Jack Edward DiLauro (born May 3, 1943, in Akron, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the 1969 World Series Champion New York Mets.
| Jack DiLauro | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1943-05-03) May 3, 1943 (age 79) Akron, Ohio | |
Batted: Both Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 15, 1969, for the New York Mets | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 1970, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Record | 2-7 |
| Earned run average | 3.05 |
| Saves | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 50 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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DiLauro started his professional baseball career by signing with the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent on January 1, 1963.[1][2] He never played in the Major Leagues for the Tigers.[1] On December 4, 1968, he was traded to the New York Mets in exchange for Hector Valle.[1]
In 1969, DiLauro pitched 4 games for the Mets AAA minor league affiliate, the Tidewater Tides.[3] He was then promoted to the Mets and made his major league debut for the Mets on May 15, 1969, against the Atlanta Braves.[1][4] In 1969, he pitched in 23 games, mostly in relief, and 632⁄3 innings for the Mets.[1] He won 1 game against 4 losses with 1 save.[1] The win, his first in the Major Leagues occurred on July 20 against the Montreal Expos.[4] His ERA in 1969 was a solid 2.40, better than the league average.[1] The Mets won the World Series in 1969,[5] but DiLauro did not pitch in the postseason.[1]
After the season, DiLauro was drafted from the Mets by the Houston Astros in the rule 5 draft.[1] In 1970 DiLauro pitched in 42 games for the Astros, all in relief, pitching 332⁄3 innings. He had 1 win and 3 losses with 3 saves.[1]
He was sold by the Astros to the Hawaii Islanders, the San Diego Padres AAA team in the Pacific Coast League on March 15, 1971.[6] In July 1971 he was traded with Hank McGraw (brother of DiLauro's former Mets teammate Tug McGraw) to the Atlanta Braves organization for Marv Staehle.[7] But he never pitched in the major leagues after 1970.[1]
As of August 23, 2008 DiLauro's Mets ERA of 2.40 is 3rd best all-time among Mets pitchers with at least 50 innings pitched for the team, behind only Carlos Diaz and Billy Wagner.[8]
New York Mets 1969 World Series champions | |
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