Major League Career
Lavagetto was born in Oakland, California. Nicknamed "Cookie" after an owner of the Oakland Oaks, his first professional team, he played ten seasons in the National League with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1934–36) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–41 & 1946–47), missing four full seasons due to military service during World War II. A right-handed batter and thrower, he hit .269 in 1,043 games; his best season was 1939, when he hit .300 with 87 runs batted in for Brooklyn.
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