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Mike LaValliere

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: August 18, 1960 in Charlotte, NC us

High School: Trinity HS (Manchester, NH)

School: University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, MA)

Debut: September 9, 1984 (Age 24-022d, 14,964th in major league history)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 22, 1995 (Age 35-035d)
vs. MIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Michael Eugene LaValliere

Nicknames: Spanky

Pronunciation: \luh-VALL-yer\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.9

2473

663

.268

185

RBI

294

OBP

.351

SLG

.338

OPS

.689

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	PIT	@	MON	L,5-6	CG	37	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
2	3 (1)	Apr 6	PIT	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
3	4	Apr 7	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	43	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
4	5	Apr 8	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
5	6	Apr 9	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
6	8 (1)	Apr 13	PIT		NYM	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
7	9	Apr 14	PIT		MON	L,6-7	CG	47	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
8	11 (1)	Apr 16	PIT		MON	L,4-5	GS	34	7.2	5	2	0	7	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	79 (67)	Jul 4	PIT		SFG	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
10	81 (1)	Jul 6	PIT		SFG	L,1-2	CG	38	10.0	8	0	1	9	0	C
11	82	Jul 7	PIT		SDP	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
12	83	Jul 8	PIT		SDP	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
13	85 (1)	Jul 13	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	23	6.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
14	86	Jul 14	PIT	@	SFG	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
15	88 (1)	Jul 16	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
16	89	Jul 17	PIT	@	SDP	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
17	92 (2)	Jul 21 (1)	PIT		LAD	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
18	94 (1)	Jul 22	PIT		LAD	L,4-8	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
19	95	Jul 23 (1)	PIT		LAD	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
20	96	Jul 23 (2)	PIT		LAD	W,2-1	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
21	97	Jul 24	PIT		LAD	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
22	98	Jul 25	PIT	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
23	99	Jul 26	PIT	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
24	100	Jul 27	PIT	@	NYM	W,10-8	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
25	101	Jul 28 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	106 (4)	Aug 1	PIT		MON	L,4-5	GS	34	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
27	107	Aug 2	PIT		MON	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
28	108	Aug 3	PIT		MON	W,1-0	GS	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
29	109	Aug 4	PIT		CHC	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
30	110	Aug 5	PIT		CHC	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
31	111	Aug 6	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	GS	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
32	112	Aug 7	PIT		STL	L,0-4	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
33	113	Aug 8	PIT		STL	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
34	116 (2)	Aug 12	PIT	@	MON	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
35	117	Aug 13	PIT	@	MON	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
36	118	Aug 14	PIT	@	MON	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
37	119	Aug 15	PIT	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
38	120	Aug 16	PIT	@	HOU	W,5-4	CG	49	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
39	123 (2)	Aug 19	PIT	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
40	124	Aug 20	PIT	@	ATL	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
41	125	Aug 22	PIT		HOU	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
42	127 (1)	Aug 24	PIT		HOU	W,3-2	GF	16	5.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
43	128	Aug 25	PIT	@	CIN	W,12-3	GS	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
44	129	Aug 26	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-6	GS	38	7.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
45	131 (1)	Aug 28	PIT		ATL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
46	133 (1)	Aug 30	PIT		ATL	W,7-5	GS	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	134	Sep 1	PIT		CIN	L,5-11	GS	35	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
48	136 (1)	Sep 3	PIT		CIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
49	140 (3)	Sep 7	PIT	@	MON	W,7-4	GS	32	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
50	142 (1)	Sep 9	PIT	@	NYM	W,8-5	GS	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
51	146 (3)	Sep 13	PIT	@	STL	T,0-0	CG	20	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
52	147	Sep 14	PIT	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
53	148	Sep 15	PIT		CHC	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
54	149	Sep 16	PIT		CHC	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
55	150	Sep 17	PIT		CHC	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
56	151	Sep 18	PIT		PHI	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
57	152	Sep 19	PIT		PHI	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
58	153	Sep 20	PIT		MON	W,9-1	GS	27	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
59	154	Sep 21	PIT		MON	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
60	155	Sep 22	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
61	156	Sep 23	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-3	GF	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	C
62	157	Sep 24	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-4	GF	7	2.0	2	0	1	3	0	PH C
63	158	Sep 25	PIT		STL	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
64	159	Sep 26	PIT		STL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
65	162 (2)	Sep 29 (2)	PIT		NYM	L,0-7	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
							65gm		522.2	306	24	3	333	3