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Tom Lawless
Thomas James Lawless

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 170 lb.
School Pennsylvania State University Erie, the Behrend College

Debut July 15, 1982
  vs. STL 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 4, 1990
Born December 19, 1956 in Erie, PA

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 17th round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1982 25 CIN NL  49  165   19   35   6  0   0    4  16  5   9  30  .212  .253  .248   40   41   2   0   0   0   5
 1984 27 TOT NL  54   97   11   23   3  0   1    2   7  3   8  16  .237  .295  .299   66   29   1   0   1   0   4
         CIN NL  43   80   10   20   2  0   1    2   6  3   8  12  .250  .318  .313   76   25   1   0   1   0   1
         MON NL  11   17    1    3   1  0   0    0   1  0   0   4  .176  .176  .235   17    4   0   0   0   0   3
 1985 28 STL NL  47   58    8   12   3  1   0    8   2  1   5   4  .207  .270  .293   58   17   1   0   0   0   0
 1986 29 STL NL  46   39    5   11   1  0   0    3   8  1   2   8  .282  .310  .308   71   12   2   1   0   0   0
 1987 30 STL NL  19   25    5    2   1  0   0    0   2  0   3   5  .080  .179  .120  -19    3   1   0   0   0   1
 1988 31 STL NL  54   65    9   10   2  1   1    3   6  0   7   9  .154  .236  .262   43   17   7   0   0   0   1
 1989 32 TOR AL  59   70   20   16   1  0   0    3  12  1   7  12  .229  .295  .243   58   17   1   1   0   0   0
 1990 33 TOR AL  15   12    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  2   0   1  .083  .083  .083  -54    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      343  531   78  110  17  2   2   24  53 13  41  85  .207  .263  .258   47  137  15   2   1   0  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        251   37   52   8  1   1   11  25  6  19  40  .207  .263  .258   47   65   7   1   0   0   5
 Career High     59  165   20   35   6  1   1    8  16  5   9  30                          41   7   1   1   0   5
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1982 25 CIN NL  176  142   10   1.9    96| .212  .268| .253  .331| .248  .389| .501  .720|  40  .189 -13.6  -1.4  76%
 1984 27 TOT NL  106   82    8   2.6    96| .237  .266| .295  .332| .299  .387| .594  .719|  66  .300  -4.6  -0.5  70%
         CIN NL   89   65    8   3.3    97| .250  .268| .318  .333| .313  .390| .631  .723|  76  .395  -2.7  -0.3  66%
         MON NL   17   17    0   0.0    90| .176  .259| .176  .323| .235  .376| .411  .699|  17  .000  -1.9  -0.2 100%
 1985 28 STL NL   64   48    5   2.8    95| .207  .260| .270  .328| .293  .388| .563  .715|  58  .323  -3.4  -0.4  66%
 1986 29 STL NL   44   32    5   4.2    97| .282  .261| .310  .332| .308  .394| .618  .726|  71  .489  -1.5  -0.2  88%
 1987 30 STL NL   29   25    1   1.1   108| .080  .271| .179  .341| .120  .423| .299  .764| -19  .061  -4.4  -0.4 100%
 1988 31 STL NL   79   63    5   2.2    90| .154  .257| .236  .321| .262  .378| .498  .699|  43  .243  -5.1  -0.5 100%
 1989 32 TOR AL   79   57    7   3.3    88| .229  .254| .295  .318| .243  .373| .538  .691|  58  .376  -3.6  -0.4  92%
 1990 33 TOR AL   12   13    0   0.0    99| .083  .266| .083  .335| .083  .398| .166  .733| -54  .000  -2.6  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       589  462   41   2.4    95| .207  .263| .263  .328| .258  .387| .521  .716|  47  .259 -38.7  -4.1  80%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1982 25 CIN NL 2B 47 87 136 5 35 .978 .978 4.74 4.75 5.44 5.42 42 369.0 1984 27 TOT NL 2B 32 43 47 0 7 1.000 .978 2.81 4.71 4.58 5.41 20 177.0 CIN NL 2B 23 34 35 0 5 1.000 .979 3.00 4.71 4.60 5.41 15 135.0 3B 6 7 5 1 1 .923 .945 2.00 2.37 3.86 2.80 2 28.0 MON NL 2B 9 9 12 0 2 1.000 .977 2.33 4.71 4.50 5.40 5 42.0 1985 28 STL NL 3B 13 9 24 1 2 .971 .948 2.54 2.47 3.94 2.88 7 75.3 2B 11 10 20 0 2 1.000 .984 2.73 4.82 4.50 5.47 4 60.0 1986 29 STL NL 3B 12 5 9 2 1 .875 .946 1.17 2.20 2.72 2.72 3 46.3 2B 7 4 6 0 0 1.000 .980 1.43 4.54 5.29 5.19 1 17.0 LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 1.40 3.00 1.95 1 6.0 1987 30 STL NL 2B 7 5 14 0 3 1.000 .984 2.71 4.44 5.52 5.20 2 31.0 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 2.33 1.03 2.79 0 8.7 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.02 1 8.0 1988 31 STL NL 3B 24 9 22 0 1 1.000 .948 1.29 2.35 2.43 2.77 11 114.7 OF 6 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.98 2.70 2.28 3 30.0 2B 5 3 7 0 2 1.000 .980 2.00 4.58 7.32 5.20 1 12.3 LF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.75 2.16 2.12 3 25.0 RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.75 5.40 1.98 0 5.0 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.60 9.00 9.90 0 2.0 1989 32 TOR AL OF 16 17 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.06 2.12 2.12 2.42 6 72.0 3B 12 4 12 3 1 .842 .941 1.33 2.34 2.29 2.73 5 63.0 DH 12 RF 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.00 1.90 1.72 2.34 4 47.0 2B 7 17 13 0 5 1.000 .980 4.29 4.51 6.00 5.24 5 45.0 LF 7 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.14 1.83 2.88 2.16 2 25.0 C 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 5.20 18.