Jack DiLauro

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23 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 3323 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.[ citation needed ] But he never pitched in the major leagues after 1970. [1]

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  6. 1971 Jack DiLauro Topps Baseball Card {#677}
Jack DiLauro
Pitcher
Born: (1943-05-03) May 3, 1943 (age 80)
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Both
Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 15, 1969, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
September 25, 1970, for the Houston Astros