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Mel Ott League
8-3-2069
Jim Lavender Third Base
Retired (1975, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .284 Total Rating   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .834 Status Deceased (2020) Option Years 0  
H 2719 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 03-25-1937
HR 431 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1958)
Majors Svc Time 18 years
(77 games)
RBI 1441
SB 274
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 5
1B D+ (27.6%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 9
2B (0.9%) CF C+ (47.8%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 13
3B A+ (100%) RF A+ (98.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 8
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1963 3B CIN 141 141 1261.2 366 85 278 3 11 -3 2.59 .992
1B CIN 7 7 64.0 76 71 3 2 7 +1 10.41 .974
1964 3B CIN 145 145 1304.0 352 74 274 4 16 -10 2.40 .989
2B CIN 1 1 9.0 3 0 3 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1965 3B CIN 147 147 1331.0 439 91 341 7 18 +7 2.92 .984
1966 3B CIN 148 148 1343.0 387 98 286 3 27 -1 2.57 .992
1967 3B CIN 122 122 1112.2 307 72 230 5 15 +7 2.44 .984
1968 3B CIN 148 148 1314.2 449 117 329 3 18 +5 3.05 .993
1969 3B CIN-CHN-NYA 128 128 1144.1 385 67 318 0 17 +2 3.03 1.000
LF CIN-CHN-NYA 19 19 170.2 54 53 0 1 0 -2 2.80 .981
1970 3B NYA 148 148 1353.1 480 104 369 7 19 +7 3.15 .985
1971 LF NYA 148 148 1323.2 291 286 1 4 1 +1 1.95 .986
1972 LF NYA 116 116 1025.2 240 236 1 3 1 0 2.08 .988
RF NYA 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
3B NYA 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
1973 LF NYA 74 74 654.2 157 152 1 4 1 +1 2.10 .975
RF NYA 5 5 42.0 8 8 0 0 0 +1 1.71 1.000
CF NYA 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1974 LF NYA 34 34 301.0 64 64 0 0 0 -1 1.91 1.000
CF NYA 25 25 225.2 67 66 0 1 0 -2 2.63 .985
RF NYA 9 9 78.0 14 14 0 0 0 -1 1.62 1.000
3B NYA 4 4 37.2 12 2 10 0 1 -2 2.87 1.000
2B NYA 1 1 9.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
1975 1B NYA 21 21 180.1 202 196 4 2 16 -5 9.98 .990
CF NYA 8 8 74.0 18 17 0 1 0 0 2.07 .944
LF NYA 8 8 72.0 13 12 0 1 0 +1 1.50 .923
3B NYA 5 5 45.0 18 4 14 0 2 -5 3.60 1.000
RF NYA 5 5 42.0 5 5 0 0 0 -1 1.07 1.000
2B NYA 4 4 35.0 22 8 12 2 0 0 5.14 .909
SS NYA 1 1 9.0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3.00 .750
Pos Total 3B 1137 1136 10248.1 3196 714 2450 32 144 +7 2.78 .990
LF 399 399 3547.2 819 803 3 13 3 0 2.04 .984
CF 34 34 308.2 88 86 0 2 0 -2 2.51 .977
1B 28 28 244.1 278 267 7 4 23 -4 10.09 .986
RF 20 20 171.0 27 27 0 0 0 -1 1.42 1.000
2B 6 6 53.0 27 9 16 2 0 0 4.25 .926
SS 1 1 9.0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3.00 .750
Total 1625 1624 14582.0 4439 1908 2477 54 170 0 2.71 .988
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1975-11-01Jim Lavender has retired from the New York Cavalry
1972-04-30Jim Lavender of the New York Cavalry is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1969-07-18A trade has been completed between the Chicago Reds and the New York Cavalry. The New York Cavalry receive Cat Hunter, Jim Lavender, Hale Haddux, Brandon Phillips, Draft Pick - 1970 Round 2 (CHN) from the Chicago Reds in exchange for Doug Rodriguez, Jack Mann, Ike Turnerosky, Tom Kreitz.
1969-06-06A trade has been completed between the Chicago Reds and the Cincinnati Sex Pistols. The Cincinnati Sex Pistols receive Bucky Banta, Fred Swander, Rufe Mendoza from the Chicago Reds in exchange for Joe Strummer, Jim Lavender.
1967-06-20Jim Lavender of the Cincinnati Sex Pistols is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1962-06-13A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Sex Pistols and the New York Cavalry. The New York Cavalry receive Paul Howard, Lefty Blethen, Keith Jackson from the Cincinnati Sex Pistols in exchange for Jim Lavender.
1958-04-01The New York Cavalry have promoted Tom Harrelson to the major league team. The New York Cavalry have promoted Ed Walls to the major league team. The New York Cavalry have promoted Bucky Castino to the major league team. The New York Cavalry have promoted Gat Durham to the major league team. The New York Cavalry have promoted Jim Lavender to the major league team.