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Tom Lawless
Tom Lawless
	Tom Lawless during his tenure with the Cardinals.
	Infielder / Manager
	Born: December 19, 1956 (age 67); Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 15, 1982, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
	July 4, 1990, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
Batting average	.207
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	24
Managerial record	11–13
Winning %	.458
Teams
	As player Cincinnati Reds (1982–1984); Montreal Expos (1984); St. Louis Cardinals (1985–1988); Toronto Blue Jays (1989–1990); As manager Houston Astros (2014);

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Thomas James Lawless (born December 19, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball player who played between 1982 and 1990, appearing with the Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, and Toronto Blue Jays.

He was the interim manager of the Houston Astros in 2014.

Career[edit]

Lawless grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania, attending Strong Vincent High School and Penn State Behrend, where he played baseball from 1975 to 1978.^[1]

Lawless became famous in 1984 when he became the only player ever traded for Pete Rose.

Lawless, who only hit two regular-season home runs in his career, is also remembered for his dramatic go-ahead home run in Game 4 of the 1987 World Series (he had hit .080 in 25 at-bats during the regular season.) Lawless later expressed shock that he had managed to hit a home run. "When it went over the wall, I thought, 'Holy cow, it went out.' I went blank. I don't remember flipping the bat."^[2]

On May 10, 1989, while with the Toronto Blue Jays, Lawless' ninth-inning single broke up a no-hit bid by Mark Langston of the Seattle Mariners.^[3]

A fast and highly skilled baserunner, Lawless struggled to hit major league pitching and retired in 1990. He entered the coaching ranks and has become a successful minor league manager. In 2007, he served as a coach for the China national baseball team during its participation in Major League Baseball's Instructional League program and in the Arizona Fall League. He managed the Lexington Legends, the Class A affiliate of the Houston Astros, for the 2009 season. On November 16, 2009, Lawless was named the new manager for the Lancaster JetHawks, the Class A Advanced affiliate of the Houston Astros, for the 2010 season. In 2011, Lawless was managing the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Texas League. On September 1, 2014, after the Astros fired Bo Porter, Lawless was hired as the interim manager.^[4] As interim manager with Houston, he had a record of 11 wins and 13 losses.

Managerial record[edit]

Team	From	To	Regular season record				Post–season record
Team	From	To	G	W	L	Win %	G	W	L	Win %
Houston Astros	2014	2014	24	11	13	.458	—
Total			24	11	13	.458	0	0	0	–
Ref.:^[5]

References[edit]

^ Behrend Magazine, Spring 2016
^ First Lawless homer was with Cincinnati
^ Langston loses no-hitter in ninth
^ Astros fire Bo Porter
^ "Tom Lawless Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Tom Lawless managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com

Preceded by Jack Voigt	Frederick Keys manager 2003-2004	Succeeded by Bien Figueroa

[1] Behrend Magazine, Spring 2016

[2] First Lawless homer was with Cincinnati

[3] Langston loses no-hitter in ninth

[4] Astros fire Bo Porter

[managerial_record-5] "Tom Lawless Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

