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Tom Lawless

Thomas James Lawless

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Runner and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: December 19, 1956 in Erie, PA
School: Pennsylvania State University Erie, the Behrend College
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 17th round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 15, 1982
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Reds/BlueJays/Expos 1982-1990

Final Game: July 4, 1990
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1982 25 CIN NL 49 176 165 19 35 6 0 0 4 16 5 9 30 .212 .253 .248 .501 40 41 5 0 2 0 0 4
1984 27 TOT NL 54 106 97 11 23 3 0 1 2 7 3 8 16 .237 .295 .299 .594 66 29 4 0 1 0 1 4/5
1984 27 CIN NL 43 89 80 10 20 2 0 1 2 6 3 8 12 .250 .318 .313 .631 76 25 1 0 1 0 1 4/5
1984 27 MON NL 11 17 17 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .176 .176 .235 .412 17 4 3 0 0 0 0 /4
1985 28 STL NL 47 64 58 8 12 3 1 0 8 2 1 5 4 .207 .270 .293 .563 58 17 0 0 1 0 0 54
1986 29 STL NL 46 44 39 5 11 1 0 0 3 8 1 2 8 .282 .310 .308 .617 71 12 0 0 2 1 0 5/47
1987 30 STL NL 19 29 25 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 .080 .179 .120 .299 -19 3 1 0 1 0 0 /459
1988 31 STL NL 54 79 65 9 10 2 1 1 3 6 0 7 9 .154 .236 .262 .498 43 17 1 0 7 0 0 5/4793
1989 32 TOR AL 59 79 70 20 16 1 0 0 3 12 1 7 12 .229 .295 .243 .538 58 17 0 0 1 1 0 5/9472
1990 33 TOR AL 15 12 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 .083 .083 .083 .167 -54 1 0 0 0 0 0 /574D
8 Seasons 343 589 531 78 110 17 2 2 24 53 13 41 85 .207 .263 .258 .521 47 137 11 0 15 2 1
162 Game Avg. 162 278 251 37 52 8 1 1 11 25 6 19 40 .207 .263 .258 .521 47 65 5 0 7 1 0
STL (4 yrs) 166 216 187 27 35 7 2 1 14 18 2 17 26 .187 .254 .262 .516 44 49 2 0 11 1 0
CIN (2 yrs) 92 265 245 29 55 8 0 1 6 22 8 17 42 .224 .275 .269 .544 52 66 6 0 3 0 1
TOR (2 yrs) 74 91 82 21 17 1 0 0 4 12 3 7 13 .207 .267 .220 .486 42 18 0 0 1 1 0
MON (1 yr) 11 17 17 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .176 .176 .235 .412 17 4 3 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 269 498 449 57 93 16 2 2 20 41 10 34 72 .207 .262 .265 .527 48 119 11 0 14 1 1
AL (2 yrs) 74 91 82 21 17 1 0 0 4 12 3 7 13 .207 .267 .220 .486 42 18 0 0 1 1 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1982 25 CIN NL 176 -13 2 0 -1 2 1 6 -3 -0.5 -5 -0.6 0.1 $ 4
1984 27 CIN NL 89 -3 1 0 0 -3 1 3 0 0.0 2 0.2 -0.2 $ 4/5
1984 27 MON NL 17 -2 0 0 -1 0 0 1 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ /4
1985 28 STL NL 64 -3 0 -1 0 2 0 2 1 0.1 -2 -0.2 0.3 $ 54
1986 29 STL NL 45 -1 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 0.0 2 0.2 -0.2 $100,000 5/47
1987 30 STL NL 29 -5 0 0 0 -0 0 1 -3 -0.3 -4 -0.4 0.1 $115,000 /459
1988 31 STL NL 79 -5 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0.1 -2 -0.2 0.3 $125,000 5/4793
1989 32 TOR AL 79 -4 2 -1 1 -10 -1 2 -11 -1.1 -1 -0.1 -1.0 $175,000 5/9472
1990 33 TOR AL 12 -2 -1 0 0 1 -1 0 -3 -0.3 -4 -0.4 0.1 $250,000 /574D
8 Seasons 590 -38 6 -2 0 -7 0 18 -20 -2.3 -16 -1.7 -0.6 $765,000
STL (4 yrs) 217 -14 2 -1 1 3 0 6 -1 -0.1 -6 -0.6 0.5 $340,000
CIN (2 yrs) 265 -16 3 0 -1 -1 2 9 -3 -0.5 -3 -0.4 -0.1 $
TOR (2 yrs) 91 -6 1 -1 1 -10 -2 2 -14 -1.4 -5 -0.5 -0.9 $425,000
MON (1 yr) 17 -2 0 0 -1 0 0 1 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1985 28 STL NL WS KCR L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 30 STL NL NLCS SFG W 3 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .429 .333 .762 2 0 0 0 0 0
1987 30 STL NL WS MIN L 3 10 10 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .400 .500 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 7 17 16 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 5 .188 .235 .375 .610 6 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .429 .333 .762 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 4 10 10 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .400 .500 4 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
1982 CIN NL 25 2B 47 42 31 369.0 228 87 136 5 35 .978 2 6 5.44 4.74 .978 5.42 5.43
