1959
Born July 29, 1959
Glens Falls, NY, USA
Dave LaPoint Notable
b. July 29, 1959 · Milwaukee Brewers 1980, St. Louis Cardinals 1981–1984, 1987, San Francisco Giants 1985, Detroit Tigers 1986, San Diego Padres 1986, Chicago White Sox 1987–1988, Pittsburgh Pirates 1988, New York Yankees 1989–1990, Philadelphia Phillies 1991
Dave LaPoint played for nine clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1980 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1991.
He went 80 and 86 with a 4.02 earned run average, pitching 1,486 innings in 294 games. He struck out 802 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 294 games he batted .104, with 26 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Glens Falls, NY, USA on July 29, 1959. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | MIL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | STL | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | STL | 42 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .053 |
| 1983 | STL | 37 | 59 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 0 | .153 |
| 1984 | STL | 33 | 59 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .068 |
| 1985 | SFG | 31 | 60 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .167 |
| 1986 | DET/SDP | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1987 | CHW/STL | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1988 | CHW/PIT | 33 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .063 |
| 1989 | NYY | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | NYY | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | PHI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 294 | 251 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 82 | 0 | .104 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | MIL | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15.0 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 6.00 |
| 1981 | STL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10.2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4.22 |
| 1982 | STL | 9 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 152.2 | 170 | 58 | 52 | 81 | 3.42 |
| 1983 | STL | 12 | 9 | 37 | 29 | 0 | 191.1 | 191 | 84 | 84 | 113 | 3.95 |
| 1984 | STL | 12 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 193.0 | 205 | 85 | 77 | 130 | 3.96 |
| 1985 | SFG | 7 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 206.2 | 215 | 82 | 74 | 122 | 3.57 |
| 1986 | DET/SDP | 4 | 10 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 129.0 | 152 | 72 | 56 | 77 | 5.02 |
| 1987 | CHW/STL | 7 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 98.2 | 95 | 39 | 36 | 51 | 3.56 |
| 1988 | CHW/PIT | 14 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 213.1 | 205 | 77 | 57 | 98 | 3.25 |
| 1989 | NYY | 6 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 113.2 | 146 | 71 | 45 | 51 | 5.62 |
| 1990 | NYY | 7 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 157.2 | 180 | 72 | 57 | 67 | 4.11 |
| 1991 | PHI | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 16.20 |
| Career | — | 80 | 86 | 294 | 227 | 1 | 1486.2 | 1598 | 664 | 559 | 802 | 4.02 |
On this day & linked events
1980
Major-league debut: Dave LaPoint
Dave LaPoint made a major-league debut on September 10, 1980.
1991
Final major-league game: Dave LaPoint
Dave LaPoint played a final major-league game on April 20, 1991.
Image: John Mena, CC BY 3.0