William Richard Lajoie
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.
Born: June 27, 1934 in Wyandotte, Michigan, US
Died: December 28, 2010 in Sarasota, Florida, US
School: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | B-AA | BAL | 70 | 235 | 0 | 59 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .251 | .345 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1955 | 21 | York | PIED | B | BAL | 55 | 204 | 58 | 10 | 3 | 2 | .284 | .392 | 80 | ||||||||||||||
| 1955 | 21 | San Antonio | TL | AA | BAL | 15 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .032 | .091 | .032 | .123 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | B-AA | BAL | 144 | 541 | 3 | 168 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .311 | .466 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1956 | 22 | Lubbock/Texas City | BSTL | B | BAL | 129 | 504 | 165 | 24 | 6 | 16 | .327 | .494 | 249 | ||||||||||||||
| 1956 | 22 | San Antonio | TL | AA | BAL | 15 | 41 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .081 | .146 | .081 | .227 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA | BRO | 130 | 462 | 411 | 56 | 121 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 2 | 45 | 59 | .294 | .363 | .428 | .791 | 176 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | 23 | St. Paul | AA | AAA | BRO | 64 | 242 | 222 | 34 | 65 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 17 | 25 | .293 | .344 | .464 | .808 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | 23 | Montreal | IL | AAA | BRO | 66 | 220 | 189 | 22 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 34 | .296 | .384 | .386 | .770 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1958 | 24 | Vancouver | PCL | AAA | BAL | 112 | 375 | 333 | 29 | 91 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 33 | 26 | .273 | .334 | .348 | .683 | 116 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1959 | 25 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | BAL | 133 | 553 | 466 | 79 | 140 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 68 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 59 | .300 | .388 | .393 | .780 | 183 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1959 | 25 | Amarillo | TL | AA | BAL | 107 | 460 | 385 | 71 | 123 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 61 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 50 | .319 | .407 | .423 | .831 | 163 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 1959 | 25 | Miami | IL | AAA | BAL | 26 | 93 | 81 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 9 | .210 | .290 | .247 | .537 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1960 | 26 | Atlanta | SOUA | AA | LAD | 128 | 501 | 447 | 60 | 135 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 68 | 1 | 54 | 49 | .302 | .377 | .405 | .782 | 181 | ||||||
| 1961 | 27 | Omaha | AA | AAA | LAD | 129 | 545 | 506 | 68 | 162 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 6 | 39 | 57 | .320 | .369 | .411 | .780 | 208 | ||||||
| 1962 | 28 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | MLN,WSA,NYM | 112 | 356 | 47 | 100 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 49 | .281 | .354 | 126 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1962 | 28 | Toronto | IL | AAA | MLN | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | 28 | Toronto,Syracuse | IL | AAA | WSA,NYM,MLN | 112 | 411 | 356 | 47 | 100 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 49 | .281 | .374 | .354 | .728 | 126 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | 28 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | WSA,NYM | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | 29 | 3 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CIN,MIN | 102 | 337 | 303 | 38 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 49 | .264 | .338 | .340 | .678 | 103 | |||||
| 1963 | 29 | Charlotte | SALL | AA | MIN | 60 | 217 | 196 | 28 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 28 | .281 | .350 | .362 | .712 | 71 | |||||
| 1963 | 29 | San Diego | PCL | AAA | CIN | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | 29 | San Diego,Dallas-Fort Worth | PCL | AAA | MIN,CIN | 42 | 120 | 107 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 21 | .234 | .317 | .299 | .616 | 32 | |||||
| 1963 | 29 | Dallas-Fort Worth | PCL | AAA | MIN | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | 30 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-AA | MIN | 27 | 79 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .291 | .354 | 28 | ||||||||
| 1964 | 30 | Wilson | CARL | A | MIN | 24 | 77 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .364 | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| 1964 | 30 | Charlotte | SOUL | AA | MIN | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||
| 10 Seasons | 1087 | 4045 | 3677 | 380 | 1079 | 142 | 34 | 55 | 362 | 17 | 13 | 332 | 358 | .293 | .351 | .395 | .746 | 1454 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3 | |||||
