Sam LaRocque
Simeon Henry Jean LaRocque (February 26, 1863 – May 31, 1933) was a professional baseball player. He was a second baseman over parts of three seasons (1888, 1890–91) with the Detroit Wolverines, Pittsburgh Alleghenys/Pirates and Louisville Colonels. For his career, he compiled a .249 batting average, with two home runs and 50 runs batted in.
| Sam LaRocque | |||
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 An 1893 illustration of LaRocque | |||
| Second baseman | |||
| Born: February 26, 1863 Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Quebec | |||
| Died: May 31, 1933 (aged 70) Highland Park, Michigan | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 30, 1888, for the Detroit Wolverines | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 31, 1891, for the Louisville Colonels | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .249 | ||
| Home runs | 2 | ||
| Runs batted in | 50 | ||
| Teams | |||
He was born in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Quebec and later died in Highland Park, Michigan at the age of 70.
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