1974
Born March 19, 1974
Houston, TX, USA
Jason LaRue Notable
b. March 19, 1974 · Cincinnati Reds 1999–2006, Kansas City Royals 2007, St. Louis Cardinals 2008–2010
Jason LaRue played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1999 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2010.
Across 922 games he batted .231, with 628 hits and 307 runs. He finished with 96 home runs, 148 doubles and 14 stolen bases.
He played 873 games behind the plate, with 4,751 putouts and 48 errors. He turned 49 double plays.
He was born in Houston, TX, USA on March 19, 1974. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | CIN | 36 | 90 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 4 | .211 |
| 2000 | CIN | 31 | 98 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .235 |
| 2001 | CIN | 121 | 364 | 39 | 86 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 27 | 106 | 3 | .236 |
| 2002 | CIN | 113 | 353 | 42 | 88 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 52 | 27 | 117 | 1 | .249 |
| 2003 | CIN | 118 | 379 | 52 | 87 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 50 | 33 | 111 | 3 | .230 |
| 2004 | CIN | 114 | 390 | 46 | 98 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 55 | 26 | 108 | 0 | .251 |
| 2005 | CIN | 110 | 361 | 38 | 94 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 60 | 41 | 101 | 0 | .260 |
| 2006 | CIN | 72 | 191 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 51 | 1 | .194 |
| 2007 | KCR | 66 | 169 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 66 | 1 | .148 |
| 2008 | STL | 61 | 164 | 17 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 0 | .213 |
| 2009 | STL | 51 | 104 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 1 | .240 |
| 2010 | STL | 29 | 56 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .196 |
| Career | — | 922 | 2719 | 307 | 628 | 148 | 7 | 96 | 348 | 237 | 760 | 14 | .231 |
On this day & linked events
1999
Major-league debut: Jason LaRue
Jason LaRue made a major-league debut on June 15, 1999.
2010
Final major-league game: Jason LaRue
Jason LaRue played a final major-league game on August 3, 2010.