Gary Lavelle | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 3, 1949|
Batted: Switch Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 10, 1974, for the San Francisco Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 3, 1987, for the Oakland Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 80–77 |
Earned run average | 2.93 |
Strikeouts | 769 |
Saves | 136 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Gary Robert Lavelle (born January 3,1949) is a retired professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1987.
Lavelle was born in Scranton,Pennsylvania on January 3,1949,and grew up in Bethlehem,Pennsylvania. He attended Liberty High School in Bethlehem.
Lavelle spent the majority of his Major League career with the San Francisco Giants,where he played from 1974 to 1984. He also played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics before retiring in 1987.
He posted a career high 13 wins in 1978 and accumulated 136 saves in his 13-season career. He was named to the All-Star team in 1977 and 1983.
As of 2023,Lavelle ranks 70th in all-time Major League games finished by a pitcher.
Lavelle became a born again Christian during his playing career. [1]
Lavelle lives in Virginia Beach,Virginia,where he coaches college baseball at Bryant &Stratton College's Virginia Beach campus. [2] He was previously head coach at Greenbrier Christian Academy in Chesapeake,Virginia, [3] where he earned his 500th victory in April 2014. [4]
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