1945
TY LaFOREST   3B

Ty LaForest was a local kid, called up to the Red Sox after a superlative season in Double-A (then the top minor-league classification). Playing his first game on the road in Washington on August 4, 1945, he did pretty well. He played in both games of a doubleheader, and went 3-for-8 with a double, two runs batted in, and three runs scored  ...

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