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1990 33 TOR AL DH 5 3B 4 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 1.00 2.33 2.40 2.76 1 15.0 LF 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 1.75 4.15 2.22 1 13.0 2B 1 4 1 0 1 1.000 .980 5.00 4.50 15.00 5.10 0 3.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1988 31 STL NL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.60 9.00 9.90 0 2.0 1982 25 CIN NL 2B 47 87 136 5 35 .978 .978 4.74 4.75 5.44 5.42 42 369.0 1984 27 TOT NL 2B 32 43 47 0 7 1.000 .978 2.81 4.71 4.58 5.41 20 177.0 CIN NL 2B 23 34 35 0 5 1.000 .979 3.00 4.71 4.60 5.41 15 135.0 MON NL 2B 9 9 12 0 2 1.000 .977 2.33 4.71 4.50 5.40 5 42.0 1985 28 STL NL 2B 11 10 20 0 2 1.000 .984 2.73 4.82 4.50 5.47 4 60.0 1986 29 STL NL 2B 7 4 6 0 0 1.000 .980 1.43 4.54 5.29 5.19 1 17.0 1987 30 STL NL 2B 7 5 14 0 3 1.000 .984 2.71 4.44 5.52 5.20 2 31.0 1988 31 STL NL 2B 5 3 7 0 2 1.000 .980 2.00 4.58 7.32 5.20 1 12.3 1989 32 TOR AL 2B 7 17 13 0 5 1.000 .980 4.29 4.51 6.00 5.24 5 45.0 1990 33 TOR AL 2B 1 4 1 0 1 1.000 .980 5.00 4.50 15.00 5.10 0 3.0 1984 27 CIN NL 3B 6 7 5 1 1 .923 .945 2.00 2.37 3.86 2.80 2 28.0 1985 28 STL NL 3B 13 9 24 1 2 .971 .948 2.54 2.47 3.94 2.88 7 75.3 1986 29 STL NL 3B 12 5 9 2 1 .875 .946 1.17 2.20 2.72 2.72 3 46.3 1987 30 STL NL 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 2.33 1.03 2.79 0 8.7 1988 31 STL NL 3B 24 9 22 0 1 1.000 .948 1.29 2.35 2.43 2.77 11 114.7 1989 32 TOR AL 3B 12 4 12 3 1 .842 .941 1.33 2.34 2.29 2.73 5 63.0 1990 33 TOR AL 3B 4 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 1.00 2.33 2.40 2.76 1 15.0 1989 32 TOR AL C 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 5.20 18.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1989 32 TOR AL DH 12 1990 33 TOR AL DH 5 1986 29 STL NL LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 1.40 3.00 1.95 1 6.0 1988 31 STL NL LF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.75 2.16 2.12 3 25.0 1989 32 TOR AL LF 7 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.14 1.83 2.88 2.16 2 25.0 1990 33 TOR AL LF 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 1.75 4.15 2.22 1 13.0 1986 29 STL NL OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.80 3.00 2.25 1 6.0 1987 30 STL NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.14 1 8.0 1988 31 STL NL OF 6 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.98 2.70 2.28 3 30.0 1989 32 TOR AL OF 16 17 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.06 2.12 2.12 2.42 6 72.0 1990 33 TOR AL OF 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 2.05 4.15 2.42 1 13.0 1987 30 STL NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.02 1 8.0 1988 31 STL NL RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.75 5.40 1.98 0 5.0 1989 32 TOR AL RF 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.00 1.90 1.72 2.34 4 47.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total 2B* 117 173 244 5 55 .988 .979 3.56 4.69 5.25 5.39 75 714.3 3B* 74 35 76 8 6 .933 .946 1.50 2.34 2.85 2.78 29 351.0 OF* 26 34 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.31 2.06 2.37 2.37 12 129.0 14 0 12# DH 17 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 14 22 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.57 1.76 2.87 2.14 7 69.0 RF* 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.86 1.80 2.27 5 60.0 1B* 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.60 9.00 9.90 0 2.0 C* 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 5.20 18.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 219 245 321 13 61 .978 .973 2.58 3.61 4.26 4.31 116 1197
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1985   WS    STL KCR     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1987   NLCS  STL SFG     W   3   6   0   2  0  0  0   0   1   1  .333  .429  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    STL MIN     L   3  10   1   1  0  0  1   3   0   4  .100  .100  .400   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   4  10   1   1  0  0  1   3   0   4  .100  .100  .400   0  0   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   1-2   7  16   1   3  0  0  1   3   1   5  .188  .235  .375   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 17th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

August 16, 1984: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Montreal Expos for Pete Rose.

March 25, 1985: Sent by the Montreal Expos to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete an earlier deal made on February 6, 1985. The Montreal Expos sent a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mickey Mahler. The Montreal Expos sent Tom Lawless (March 25, 1985) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

December 21, 1988: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

January 23, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

July 22, 1990: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986St. Louis Cardinals$100,000
1987St. Louis Cardinals$115,000
1988St. Louis Cardinals$125,000
1989Toronto Blue Jays$175,000
1990Toronto Blue Jays$250,000
Career (may be incomplete)$765,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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