Andrew
Laforest
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 185
 
Born: June 29, 1922 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1953   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 30 VAN CL $ 300,000  
1953 31 SLC PL $ 300,000  
1954 32 HOL CL $ 300,000  
1955 33 HOL CL $ 350,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 30 VAN CL 51 69 8 16 1 1 0 4 7 0 1 13 .232 .250 .275 .525 5.9 0.0
1953 31 SLC PL 14 29 7 7 1 0 0 2 5 1 0 7 .241 .241 .276 .517 1.9 0.0
    AAA   94 437 91 159 26 10 11 72 28 6 31 63 .364 .406 .545 .951 87.9  
1954 32 HOL CL 7 19 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 .158 .158 .211 .368 0.4 0.0
    AAA   68 168 27 55 11 1 6 35 14 7 21 28 .327 .402 .512 .914 32.7  
1955 33 HOL CL 23 27 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 .074 .074 .074 .148 -1.0 0.0
    AAA   39 160 26 47 7 1 2 17 17 1 13 32 .294 .347 .388 .734 23.8  
4 Years Sim 95 144 22 28 3 1 0 7 15 1 1 34 .194 .204 .229 .433 7.2 0.0
3 Years AAA 201 765 144 261 44 12 19 124 59 14 65 123 .341 .395 .505 .899 144.4  
162 Game Average 245 37 47 5 1 0 11 25 1 1 57 .194 .204 .229 .433 12.3  
Career Highs 51 69 8 16 1 1 0 4 7 1 1 13 .241 .250 .276 .525 5.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   108 17 22 2 1 0 6 11 1 0 21 .204 .202 .241 .443 5.4
vs LH   36 5 6 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 13 .167 .211 .194 .405 1.4
Home 43 72 12 14 1 1 0 4 8 1 1 20 .194 .203 .236 .439 3.7
Away 52 72 10 14 2 0 0 3 7 0 0 14 .194 .205 .222 .428 3.1
RISP   31 0 8 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 5 .258 .250 .323 .573 2.2
Pinch Hitting   25 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .280 .296 .280 .576 1.8
Close/Late   16 11 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .313 .294 .313 .607 1.4
Mar/Apr 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0
May 16 39 1 8 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 6 .205 .205 .256 .462 2.1
June 15 27 2 6 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 4 .222 .276 .259 .535 1.9
July 15 15 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 .133 .133 .200 .333 0.2
August 26 31 7 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 9 .161 .156 .161 .318 0.0
Sep/Oct 18 30 6 7 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 7 .233 .233 .267 .500 2.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 30 VAN CL LF 9 9 70.0 20 0 0 0 1.000 2.57   0.3
    CF 8 4 49.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 2.20    
1953 31 SLC PL LF 6 2 28.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 3.54   0.2
    RF 3 2 18.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00    
    CF 2 2 13.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.77    
1954 32 HOL CL RF 4 4 30.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.90   0.0
    CF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1955 33 HOL CL CF 10 6 53.0 15 0 0 0 1.000 2.55   0.1
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  CF 21 12 117.0 32 0 0 0 1.000 2.46   0.1
  LF 15 11 98.0 31 0 0 0 1.000 2.85   0.5
  RF 8 6 50.0 3 0 1 0 .750 0.54   0.0
Career Totals   44 29 265.0 66 0 1 0 .985 2.24   0.7
Career Highs   17 13 119.0 32 0 1 0 1.000 2.45    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1953 31 SLC PL 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Career Post-Season Batting 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
History
Drafted in 34th round, 672nd overall pick, by Vancouver in 1952
Had first career hit on 5/2/1952, off Kenneth Sinegal (SD)
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/22/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
Released by Kansas City on 4/14/1953
Signed as a free agent by Salt Lake City on 4/28/1953 to a minor league deal
Injured on 7/3/1953 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/10/1953 with a Stiff Knee, out for one week
Won Series of the West with Salt Lake City in 1953
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 3/9/1954 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Released by San Diego on 4/14/1954
Signed as a free agent by Hollywood on 5/19/1954 to a minor league deal
9/1/1954: Signed a contract extension with Hollywood, $350,000 per year, for 2 years