San Fransico Giants

Gary Lavelle spent 13 years in the Majors, 11 of them as the ace reliever for the San Francisco Giants. He took over the closer role for the Giants in 1974 and in 1984, he officially passed the legendary Christy Mathewson as the Giant's all-time leader in games! Gary's mastery of the strike zone kept his ERA very low, 2.93 for his career.

Gary earned two All-Star appearances, 1977 and 1984. When he left the Majors, he was third on the all-time list of game-saving lefthanded relievers. Gary now heads up a baseball academy where he teaches skills and values. Gary will be another great contributor to our Fields of Green team.