| AAA (6 seasons) | AAA | 551 | 2006 | 1794 | 218 | 516 | 72 | 12 | 22 | 211 | 12 | 7 | 193 | 221 | .288 | .355 | .378 | .733 | 678 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| AA (6 seasons) | AA | 328 | 1254 | 1098 | 162 | 317 | 31 | 13 | 15 | 151 | 5 | 6 | 139 | 137 | .289 | .368 | .382 | .749 | 419 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| B (2 seasons) | B | 184 | 708 | 708 | 223 | 34 | 9 | 18 | .315 | .315 | .465 | .780 | 329 | |||||||||||||||
| A (1 season) | A | 24 | 77 | 77 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .299 | .364 | .662 | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA | BRO | OF | 122 | 244 | 225 | 13 | 6 | 1 | .975 | 1.95 | |||
| 1957 | 23 | St. Paul | AA | AAA | BRO | OF | 64 | 126 | 115 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .960 | 1.89 | |||
| 1957 | 23 | Montreal | IL | AAA | BRO | OF | 58 | 118 | 110 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .992 | 2.02 | |||
| 1958 | 24 | Vancouver | PCL | AAA | BAL | OF | 56 | 130 | 126 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.32 | |||
| 1958 | 24 | Vancouver | PCL | AAA | BAL | 1B | 42 | 325 | 303 | 17 | 5 | 44 | .985 | 7.62 | |||
| 1958 | 24 | Vancouver | PCL | AAA | BAL | P | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 1959 | 25 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | BAL | 1B | 74 | 600 | 568 | 25 | 7 | 49 | .988 | 8.01 | |||
| 1959 | 25 | Amarillo | TL | AA | BAL | RF | 14 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.86 | |||
| 1959 | 25 | Amarillo | TL | AA | BAL | CF | 53 | 100 | 91 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .980 | 1.85 | |||
| 1959 | 25 | Amarillo | TL | AA | BAL | 1B | 49 | 382 | 360 | 18 | 4 | 35 | .990 | 7.71 | |||
| 1959 | 25 | Miami | IL | AAA | BAL | 1B | 25 | 218 | 208 | 7 | 3 | 14 | .986 | 8.60 | |||
| 1960 | 26 | Atlanta | SOUA | AA | LAD | OF | 122 | 222 | 205 | 13 | 4 | 1 | .982 | 1.79 | |||
| 1960 | 26 | Atlanta | SOUA | AA | LAD | 1B | 14 | 107 | 101 | 5 | 1 | 12 | .991 | 7.57 | |||
| 1961 | 27 | Omaha | AA | AAA | LAD | OF | 120 | 353 | 342 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .983 | 2.89 | |||
| 1962 | 28 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | MLN,WSA,NYM | OF | 96 | 187 | 177 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .968 | 1.89 | |||
| 1962 | 28 | Toronto, Syracuse | IL | AAA | WSA,NYM,MLN | OF | 96 | 187 | 177 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .968 | 1.89 | |||
| 1963 | 29 | 3 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CIN,MIN | OF | 82 | 147 | 139 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .986 | 1.77 | |||
| 1963 | 29 | Charlotte | SALL | AA | MIN | OF | 54 | 82 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.52 | |||
| 1963 | 29 | San Diego, Dallas-Fort Worth | PCL | AAA | MIN,CIN | OF | 28 | 65 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .969 | 2.25 | |||
| 1964 | 30 | Wilson | CARL | A | MIN | OF | 12 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.42 | ||||
| 8 Seasons | 808 | 2458 | 2317 | 102 | 39 | 112 | .984 | 2.99 | |||||||||
| OF (7 seasons) | OF | 610 | 1300 | 1230 | 46 | 24 | 7 | .982 | 2.09 | ||||||||
| 1B (3 seasons) | 1B | 130 | 1032 | 972 | 47 | 13 | 105 | .987 | 7.84 | ||||||||
| P (1 season) | P | 1 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| CF (1 season) | CF | 53 | 100 | 91 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .980 | 1.85 | ||||||||
| RF (1 season) | RF | 14 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.86 | ||||||||
W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 21 | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | AA | BAL | |||
| 1955 | 21 | York White Roses | Piedmont League | B | BAL | |||
| 1956 | 22 | Lubbock Hubbers/Texas City Texans | Big State League | B | BAL | |||
| 1956 | 22 | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | AA | BAL | |||
| 1957 | 23 | Montreal Royals | International League | AAA | BRO | |||
| 1957 | 23 | St. Paul Saints | American Association | AAA | BRO | |||
| 1958 | 24 | Vancouver Mounties | Pacific Coast League | AAA | BAL | |||
| 1959 | 25 | Amarillo Gold Sox | Texas League | AA | BAL | |||
| 1959 | 25 | Miami Marlins | International League | AAA | BAL | |||
| 1960 | 26 | Atlanta Crackers | Southern Association | AA | LAD | |||
| 1961 | 27 | Omaha Dodgers | American Association | AAA | LAD | |||
| 1962 | 28 | Toronto Maple Leafs | International League | AAA | MLN | 1 | ||
| 1962 | 28 | Syracuse Chiefs | International League | AAA | WSA,NYM | 2 | ||
| 1963 | 29 | Charlotte Hornets | South Atlantic League | AA | MIN | |||
| 1963 | 29 | San Diego Padres | Pacific Coast League | AAA | CIN | 1 | ||
| 1963 | 29 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | Pacific Coast League | AAA | MIN | 2 | ||
| 1964 | 30 | Charlotte Hornets | Southern League | AA | MIN | |||
| 1964 | 30 | Wilson Tobs | Carolina League | A | MIN |
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