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Mike LaValliere Stats & Facts

ByTom December 29, 2018August 20, 2021

test Mike LaValliere Position: Catcher Bats: Left • Throws: Right 5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg) Born: August 18, 1960 in Charlotte, NC School: University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, MA) Debut: September 9, 1984 Last Game: September 22, 1995 Full Name: Michael Eugene LaValliere Nicknames: Spanky Pronunciation: \luh-VALL-yer\ View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen Notable Events and Chronology for Mike LaValliere Career Biography He was part of a controversial trade in 1987,…

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The Pirates trade Tony Pena, three-time Gold Glove catcher, to the Cardinals in exchange for three players

Bypittsburgh April 1, 1987November 22, 2021

The Pirates trade Tony Pena, three-time Gold Glove catcher, to the Cardinals in exchange for three youngsters, Mike LaValliere, Mike Dunne, and Andy Van Slyke, who thinks the deal is an April Fool’s Day joke. The former Pittsburgh backstop cries at a news conference with Bucs’ skipper Jim Leyland announces the swap with the Redbirds.

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