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Nomar Garciaparra League 3-25-2332 |
| Matt Lajoie |  ShortstopRetired (1986, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .272 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .742 | Status | Deceased (2025) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1444 | Age at Death | 75 | Date of Birth | 09-05-1950 | |
| HR | 104 | Drafted | Round 4, Pick 53 (1968) |
Majors Svc Time | 13 years (95 games) |
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| RBI | 682 | |||||
| SB | 117 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (100%) | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 2B | (97.6%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 8 | |||
| 3B | (98.5%) | RF | (0.4%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 2 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1973 | 2B | HOU | 126 | 126 | 1081.0 | 626 | 292 | 324 | 10 | 79 | -5 | 5.13 | .984 | |
| 1974 | 2B | HOU | 122 | 122 | 1035.1 | 587 | 277 | 301 | 9 | 100 | -8 | 5.02 | .985 | |
| 1975 | 3B | HOU | 116 | 116 | 1051.2 | 422 | 88 | 316 | 18 | 16 | -13 | 3.46 | .957 | |
| 2B | HOU | 13 | 13 | 108.1 | 60 | 18 | 39 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 4.74 | .950 | ||
| 1976 | 3B | HOU | 139 | 139 | 1243.1 | 452 | 101 | 336 | 15 | 20 | +11 | 3.16 | .967 | |
| 1977 | 2B | HOU | 27 | 26 | 235.0 | 126 | 62 | 63 | 1 | 16 | -3 | 4.79 | .992 | |
| 3B | HOU | 26 | 22 | 212.1 | 78 | 11 | 64 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 3.18 | .962 | ||
| SS | HOU | 12 | 12 | 96.0 | 37 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 3.38 | .973 | ||
| RF | HOU | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | 1.000 | ||
| 1978 | SS | HOU | 133 | 133 | 1184.2 | 624 | 176 | 432 | 16 | 63 | +2 | 4.62 | .974 | |
| 3B | HOU | 6 | 6 | 54.0 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.50 | .938 | ||
| 1979 | SS | HOU | 139 | 139 | 1240.2 | 683 | 237 | 436 | 10 | 81 | +15 | 4.88 | .985 | |
| 1980 | SS | HOU | 130 | 130 | 1183.1 | 641 | 182 | 443 | 16 | 78 | +9 | 4.75 | .975 | |
| CF | HOU | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1981 | SS | HOU | 46 | 39 | 357.1 | 202 | 68 | 128 | 6 | 22 | +1 | 4.94 | .970 | |
| 3B | HOU | 14 | 14 | 124.0 | 43 | 7 | 33 | 3 | 1 | +5 | 2.90 | .930 | ||
| 2B | HOU | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 30 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 5.93 | .967 | ||
| CF | HOU | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.62 | 1.000 | ||
| 1982 | SS | HOU | 25 | 13 | 138.0 | 70 | 15 | 53 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 4.43 | .971 | |
| 3B | HOU | 13 | 13 | 120.1 | 41 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3.07 | 1.000 | ||
| 2B | HOU | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.24 | 1.000 | ||
| 1983 | SS | HOU | 23 | 13 | 134.0 | 66 | 20 | 46 | 0 | 9 | -4 | 4.43 | 1.000 | |
| 3B | HOU | 8 | 8 | 71.0 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.41 | .950 | ||
| RF | HOU | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 | 1.000 | ||
| 2B | HOU | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 1.000 | ||
| CF | HOU | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1B | HOU | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.62 | 1.000 | ||
| 1984 | SS | HOU | 141 | 141 | 1256.0 | 642 | 212 | 411 | 19 | 79 | +6 | 4.46 | .970 | |
| 1985 | SS | HOU | 59 | 44 | 412.0 | 197 | 65 | 127 | 5 | 28 | -3 | 4.19 | .975 | |
| 2B | HOU | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.82 | 1.000 | ||
| 3B | HOU | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1986 | SS | CLE | 26 | 26 | 234.0 | 128 | 43 | 84 | 1 | 16 | +2 | 4.88 | .992 | |
| 3B | CLE | 21 | 21 | 192.0 | 61 | 16 | 43 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2.77 | .967 | ||
| 2B | CLE | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5.29 | 1.000 | ||
| RF | CLE | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | 1.000 | ||
| Pos Total | SS | 734 | 690 | 6236.0 | 3290 | 1030 | 2184 | 76 | 384 | +26 | 4.64 | .977 | ||
| 3B | 344 | 340 | 3077.2 | 1134 | 238 | 853 | 43 | 44 | 0 | 3.19 | .962 | |||
| 2B | 303 | 302 | 2588.2 | 1475 | 683 | 768 | 24 | 205 | -10 | 5.04 | .984 | |||
| RF | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.21 | 1.000 | |||
| CF | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 1.000 | |||
| 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.62 | 1.000 | |||
| Total | 1391 | 1342 | 11989.1 | 5934 | 1985 | 3806 | 143 | 634 | +16 | 4.35 | .976 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1986-11-01 | Matt Lajoie has retired from the Cleveland Toyo Carp |
| 1986-04-01 | The Cleveland Toyo Carp have acquired Matt Lajoie from the waiver wire. |
| 1985-10-17 | The Houston Apaches have designated Matt Lajoie for assignment. |
| 1985-10-03 | The Houston Apaches have promoted Matt Lajoie to the major league team. The Houston Apaches have sent Joe Leach to the minors. |
| 1985-08-03 | The Houston Apaches have designated Matt Lajoie for assignment. |
| 1981-06-15 | Matt Lajoie of the Houston Apaches is injured and is expected to be out 3 days. |
| 1977-08-29 | Matt Lajoie of the Houston Apaches is injured and is expected to be out 24 days. |
| 1975-06-21 | Matt Lajoie of the Houston Apaches is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |
| 1974-06-28 | Matt Lajoie of the Houston Apaches is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. |
| 1973-04-18 | The Houston Apaches have promoted Danny Burris to the major league team. The Houston Apaches have promoted Matt Lajoie to the major league team. The Houston Apaches have designated Andy Leverett for assignment. The Houston Apaches have designated Jeff Pierce for assignment. |
| 1973-04-18 | The Houston Apaches have acquired Matt Lajoie from the waiver wire. |
| 1973-04-01 | The St. Louis Perfectos have waived Matt Lajoie. |