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Name	Team	Age
Matt Lajoie	Retired (1986, Age 36)	Died (2025, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 53 (1968)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	13 years (95 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
71	68	80
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
71	82	83
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
62	57	2
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	8	9
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
62	100	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
34	0	9/5/1950
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	8
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (RF)
98 (98.5 %)	97 (97.6 %)	0 (0.4 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1968	30	12	42	28	85	30	38
1969	42	25	55	38	86	37	47
1970	48	34	62	44	92	42	54
1971	55	45	69	52	93	52	62
1972	60	51	71	56	93	54	65
1973	67	55	74	59	94	60	69
1974	71	61	80	60	94	61	72
1975	74	65	82	62	94	71	78
1976	76	67	88	64	95	73	78
1977	78	71	89	66	97	74	82
1978	78	73	90	66	97	74	83
1979	80	73	90	67	97	75	85
1980	81	74	90	68	97	75	85
1981	81	74	90	68	97	75	85
1982	81	74	90	68	97	75	85
1983	81	74	90	68	97	75	85
1984	81	75	90	68	97	75	85
1985	77	70	88	65	89	73	83
1986	73	66	83	61	86	71	81

Career Transactions

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.