1987
Born August 7, 1987
Burbank, CA, USA
Ryan Lavarnway Notable
b. August 7, 1987 · Boston Red Sox 2011–2014, Baltimore Orioles 2015, Atlanta Braves 2015, Oakland Athletics 2017, Pittsburgh Pirates 2018, Cincinnati Reds 2019, Miami Marlins 2020, Cleveland Indians 2021
Ryan Lavarnway played for eight clubs across 11 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 2011 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 2021.
Across 165 games he batted .217, with 97 hits and 37 runs. He finished with 9 home runs and 30 doubles.
He played 111 games behind the plate, with 713 putouts and 10 errors. He turned 6 double plays.
He was born in Burbank, CA, USA on August 7, 1987. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | BOS | 17 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .231 |
| 2012 | BOS | 46 | 153 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 0 | .157 |
| 2013 | BOS | 25 | 77 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .299 |
| 2014 | BOS | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | ATL/BAL | 37 | 94 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 0 | .191 |
| 2017 | OAK | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .273 |
| 2018 | PIT | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| 2019 | CIN | 5 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .278 |
| 2020 | MIA | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .364 |
| 2021 | CLE | 9 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 165 | 447 | 37 | 97 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 32 | 120 | 0 | .217 |
On this day & linked events
2011
Major-league debut: Ryan Lavarnway
Ryan Lavarnway made a major-league debut on August 18, 2011.
2021
Final major-league game: Ryan Lavarnway
Ryan Lavarnway played a final major-league game on September 12, 2021.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0