- Gary Lavelle had a fabulous season as the left-handed closer/set-up man for the Giants in 1977. Gary made his first of two NL All Star teams.
- Here is a "catching up" article that was published in December 2012.
- I moved up the publication of this entry since today is Gary Lavelle's 64th birthday. Happy Birthday Gary!
- 1977 Stats: 7-7, 20 saves, 2.05 ERA in 75 games
- 1977 Highlights:
- May 22 - Allowed one hit and no runs in two innings as he and Jim Barr teamed up on a 2-0 shutout of the St. Louis Cardinals.
- June 8 - Pitched two shutout innings to earn his eighth save.
- July 19 - Pitched two shutout innings in the All Star Game. Gary struck out future Hall of Famers Reggie Jackson and Carl Yastrzemski and allowed only a hit to Richie Zisk.
- Other card blogs: 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, A Giant Blog
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