Frank LaCorte
| Frank LaCorte | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: October 13, 1951 San Jose, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 8, 1975, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 24, 1984, for the California Angels | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 23–44 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.01 | ||
| Strikeouts | 372 | ||
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Frank Joseph LaCorte (born October 13, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1975–1984 for the Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, and California Angels. A right-hander, he stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).
LaCorte attended Gavilan College and was signed by the Braves as an undrafted free agent in 1972. He broke into the Majors late in his third professional season, and would play all or part of ten years in the Majors. Initially a starting pitcher, LaCorte hurled for the perennially struggling late-1970s Braves for the first 44 games pitched of his MLB career. He won only four of 28 decisions (.143) and compiled a poor 6.23 earned run average in 179 innings pitched during his tenure with the Braves.
On May 25, 1979, he was traded to Houston (for pitcher Bo McLaughlin) and eventually established himself with the Astros as a relief pitcher. LaCorte was a member of the 1980 National League West Division champion Astros. Along with Joe Sambito and Dave Smith, he was an integral part of the club's successful bullpen. His statistics from the 1980 season were his career best in wins (8), ERA (2.82), games pitched (55), games finished (44), and saves (11).
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