Flip Lafferty

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.

Flip Lafferty
Center fielder/Pitcher
Born: (1854-05-04)May 4, 1854 Scranton, Pennsylvania
Died: February 8, 1910(1910-02-08) (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
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1876) Louisville Grays (1877)

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

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.

Sources

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)