Gary Lavelle
[edit] Biography
Born on January 3, 1949 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Gary Lavelle (Gary Robert Lavelle) played for the San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 13 year career. Lavelle broke into the bigs on September 10, 1974 with the San Francisco Giants, and put up a 2.95 ERA in 82.1 innings pitched in 1975, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Gary Lavelle's best season was 1977, when he posted a 2.05 ERA, notched 20 saves and struck out 93 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1974
| SF
| N
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2.16
| 12
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16.2
| 14
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| SF
| N
| 65
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 2.95
| 51
| 30
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 82.1
| 80
| 3
| 48
| 12
| 2
| 3
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| 65
| 0
| 10
| 6
| 2.69
| 71
| 37
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 110.1
| 102
| 6
| 52
| 10
| 1
| 2
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 73
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 2.05
| 93
| 35
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 118.1
| 106
| 4
| 37
| 18
| 2
| 0
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| 67
| 0
| 13
| 10
| 3.32
| 63
| 41
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 97.2
| 96
| 3
| 44
| 11
| 2
| 2
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 70
| 0
| 7
| 9
| 2.51
| 80
| 31
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 96.2
| 86
| 5
| 42
| 15
| 2
| 2
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| 62
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 3.42
| 66
| 43
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 100
| 106
| 4
| 36
| 11
| 1
| 0
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| 34
| 3
| 2
| 6
| 3.84
| 45
| 33
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 65.2
| 58
| 3
| 23
| 4
| 1
| 2
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| 68
| 0
| 10
| 7
| 2.67
| 76
| 35
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 104.2
| 97
| 6
| 29
| 12
| 2
| 1
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| 56
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 2.59
| 68
| 33
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 87
| 73
| 4
| 19
| 8
| 3
| 0
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| 77
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 2.76
| 71
| 34
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 101
| 92
| 5
| 42
| 14
| 2
| 1
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 69
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 3.10
| 50
| 30
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 72.2
| 54
| 5
| 36
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 5.53
| 17
| 20
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 27.2
| 36
| 2
| 19
| 4
| 1
| 0
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.31
| 6
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.1
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 5.91
| 23
| 24
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 32
| 40
| 2
| 22
| 4
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 647
| 3
| 73
| 67
| 2.82
| 696
| 359
| 307
| 0
| 0
| 127
| 980.1
| 910
| 44
| 382
| 117
| 18
| 13
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 98
| 0
| 7
| 10
| 3.96
| 73
| 54
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 104.2
| 94
| 7
| 58
| 9
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 745
| 3
| 80
| 77
| 2.93
| 769
| 413
| 353
| 0
| 0
| 136
| 1085
| 1004
| 51
| 440
| 126
| 19
| 13
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1974
| SF
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 16.2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1975
| SF
| N
| P
| 65
| 0
| 82.1
| 6
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| .944
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| P
| 65
| 0
| 110.1
| 5
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| .800
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| P
| 73
| 0
| 118.1
| 5
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 5
| 0
| .962
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| P
| 67
| 0
| 97.2
| 2
| 19
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 6
| 1
| .913
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| P
| 70
| 0
| 96.2
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 6
| 0
| .944
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 100
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 7
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| P
| 34
| 3
| 65.2
| 3
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 4
| 2
| .950
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 104.2
| 8
| 26
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 5
| 4
| .944
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| P
| 56
| 0
| 87
| 5
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 3
| .962
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| P
| 77
| 0
| 101
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| P
| 69
| 0
| 72.2
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| P
| 23
| 0
| 27.2
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| P
| 6
| 0
| 4.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 32
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 745
| 3
| 1085
| 48
| 181
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 10
| 110
| 44
| 13
| .942
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1974
| SF
| N
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| SF
| N
| 65
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .200
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| 65
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .077
| .077
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 73
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| SF
| N
| 67
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .067
| .067
| .067
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 70
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| 62
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| 34
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .273
| .333
| .364
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1982
| SF
| N
| 68
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .154
| .154
| .231
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| 56
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| 77
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .167
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| OAK
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 647
| 111
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .081
| .105
| .099
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 52
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 745
| 111
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .081
| .105
| .099
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 52
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 20th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1967).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Jim Gott, Jack McKnight and Augie Schmidt (January 26, 1985).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (August 25, 1987).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (August 31, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 7, 1987).
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