Doc Lavan

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 151lb (173cm, 68kg)

Born: October 28, 1890 in Grand Rapids, MI us

Died: May 29, 1952 in Detroit, MI

Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Schools: Hope College (Holland, MI), University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: June 22, 1913 (Age 22-237d, 3,930th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 4, 1924 (Age 33-189d)
vs. CHC 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1913 season

Full Name: John Leonard Lavan

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1913 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.4

3891

954

.245

338

RBI

377

OBP

.288

SLG

.308

OPS

.596

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	31-41 / in Starts: 30-38
Longest Hitting Streak	10 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	40 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 263 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	40 (23-10-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 263 PAs	23
Avg. Runners on Base	160 (74-55-30)

Most Driven In
J Leary	2
E Walker	1
R Mitchell	1
S Agnew	1
I Howard	0
J Austin	0

Most Driven In By
J Austin	3
D Pratt	1
B James	1
S Agnew	0
B Shotton	0
J Leary	0
G Williams	0

1914 Batting Game Log

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1914 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	53	52 (51)	Jun 13	SLB		NYY	W,5-4	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						2	2.79	0.216	8.44	0.39%	0.77	PR
2	54	65 (12)	Jun 26	SLB		CLE	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.500	.667	1.000	1.667	7						SS
3	55	66	Jun 27 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,4-16	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0		3		0	0	0				0		.333	.714	.667	1.381	7						SS
4	56	70 (3)	Jun 30 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,3-8	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.333	.714	.667	1.381	7						SS
5	57	71	Jun 30 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0		2		1	0	0				1		.200	.636	.400	1.036	7						SS
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	58	72	Jul 3	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG(13)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0		0		0		.111	.500	.222	.722	7	1.34	-0.115	4.25	-0.22%	-0.66	SS
7	59	73	Jul 4 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.167	.474	.250	.724	7	1.26	-0.014	3.18	-0.02%	-0.03	SS
8	60	76 (2)	Jul 5 (2)	SLB	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.133	.409	.200	.609	7						SS
9	61	77	Jul 7	SLB	@	WSH	L,2-7	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.125	.417	.188	.604	7						SS
10	62	78	Jul 8	SLB	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.100	.357	.150	.507	7						SS
11	63	79	Jul 9	SLB	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.087	.323	.130	.453	7						SS
12	64	80	Jul 10	SLB	@	WSH	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.111	.314	.148	.462	7						SS
13	65	81	Jul 11 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,4-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.103	.297	.138	.435	7	.88	-0.046	3.13	-0.10%	-0.67	SS
14	66	82	Jul 11 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-6	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.125	.300	.156	.456	7	1.47	0.131	5.96	0.32%	0.48	SS
15	67	83	Jul 16	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		1		.114	.279	.143	.422	7	1.24	-0.076	3.25	-0.12%	-0.70	SS
16	68	84	Jul 18	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.132	.283	.158	.441	7	.88	0.004	1.98	0.01%	0.04	SS
17	69	93 (8)	Jul 28	SLB		WSH	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.167	.300	.190	.490	7						SS
18	70	94	Jul 29	SLB		PHA	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.174	.296	.196	.492	7						SS
19	71	95	Jul 30	SLB		PHA	L,1-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.180	.293	.240	.533	7						SS
20	72	96	Jul 31	SLB		PHA	L,7-9	CG(10)	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	3	1		0	0	0				0		.204	.317	.278	.595	7						SS
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	73	97	Aug 1	SLB		PHA	L,5-9	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	1	0				0		.211	.328	.281	.609	7						SS
22	74	98	Aug 2	SLB		BOS	W,1-0	CG(12)	5	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	1				0		.233	.352	.300	.652	7						SS
23	75	99	Aug 3	SLB		BOS	W,6-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.238	.351	.302	.653	7						SS
24	76	100	Aug 4	SLB		BOS	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.227	.338	.288	.626	7						SS
25	77	101	Aug 5	SLB		BOS	L,0-6	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.235	.350	.294	.644	7						SS
26	78	102	Aug 7	SLB		NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.357	.333	.690	7						SS
27	79	103	Aug 8	SLB		NYY	L,1-2	CG(13)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.260	.360	.338	.697	7						SS
28	80	104	Aug 9	SLB		NYY	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.259	.355	.333	.688	7						SS
29	81	105	Aug 10	SLB		NYY	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.274	.365	.345	.710	7						SS
30	82	106	Aug 14	SLB		CHW	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.273	.360	.352	.712	7	.85	0.088	.01	0.00%	0.08	SS
31	83	107	Aug 15	SLB		CHW	W,7-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.275	.359	.352	.711	6	1.18	-0.004	.03	0.00%	0.34	SS
32	84	108	Aug 16 (1)	SLB		CHW	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	2	0	1	0		0		0	0	0				0		.287	.368	.383	.751	6						SS
33	85	109	Aug 16 (2)	SLB		CHW	W,9-7	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	1		0		1	0	1				0		.299	.376	.423	.799	6						SS
