Gary Lavelle

Gary Lavelle
Pitcher
Born: January 3, 1949 (1949-01-03) Scranton, Pennsylvania
Batted: Switch	Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 10, 1974 for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1987 for the Oakland Athletics
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	80-77
Earned run average	2.93
Games pitched	745
Saves	136
Strikeouts	769
Teams
San Francisco Giants (1974-1984) Toronto Blue Jays (1985, 1987) Oakland Athletics (1987)
Career highlights and awards
2x All-Star selection (1977, 1983)

Gary Robert Lavelle (born January 3, 1949 in Scranton, Pennsylvania) is a retired professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1974–1985 and 1987.

Lavelle grew up in Pennsylvania, where he attended Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Lavelle spent the majority of his Major League career with the San Francisco Giants, and also played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics before retiring in 1987. He posted a career high 13 wins in 1978 and is listed at number 79 in MLB's all-time saves list, with 136 career saves.

He now lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia and coaches baseball at Greenbrier Christian Academy in Chesapeake, Virginia.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference