What is it about San Francisco relievers that lends their batting cards to being so strange? This is the card of Giants reliever Gary Lavelle of 1984.
Lavelle had a typical year on the mound just missing an A* with a 2.76 ERA. But at the plate, he went 0 for 5 with 1 walk and four strikeouts essentially not hitting the ball at all.
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Totals | 77 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
Normally, an 0 for 5 performance would guarantee a Terrible Tuesday appearance. However, with one walk in six appearances, Lavelle gets six 14s which ain’t bad.
But the thirteens! He’s got them everywhere!! His total comes to a total of 22. The result numbers on his card that AREN’T a 13 or a 14: 12-12, 15-21,16-28, 25-23, 45-36, 52-25, 54-32 and 65-35.
In 1984, APBA put the 12 on 12 and moved the 25 to 52. Curiously, the 27 just disappeared most likely in favor of a 13.