34	86	110	Aug 18	SLB	@	WSH	L,2-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.299	.376	.423	.799	7						SS
35	87	111	Aug 19	SLB	@	WSH	W,8-5	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0		1		0	0	0				0		.307	.386	.426	.812	1						SS
36	88	112	Aug 20	SLB	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.295	.373	.410	.782	6						SS
37	89	113	Aug 22 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.294	.369	.404	.773	7	1.53	-0.152	.01	0.00%	-0.90	SS
38	90	114	Aug 22 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.286	.360	.393	.753	7	1.06	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.46	SS
39	91	116 (1)	Aug 24 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-6	CG(7)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.287	.359	.391	.751	7	1.24	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.27	SS
40	92	118 (1)	Aug 25 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.297	.366	.398	.765	7						SS
41	93	119	Aug 26	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.285	.353	.382	.735	2	1.86	-0.281	.00	0.00%	-1.93	SS
42	94	120	Aug 27	SLB	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG(12)	6	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.289	.355	.383	.737	2	1.97	0.243	.00	0.00%	1.75	SS
43	95	121	Aug 28	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.287	.352	.380	.732	2	1.56	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.69	SS
44	96	122	Aug 31 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.278	.342	.368	.711	2	.60	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.72	SS
45	97	123	Aug 31 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	T,3-3	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0		0		2	0	0				0		.268	.331	.355	.686	2						SS
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
46	98	124	Sep 1 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.261	.323	.345	.668	2	.55	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.22	SS
47	99	126 (1)	Sep 2 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	6	5	1	0	0	0	0		1		1	0	0				0		.252	.317	.333	.650	2						SS
48	100	127	Sep 2 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG(7)	3	3	1	1	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.253	.317	.333	.650	2						SS
49	101	128	Sep 4	SLB	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.253	.315	.331	.647	2						SS
50	102	133 (4)	Sep 10	SLB		CLE	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.259	.320	.335	.655	7						SS
51	103	134	Sep 12	SLB		CLE	W,5-3	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0		0		2	0	0				0		.255	.314	.329	.643	7						SS
52	104	135	Sep 13 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.255	.313	.327	.640	7						SS
53	105	136	Sep 13 (2)	SLB		CLE	T,3-3	CG(8)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.256	.313	.327	.641	7						SS
54	106	137	Sep 14	SLB		CHW	T,6-6	CG(12)	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.260	.316	.329	.645	7						SS
55	107	138	Sep 16 (1)	SLB		CHW	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.260	.314	.328	.642	7	1.77	0.342	.00	0.00%	0.57	SS
56	108	139	Sep 16 (2)	SLB		CHW	W,3-1	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0		.263	.320	.330	.649	7	.82	0.098	.00	0.00%	1.19	SS
57	109	140	Sep 17	SLB		WSH	L,2-12	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.268	.323	.339	.662	7						SS
58	110	141	Sep 18	SLB		WSH	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.267	.322	.337	.659	7						SS
59	111	142	Sep 19 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.268	.325	.342	.667	7						SS
60	112	143	Sep 19 (2)	SLB		WSH	W,3-2	CG(8)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.269	.325	.342	.667	7						SS
61	113	144	Sep 20	SLB		NYY	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.264	.319	.335	.654	7						SS
62	114	145	Sep 21	SLB		NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.264	.318	.333	.651	7						SS
63	115	146	Sep 23	SLB		NYY	L,2-9	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.266	.320	.335	.655	7						SS
64	116	147	Sep 24	SLB		BOS	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	2	2	0	0		0		0	0	0				1		.271	.323	.348	.671	7						SS
65	117	148	Sep 25	SLB		BOS	W,10-1	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0		.276	.330	.352	.683	7						SS
66	118	149	Sep 26 (1)	SLB		BOS	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.277	.330	.352	.683	7						SS
67	119	150	Sep 26 (2)	SLB		BOS	W,6-4	GS-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.277	.333	.352	.685	7						SS
68	120	151	Sep 27	SLB		PHA	L,0-6	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.274	.330	.349	.679	7						SS
69	121	153 (1)	Sep 29	SLB		DET	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.275	.331	.349	.679	7						SS
70	122	154	Sep 30	SLB		DET	L,6-9	CG(8)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.275	.329	.347	.676	7						SS
71	123	155	Oct 1	SLB		DET	W,7-3	CG(8)	4	3	1	1	0	1	0		1		1	0	0				1		.276	.332	.356	.688	7						SS
72	124	156	Oct 2	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.271	.327	.349	.676	7	.58	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.17	SS
73	125	157	Oct 3 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.266	.321	.343	.665	7	.93	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.93	SS
74	126	158	Oct 3 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG(6)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.263	.318	.339	.657	7	.78	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.92	SS
75	127	159	Oct 4	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.264	.318	.339	.657	7						SS
							31-41		263	239	21	63	7	4	1	15	17	0	39	2	5		3		6		.264	.318	.339	.657		1.22	0.028	.99	0.26%	-3.71

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