#27 Mike "Spanky" Lavalliere, Catcher, 38 yrs, Kansas City Royals
Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
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| Mike Lavalliere
Spanky
8/18/1960
38
USA,NC,CHARLOTTE
5"9
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Catcher
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2 / 6 (Fair)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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1.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 660,000
1998
14 Year(s), 144 Days (2552 total Days)
172 Day(s)
14 Year(s), 144 Days (2552 total Days)
14 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Versus LHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Versus RHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Talent | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
C : 8 (Range), .998 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 8
Infield Arm : 8
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/2 | MIL | W 11-9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 9/7 | @DET | W 9-8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
| 9/10 | @MIN | W 7-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 9/14 | BAL | W 15-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 9/17 | @TOR | L 3-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #9 | | |
| 9/20 | CLE | W 12-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 9/22 | @CAL | L 7-9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 9/24 | @BOS | L 1-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 9/26 | @NYY | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
| 10/9 | @OAK | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 44 | 96 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 20 | .260 | .311 | .313 | .623 | .507 | .052 |
| Projected | 44 | 96 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 20 | .260 | .311 | .313 | .623 | .507 | .052 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 22 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 9.3 | 3.4 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .143 | .154 | .297 |
| vs. RHP | 70 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .329 | .373 | .371 | .745 |
| Close/Late | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
| Scoring Position | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .409 | .458 | .455 | .913 |
| Pinch Hitting | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .385 | .200 | .585 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 18 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .300 | .333 | .350 | .683 |
| Road | 26 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 12 | .232 | .295 | .286 | .581 |
| March/April | 6 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .353 | .421 | .471 | .892 |
| May | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .250 | .318 | .250 | .568 |
| June | 10 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .211 | .211 | .263 | .474 |
| July | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
| August | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .100 | .250 | .100 | .350 |
| Sept/Oct | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .353 | .389 | .471 | .859 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1984 | 40 | 117 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .315 | .402 | .717 | DET |
| 1985 | 120 | 413 | 126 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 58 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | .305 | .337 | .385 | .722 | DET |
| 1986 | 93 | 323 | 94 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .332 | .353 | .685 | DET |
| 1987 | 92 | 309 | 104 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 50 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | .337 | .389 | .398 | .787 | DET |
| 1988 | 139 | 514 | 175 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 73 | 66 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 1 | .340 | .388 | .407 | .795 | DET,AL |
| 1989 | 141 | 507 | 145 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 61 | 59 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .338 | .367 | .704 | DET |
| 1990 | 144 | 537 | 169 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 75 | 70 | 50 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .370 | .404 | .774 | DET KC |
| 1991 | 155 | 600 | 181 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 101 | 103 | 64 | 5 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .369 | .405 | .774 | KC,AL,AL |
| 1992 | 148 | 578 | 172 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 78 | 78 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 0 | .298 | .359 | .420 | .780 | KC |
| 1993 | 145 | 546 | 165 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .376 | .366 | .742 | KC |
| 1994 | 137 | 517 | 154 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 71 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .358 | .333 | .691 | KC |
| 1995 | 73 | 253 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .364 | .344 | .708 | KC |
| 1996 | 66 | 197 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .327 | .335 | .662 | KC |
| 1997 | 42 | 93 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .306 | .312 | .618 | KC |
| 1998 | 44 | 96 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .311 | .313 | .623 | KC |
| Total | 1579 | 5600 | 1689 | 210 | 23 | 60 | 730 | 745 | 487 | 37 | 48 | 592 | 2 | 5 | .302 | .359 | .379 | .738 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1984, AAA | 42 | 170 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .314 | .459 | .772 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1990 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .360 | .600 | .960 |
| 1991 | 9 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .214 | .256 | .471 |
| 1993 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .286 | .296 | .582 |
| 1994 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .625 | .571 | 1.196 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Total | 26 | 99 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .308 | .384 | .692 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Catcher | 28 | 21 | 161 | 7 | 0 | 170 | 2 | .988 | 194.1 | 7.87 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 25.0 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 17th overall pick, by Detroit in 1984...
Injured on 5/4/1984 with a Bruised Foot, out for 4 days...
Had first career hit (double) on 5/21/1984, off Frank Dipino (SEA)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/24/1984, off Tim Lollar (BOS)...
Injured on 6/2/1986 with a Bruised Wrist, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 7/9/1986 with a Fractured Hand, out for 3-4 weeks...
Injured on 6/16/1987 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for 4 weeks...
2/3/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,051,429 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Texas on 5/14/1988...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1988, hitting .667 with 1 HR, 8 RBI...
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game...
2/3/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,221,429 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 9/24/1989...
2/3/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,221,429 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Detroit to Kansas City on 7/8/1990 (Going to DET: RF Hal Morris. Going to KC: C Mike Lavalliere)...
7/31/1990: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $4,250,000 per year, for 4 years.
Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Atlanta on 10/27/1991...
Won World Championship with Kansas City in 1991...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1991...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1992, hitting .591 with 2 HR, 6 RBI...
Injured on 5/29/1993 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week...
6/28/1994: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $2,520,000 per year, for 2 years.
Injured on 6/23/1995 with a Broken Finger, out for 5-6 weeks...
7/22/1996: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $660,000 per year, for 2 years.
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