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+*[[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{mlby|1982}}–{{mlby|1984}})
-*[[Montreal Expos]] ({{Baseball year|1984}})
+*[[Montreal Expos]] ({{mlby|1984}})
-*[[St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{Baseball year|1985}}–{{Baseball year|1988}})
+*[[St. Louis Cardinals]] ({{mlby|1985}}–{{mlby|1988}})
-*[[Toronto Blue Jays]] ({{Baseball year|1989}}–{{Baseball year|1990}})
+*[[Toronto Blue Jays]] ({{mlby|1989}}–{{mlby|1990}})
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-*[[Houston Astros]] ({{Baseball year|2014}})
+*[[Houston Astros]] ({{mlby|2014}})
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-'''Thomas James Lawless''' (born December 19, 1956 in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]) was a [[Major League Baseball]] player between {{Baseball year|1982}} and {{Baseball year|1990}}, playing for the [[Cincinnati Reds]], [[Montreal Expos]], [[St. Louis Cardinals]], and [[Toronto Blue Jays]].  He was recently the interim manager for the [[Houston Astros]].
+'''Thomas James Lawless''' (born December 19, 1956) is an American former [[Major League Baseball]] player who played between {{mlby|1982}} and {{mlby|1990}}, appearing with the [[Cincinnati Reds]], [[Montreal Expos]], [[St. Louis Cardinals]], and [[Toronto Blue Jays]].
+He was the interim manager of the [[Houston Astros]] in 2014.
-Although just a fringe, part-time player throughout his career, Lawless was involved in a number of dramatic and historic moments.  Lawless became famous in {{Baseball year|1984}} when he became the only player ever traded for the great [[Pete Rose]].  Lawless, who only hit two regular-season home runs his entire career, is also remembered for his dramatic game-winning home run in Game 4 of the [[1987 World Series]] (he had hit .080 in 25 at-bats during the [[1987 in baseball|regular season]].) Lawless later expressed shock that he had managed to hit a home run. "When it went over the wall, I thought, 'Holy cow, it went out.' I went blank. I don't remember flipping the bat."<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IgZEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dbAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1093,1244539&dq=tom+lawless+world+series+home+run&hl=en First Lawless homer was with Cincinnati]</ref>
+==Career==
+Lawless grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania, attending [[Strong Vincent High School]] and [[Penn State Behrend]], where he played baseball from 1975 to 1978.<ref>[https://behrend.psu.edu/news-events/behrend-magazine/february-2016/tom-lawless Behrend Magazine, Spring 2016]</ref>
+Lawless became famous in {{mlby|1984}} when he became the only player ever traded for [[Pete Rose]].
+Lawless, who only hit two regular-season home runs in his career, is also remembered for his dramatic go-ahead home run in Game 4 of the [[1987 World Series]] (he had hit .080 in 25 at-bats during the [[1987 in baseball|regular season]].) Lawless later expressed shock that he had managed to hit a home run. "When it went over the wall, I thought, 'Holy cow, it went out.' I went blank. I don't remember flipping the bat."<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IgZEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dbAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1093,1244539&dq=tom+lawless+world+series+home+run&hl=en First Lawless homer was with Cincinnati]</ref>
 On  May 10, 1989, while with the Toronto Blue Jays, Lawless' ninth-inning single broke up a [[No-hitter|no-hit]] bid by [[Mark Langston]] of the [[Seattle Mariners]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lq5PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2AYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6312,3285593&dq=tom+lawless+mark+langston&hl=en Langston loses no-hitter in ninth]</ref>
-A fast and highly skilled baserunner, Lawless struggled to hit major league pitching and retired in 1990.  He entered the coaching ranks and has become a successful [[minor league baseball|minor league]] manager.  In 2007, he served as a coach for the China national baseball team during its participation in Major League Baseball's Instructional League program and in the Arizona Fall League.  He managed the [[Lexington Legends]], the Class A affiliate of the [[Houston Astros]], for the 2009 season. On November 16, 2009, Lawless was named the new manager for the [[Lancaster JetHawks]], the Class A Advanced affiliate of the Houston Astros, for the 2010 season. In 2011, Lawless was managing the [[Corpus Christi Hooks]] of the [[Texas League]].  On September 1, 2014 after the Astros fired [[Bo Porter]], Lawless was hired as the interim manager.<ref>[http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/09/astros-fire-bo-porter.html Astros fire Bo Porter]</ref> As interim manager with Houston, he had a record of 11 wins and 13 losses.
+A fast and highly skilled baserunner, Lawless struggled to hit major league pitching and retired in 1990.  He entered the coaching ranks and has become a successful [[minor league baseball|minor league]] manager.  In 2007, he served as a coach for the China national baseball team during its participation in Major League Baseball's Instructional League program and in the Arizona Fall League.  He managed the [[Lexington Legends]], the Class A affiliate of the [[Houston Astros]], for the 2009 season. On November 16, 2009, Lawless was named the new manager for the [[Lancaster JetHawks]], the Class A Advanced affiliate of the Houston Astros, for the 2010 season. In 2011, Lawless was managing the [[Corpus Christi Hooks]] of the [[Texas League]].  On September 1, 2014, after the Astros fired [[Bo Porter]], Lawless was hired as the interim manager.<ref>[http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/09/astros-fire-bo-porter.html Astros fire Bo Porter]</ref> As interim manager with Houston, he had a record of 11 wins and 13 losses.
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