Frank LaPorte Baseball player

Frank Breyfogle Laporte (February 6, 1880 – September 25, 1939) was an American baseball player.Born in Uhrichsville, Ohio, he began his major league career with the New York Highlanders (now New York Yankees) in 1905. He was eventually traded to the St. Louis Browns, where he had his best years. In 1911 he batted a career-high .314. In 1914 LaPorte went to the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the Federal 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 1915 season, he retired.LaPorte died on September 25, 1939 in Newcomerstown, Ohio. He was buried in Union Cemetery in Uhrichsville, Ohio.

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Frank LaPorte
Birth dateFebruary 06, 1880
Birth place
Uhrichsville Ohio
Date of deathSeptember 25, 1939
Place of death
Newcomerstown Ohio

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 29, 1905
Career endOctober 03, 1915
batting sideRight
former teams
New York Yankees
position
Third baseman
Second baseman
teams
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Minnesota Twins
New York Yankees
Newark Peppers
throwing sideRight

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