Joe Lahoud

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Joe Lahoud

Born:	April 14, 1947
Birthplace:	Danbury, Connecticut
Hometown:
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	202
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left
Drafted:	1966: Amateur Free Agent by the Boston Red Sox
College:	University of New Haven
High School:
Other Teams:	Milwaukee Brewers 1972-73 California Angels 1974-1976 Texas Rangers 1976 Kansas City Royals 1977-1978
Years with Boston:	1968 - 1971

1 Overall Career
2 Lahoud's Moments in the Sun
3 Trivia
4 Transactions
5 External Links

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Overall Career

Fast Tracked from Single A, outfielder Joe Lahoud began his career in baseball as the replacement for the injured Tony Conigliaro. He made his debut on April 10, 1968.

Joe was not known to be brilliant against curveballs. His career numbers over 791 games were: BA-.223/SLG-.372/OBP-.334/HR-65 After leaving the Red Sox in 1971 (see "Transactions" below), Lahoud went on to play for the Milwaukee Brewers,California Angels, Texas Rangers, and finished off his career with the Kansas City Royals.

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Lahoud's Moments in the Sun

The man who would hit 65 homeruns in his entire career, belts out 3 of them in one night on June 11, 1969 against the Minnesota Twins.

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Trivia

Nickname - Duck

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Transactions

Before 1966 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.
October 10, 1971: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Ken Brett, Billy Conigliaro, Jim Lonborg, Don Pavletich, and George Scott to the Milwaukee Brewers for Marty Pattin, Lew Krausse, Tommy Harper, and Pat Skrable.
October 22, 1973: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Ollie Brown, Skip Lockwood, Ellie Rodriguez, and Gary Ryerson to the California Angels for Clyde Wright, Steve Barber, Ken Berry, Art Kusnyer, and cash.
June 15, 1976: Purchased by the Texas Rangers from the California Angels.
March 7, 1977: Released by the Texas Rangers.
March 22, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
June 2, 1978: Released by the Kansas City Royals.