1949
Born January 3, 1949
Scranton, PA, USA
Gary Lavelle Notable
b. January 3, 1949 · San Francisco Giants 1974–1984, Toronto Blue Jays 1985, 1987, Oakland Athletics 1987
Gary Lavelle played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1974 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1987.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 136 games and appeared 745 times, with a 2.93 earned run average. He struck out 769. Across 745 games he batted .081, with 9 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1977 and 1983.
He was born in Scranton, PA, USA on January 3, 1949. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1977, 1983 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | SFG | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1975 | SFG | 65 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .111 |
| 1976 | SFG | 65 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .077 |
| 1977 | SFG | 73 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| 1978 | SFG | 67 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .067 |
| 1979 | SFG | 70 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1980 | SFG | 62 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | SFG | 34 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .273 |
| 1982 | SFG | 68 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .154 |
| 1983 | SFG | 56 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | SFG | 77 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | TOR | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | OAK/TOR | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 745 | 111 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 0 | .081 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | SFG | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2.16 |
| 1975 | SFG | 6 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 8 | 82.1 | 80 | 27 | 48 | 51 | 2.95 |
| 1976 | SFG | 10 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 12 | 110.1 | 102 | 33 | 52 | 71 | 2.69 |
| 1977 | SFG | 7 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 20 | 118.1 | 106 | 27 | 37 | 93 | 2.05 |
| 1978 | SFG | 13 | 10 | 67 | 0 | 14 | 97.2 | 96 | 36 | 44 | 63 | 3.32 |
| 1979 | SFG | 7 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 20 | 96.2 | 86 | 27 | 42 | 80 | 2.51 |
| 1980 | SFG | 6 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 9 | 100.0 | 106 | 38 | 36 | 66 | 3.42 |
| 1981 | SFG | 2 | 6 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 65.2 | 58 | 28 | 23 | 45 | 3.84 |
| 1982 | SFG | 10 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 8 | 104.2 | 97 | 31 | 29 | 76 | 2.67 |
| 1983 | SFG | 7 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 20 | 87.0 | 73 | 25 | 19 | 68 | 2.59 |
| 1984 | SFG | 5 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 12 | 101.0 | 92 | 31 | 42 | 71 | 2.76 |
| 1985 | TOR | 5 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 8 | 72.2 | 54 | 25 | 36 | 50 | 3.10 |
| 1987 | OAK/TOR | 2 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 32.0 | 40 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 5.91 |
| Career | — | 80 | 77 | 745 | 3 | 136 | 1085.0 | 1004 | 353 | 440 | 769 | 2.93 |
On this day & linked events
1974
Major-league debut: Gary Lavelle
Gary Lavelle made a major-league debut on September 10, 1974.
1987
Final major-league game: Gary Lavelle
Gary Lavelle played a final major-league game on October 3, 1987.
Image: Barry Colla, public domain