Ed Lafitte

Edward Francis Lafitte (April 7, 1886 – April 12, 1971) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Detroit Tigers (1909-12), Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914-15), and Buffalo Blues (1915). Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he batted and threw right-handed.

Lafitte pitched for the Georgia Tech baseball team in 1906 and 1907. He also was a starter in the first intercollegiate basketball game ever played by Georgia Tech.

He made his debut with the Detroit Tigers in 1909. He won 11 games for the Tigers in 1911 but pitched in only one game the following season in order to pursue his goal of being a dentist.

He returned to baseball in 1914 as a member of the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the fledgling Federal League. That season he became the only pitcher to throw a no-hitter without throwing a shutout in a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Packers on September 19. In 1915, he split his final season between the Tip-Tops and the Buffalo Blues.

Lafitte was a descendant of the famed New Orleans pirate, Jean Lafitte.