Edward Francis Lafitte (born April 7, 1886 in New Orleans, Louisiana, died April 12, 1971) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... New Orleans (local pronunciations: , , or ) (French: La Nouvelle-Orléans, pronounced in standard French accent) is a major U.S. port city and historically the largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ...

Lafitte pitched for the Georgia Tech baseball team in 1906 and 1907. [1] Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is located in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. With over 16,000 students, Georgia Tech is one of four public research universities in the University System of Georgia. ... See also: 1905 in sports, other events of 1906, 1907 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Baseball The Chicago White Sox defeat the Chicago Cubs, four games to two, in the World Series Football (Australian Rules) Victorian Football League Carlton wins the 10th VFL Premiership (Carlton 15. ... See also: 1906 in sports, 1908 in sports and the list of years in sports. ...

He made his debut with the Detroit Tigers in 1909. He won 11 games for the Tigers in 1911 but pitched in only one game the following season in order to pursue his goal of being a dentist. [2] Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1998-present) East Division (1969-1997) Major league titles World Series titles (4) 1984 â€¢ 1968 â€¢ 1945 â€¢ 1935 AL Pennants (9) 1984 â€¢ 1968 â€¢ 1945 â€¢ 1940 1935 â€¢ 1934 â€¢ 1909 â€¢ 1908 1907 Central Division titles (0) None East Division Champs (3) 1987 â€¢ 1984 â€¢ 1972... See also: 1908 in sports, 1910 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball The Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Detroit Tigers, four games to three, in the World Series. ... See also: 1910 in sports, 1912 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing January 21 - The first Monte Carlo motor rally May 30 - At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race. ... X-rays can reveal if a person has cavities Dentistry is the practical application of knowledge of dental science (the science of placement, arrangement, function of teeth) to human beings. ...

He returned to baseball in 1914 as a member of the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the fledgling Federal League. That season he became the only pitcher to throw a no-hitter without throwing a shutout in a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Packers on September 19. The Federal League was an attempt to establish a third major league in baseball in the United States. ... In baseball and softball, a no-hit game (more commonly known as a no-hitter) refers to a contest in which one of the teams has prevented the other from getting an official hit during the entire length of the game, which must be at least 9 innings by the... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

In 1915 he split his final season between the Tip-Tops and the Buffalo Blues.

Trivia

Lafitte was a descendant of the famed New Orleans pirate, Jean Lafitte A pirate digging…perhaps to bury treasure, perhaps a grave. ... Jean Lafitte or Laffite (ca1780 - ca1826?), was a pirate in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. ...

External Links

Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis

Reference

Dewey, Donald & Acocella, Nicholas (1996). Ball Clubs. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 0788199811.