1984 TOT NL 27 2B 32 20 11 177.0 90 43 47 0 7 1.000 -2 -13 4.58 2.81 .979 5.41 5.39
1984 CIN NL 27 2B 23 15 9 135.0 69 34 35 0 5 1.000 -2 -20 4.60 3.00 .979 5.41 5.39
1984 CIN NL 27 3B 6 2 1 28.0 13 7 5 1 1 .923 -0 -17 3.86 2.00 .943 2.80 2.78
1984 MON NL 27 2B 9 5 2 42.0 21 9 12 0 2 1.000 0 9 4.50 2.33 .979 5.40 5.39
1985 STL NL 28 3B 13 7 6 75.1 34 9 24 1 2 .971 2 29 3.94 2.54 .948 2.88 2.88
1985 STL NL 28 2B 11 4 4 60.0 30 10 20 0 2 1.000 0 10 4.50 2.73 .982 5.48 5.47
1986 STL NL 29 3B 12 3 0 46.1 16 5 9 2 1 .875 -2 -52 2.72 1.17 .946 2.72 2.72
1986 STL NL 29 2B 7 1 0 17.0 10 4 6 0 0 1.000 -0 -7 5.29 1.43 .980 5.19 5.21
1986 STL NL 29 LF 1 1 0 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 40 3.00 2.00 .975 1.95 2.00
1986 STL NL 29 OF 1 1 0 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 40 3.00 2.00 .980 2.25 2.20
1987 STL NL 30 2B 7 2 1 31.0 19 5 14 0 3 1.000 1 23 5.52 2.71 .982 5.20 5.16
1987 STL NL 30 3B 3 0 0 8.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -55 1.04 0.33 .950 2.80 2.80
1987 STL NL 30 OF 1 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -60 0.00 0.00 2.14 2.20
1987 STL NL 30 RF 1 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -60 0.00 0.00 2.02 2.00
1988 STL NL 31 3B 24 11 5 114.2 31 9 22 0 1 1.000 0 2 2.43 1.29 .947 2.77 2.78
1988 STL NL 31 OF 6 3 1 30.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 2 60 2.70 1.50 .982 2.28 2.28
1988 STL NL 31 2B 5 1 0 12.1 10 3 7 0 2 1.000 0 49 7.30 2.00 .980 5.18 5.24
1988 STL NL 31 LF 4 3 1 25.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1 34 2.16 1.50 .980 2.12 2.12
1988 STL NL 31 RF 2 0 0 5.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1 192 5.40 1.50 .980 1.98 2.05
1988 STL NL 31 1B 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 180 9.00 2.00 .990 9.90 10.00
1989 TOR AL 32 OF 16 6 5 72.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 -3 -43 2.12 1.06 .980 2.42 2.39
1989 TOR AL 32 3B 12 5 3 63.0 19 4 12 3 1 .842 -6 -107 2.29 1.33 .943 2.73 2.70
1989 TOR AL 32 RF 9 4 3 47.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -36 1.72 1.00 .979 2.34 2.30
1989 TOR AL 32 2B 7 5 4 45.0 30 17 13 0 5 1.000 -2 -56 6.00 4.29 .981 5.24 5.19
1989 TOR AL 32 LF 7 2 2 25.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -58 2.88 1.14 .978 2.16 2.14
1989 TOR AL 32 C 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 18.00 2.00 .990 6.30 6.20 0 0 0 1 100% 0
1990 TOR AL 33 3B 4 1 1 15.0 5 1 3 1 0 .800 0 8 2.40 1.00 .944 2.76 2.72
1990 TOR AL 33 LF 2 1 1 13.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0 46 4.15 3.00 .978 2.22 2.15
1990 TOR AL 33 OF 2 1 1 13.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0 46 4.15 3.00 .982 2.42 2.35
1990 TOR AL 33 2B 1 0 0 3.0 5 4 1 0 1 1.000 0 40 15.00 5.00 .984 5.10 5.20
1990 TOR AL 33 DH 1 1
8 Seasons 2B 117 75 51 714.1 422 173 244 5 55 .988 -1 -1 5.25 3.56 .979 5.39 5.37
7 Seasons 3B 74 29 16 351.0 119 35 76 8 6 .933 -6 -22 2.85 1.50 .946 2.78 2.77
5 Seasons OF 26 12 8 129.0 34 34 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -7 2.37 1.31 .981 2.37 2.35
4 Seasons LF 14 7 4 69.0 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 0 3 2.87 1.57 .978 2.14 2.13
3 Seasons RF 12 5 4 60.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -20 1.80 1.00 .979 2.26 2.23
1 Season 1B 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 180 9.00 2.00 .990 9.90 10.00
1 Season C 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 18.00 2.00 .990 6.30 6.20 0 0 0 1 100% 0
8 Seasons TOT 219 116 75 1197.1 579 245 321 13 61 .978 -7 -7 4.25 2.58 .972 4.31 4.16 0 0 0 1 100% 0
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
198629St. Louis Cardinals$100,0001986 USA Today survey
198730St. Louis Cardinals$115,0001987 USA Today survey
198831St. Louis Cardinals$125,000USA Today, 4/1/88
198932Toronto Blue Jays$175,0001989 USA Today survey
199033Toronto Blue Jays$250,000AP in Toronto Star
Career to date (may be incomplete)$765,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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