOS	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	125	Aug 30	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	0
30	126	Aug 31 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
31	127	Aug 31 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	128	Sep 1	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
33	129	Sep 2 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	0
34	130	Sep 2 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
35	131	Sep 3 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,5-11	CG	44	9.0	2	2	2	6	2
36	132	Sep 3 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	5	0	5	1
37	133	Sep 5 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
38	134	Sep 5 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,2-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	141 (6)	Sep 10 (2)	BOS		DET	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
40	143 (1)	Sep 12	BOS		SLB	L,2-9	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	144	Sep 13	BOS		SLB	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
42	145	Sep 14	BOS		SLB	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	0
43	146	Sep 16 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
44	147	Sep 16 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,1-6	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
45	148	Sep 17 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	1	4	1	6	0
46	149	Sep 17 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	151 (1)	Sep 19 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	152	Sep 20	BOS		PHA	W,2-0	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	156 (3)	Sep 29	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	157	Sep 30	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-12	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
							50gm		384.0	49	97	5	151	11