{"id":6995,"date":"2014-11-14T08:39:54","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T14:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=6995"},"modified":"2014-11-14T19:19:59","modified_gmt":"2014-11-15T01:19:59","slug":"195-dave-lapoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/195-dave-lapoint\/","title":{"rendered":"#195 – Dave LaPoint"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MP10005566708_P255075_500X500\"<\/a>Name:<\/strong> Dave LaPoint<\/p>\n

Rank:<\/strong> 195<\/p>\n

Position:<\/strong> P<\/p>\n

Years With White Sox:<\/strong> 1987-1988<\/p>\n

As the trade deadline drew near in July of 1987, the White Sox, 19 games under .500 and battling for last place in the AL West, sent an unknown minor leaguer to the Cardinals in exchange for Dave LaPoint. \u00a03 days later, manager Jim Fregosi gave LaPoint the start against the Brewers, and he responded with 6 hitless innings before faltering in the 7th, getting the win in only his 3rd start of the season.<\/p>\n

LaPoint made 11 more starts, alongside 2 relief appearances, down the stretch for the White Sox. \u00a0He finished with a 6-3 record and a 2.94 ERA as he headed to free agency.<\/p>\n

Mere weeks before spring training began in 1988, LaPoint resigned with the White Sox. \u00a0He quickly became the statistical leader of the staff, putting up a 10-11 record with a team-leading 3.40 ERA. \u00a0On August 13, little more than a year after he was acquired, LaPoint was traded to the Pirates for reliever Barry Jones. \u00a0“I didn’t want to be traded,” LaPoint said at the time. \u00a0“This is one place I really wanted to stay.”<\/p>\n

LaPoint\u2019s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:<\/p>\n

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Wins<\/span><\/th>\nLosses<\/span><\/th>\nERA<\/span><\/th>\nSaves<\/span><\/th>\nIP<\/span><\/th>\nHits<\/span><\/th>\nRuns<\/span><\/th>\nER<\/span><\/th>\nWalks<\/span><\/th>\nStrike Outs<\/span><\/th>\nHR<\/span><\/th>\nHBP<\/span><\/th>\nAppearances<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
0<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n9.00<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n3.25<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n244<\/span><\/td>\n220<\/span><\/td>\n98<\/span><\/td>\n88<\/span><\/td>\n78<\/span><\/td>\n122<\/span><\/td>\n17<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n39<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n